Upon arrival at Pangkalan Bun Airport, you will be welcomed by your driver and one of our local guides before transferring approximately 30 minutes to the riverside town of Kumai. Here, we board our traditional klotok houseboat and begin our journey along the Kumai River toward the Sekonyer River, the main waterway flowing through Tanjung Puting National Park.

Lunch will be served onboard as we slowly cruise through this remarkable rainforest ecosystem. The riverbanks are alive with photographic opportunities, from the iconic Proboscis monkey to colourful birdlife, reptiles and countless smaller rainforest species. As the afternoon light softens, we will continue photographing along the river until dusk.

A freshly prepared dinner will be enjoyed onboard while surrounded by the sounds of the rainforest. After time to relax and soak in the atmosphere, we retire for the evening aboard the houseboat, a truly unique wilderness experience and a wonderful opportunity for nighttime photography.

After breakfast onboard, we continue our journey by boat toward Camp Leakey and Camp 02, exploring the waterways and forest edges in search of photographic opportunities along the riverbanks. During the morning, we will focus on photographing wild orangutans, including dominant flanged males, mothers with babies and other wildlife we may encounter.

We will also visit a designated orangutan feeding area during the morning session, offering excellent opportunities to observe and photograph these remarkable primates in their natural rainforest habitat.

Lunch will be served onboard before continuing deeper into quieter areas of the forest by smaller longboats. In the afternoon, we visit another orangutan feeding location, where we will spend time photographing and observing behaviour in the soft afternoon light.

Following the afternoon session, we return to our lodge for dinner and overnight accommodation.

This morning, after breakfast, we depart by speedboat for one of our exclusive and secluded photography locations deep within the rainforest. These quieter and less-visited areas provide exceptional opportunities to photograph wild orangutans in a more intimate and natural setting.

A packed lunch will be enjoyed in the field while we spend the day focusing on orangutan behaviour and movement within the forest environment. Special attention will be given to photographing mothers carrying their young through the flooded forest and between the trees, one of the signature highlights of this expedition.

After our photography session, we return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Following breakfast, we once again venture into another remote rainforest location in search of further orangutan photographic opportunities. These secret locations provide some of the most authentic wildlife encounters of the journey, away from the more frequented tourist areas.

After our morning photography session, we return to the boat and enjoy lunch while cruising toward Tanjung Harapan. During the afternoon, we visit another orangutan feeding area where we continue photographing these incredible primates in the late afternoon light.

Dinner and overnight accommodation will be at the lodge.

Over the following days, we continue exploring a series of quiet and carefully selected rainforest locations, maximising our time with wild orangutans and other rainforest wildlife. Each day is designed around photographic opportunities, allowing flexibility based on wildlife activity, weather and light conditions.

We will spend extended periods in the field photographing orangutans within their natural environment, particularly focusing on mothers with babies, behavioural interactions and movement through the flooded forests.

Packed lunches will be provided during our full-day excursions, allowing us to remain in the field for as long as possible. Evenings are spent relaxing at the lodge while enjoying dinner and sharing the day’s experiences and images.

After breakfast, enjoy one final morning immersed in the extraordinary rainforests of Borneo. Depending on flight schedules, there may be time for one last photographic excursion or a relaxed morning around the lodge, offering the opportunity to absorb the sights and sounds of this remarkable wilderness.

Following our final breakfast, we transfer by boat back to Kumai before continuing to Pangkalan Bun Airport for your onward flight to Jakarta.

As our expedition concludes today, we recommend booking an afternoon flight from Pangkalan Bun to Jakarta. Should you have onward international connections, we strongly recommend spending an additional night in Jakarta before flying home.

End of Tour.