Proboscis Monkey Riverine Congregation (Kinabatangan River, Borneo) — Tanjung Puting National Park

About this spectacle

Along the winding waterways of Tanjung Puting National Park in Central Kalimantan, proboscis monkeys gather in the riverside trees as dusk approaches, their distinctive bulbous noses and pot-bellied silhouettes unmistakable against the jungle canopy. Visitors drifting along the Sekonyer River on traditional klotok houseboats watch troops of these endemic Bornean primates leap between branches, crash-land in riparian foliage, and occasionally drop into the river for a swim. The soundscape is vivid — honking alarm calls, splashing, and the creak of overburdened branches. Orangutans and long-tailed macaques share the same forest edge, making late-afternoon river cruises extraordinarily wildlife-dense. Early morning mist rising off the dark river adds an atmospheric quality rarely matched in tropical wildlife watching. The experience is inherently intimate: narrow channels force close observation from a slow-moving boat, no walls or barriers, just open water and wild forest.

When to go

Jan — Dec, peak Mar — Aug

Getting there

Nearest airport: PKY. Nearest city: Palangkaraya.

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