Floating Market and Swimming Buffalo Tour 3D2N
In short
Floating Market and Swimming Buffalo Tour 3D2N is a 4-day trip in South Kalimantan, run by BE BORNEO, a local tour operator from Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan. The itinerary has 3 days: Arrival – Banjarmasin – Canal – Alalak Island; Banjarmasin – Nagara – Banjarmasin; Floating Market – Transfer out. The price depends on your group size; ask us for a quote.
- Duration
- 4 days
- Physicality
- 4/10
- Location
- Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan
Starting as early as 04.00 am, the floating market is the place to see the traffic of all kinds of boats laden with bananas, shrimps, fish, yams, spinach, coconut, incandescent spices and chilies, buckets of fuzzy rambutans, and whatever other fruit are in season. Maneuvering their boats with dexterity and precision, since the boats are constantly wobbled by the river’s waves, traders exchange goods and money. This unique frenzy is usually over by 09.00 am.
Itinerary, day by day
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Day1
Arrival – Banjarmasin – Canal – Alalak Island
Arrival at Banjarbaru airport, the transfer to Hotel, afternoon by a slow motor boat cruising to the most populated canal in the city, stop at Alalak Island to see the locals build the boats and canoes . back to hotel, free program.
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Day2
Banjarmasin – Nagara – Banjarmasin
Driving 4 hours to Nagara town then transferred to a motor boat to cruise the lake to see the swimming buffalo, back to Banjarmasin.
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Day3
Floating Market – Transfer out
Early morning at 05.15 by a slow motor boat to reach lok baintan floating market at the upper stream of Martapura River which takes 90 minutes from the hotel. You may see a hundred of canoes offer the local product of fruits and vegetables. Back to Hotel, break fast, check out then transfer out to Airport.
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