Location : Danau Sentarum, Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia.

To us the highlight of the trip was the lake tour generously thrown in by the organiser at a price of IDR5,000/pax (US$0.27). The offer was good for 2 trips per day for 3 days. Normally, for the tourists trips like this would have cost over US$100 using speed boats. Locals from as far as Pontianak made up the bulk of the guests, grabbing this rare offer.

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The one hour delayed ride kicked off at 8am under cloudy sky which was good as we chose to sit on top of the ‘Kapal Bandung’ a huge wooden boat designed for carrying goods rather than passengers.

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Motor Bandong
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Speed boat practicing for the race that afternoon

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Briefing by park ranger

The view was good from the top and the gentle breeze cooling. At the shallow regions we could a lot of tree canopies with their trunks hidden under the water. There were little ‘islands’ scattered here and there. When we reached the deeper and wider region it seemed like we were out in the ocean with nothing insight in the horizon, somewhat reminiscent of my trip across the Tonle Sap of Cambodia.

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Drink seller from Ponti showing off his muscles

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Busy day for speed boat operators
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On board selling kerupuk basah a popular fishy snack

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Nice tattoos

Our first stop was at Pulau Sepandan which we needed to hike about 45min to the lookout point for a good view of Sentarum lake. Coming down the wet and slippery slope was a lot more challenging than the ascent. Luckily, thanks to the school scouts who were camping at the island gave a helping hand to those who were ill prepared wearing only slippers.

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Pulau Melayu

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Lucky draw in progress with many souvenirs up for grabs
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Me with my ‘donated’ prize

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