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KALIMANTAN · INDONESIA

Danau Sentarum

Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan

Seasonal lakes, wetland forest and waterside communities invite a slower journey into West Kalimantan.

Dry-season channels and forest islands of Danau Sentarum seen from Tekenang, West Kalimantan.
Danau Sentarum from Tekenang during the dry season, August 2019. · Photo: Rendika Wijayanto · CC BY-SA 4.0

A DIFFERENT SIDE OF INDONESIA

Wetlands & community life

Danau Sentarum is a lake and wetland landscape in Kapuas Hulu. Communities such as Semangit provide a starting point for understanding the changing waterways and daily life around the lakes.

Plan a Danau Sentarum journey

What draws you here

  • Seasonal lake scenery
  • Exploration of the waterways
  • Community life around Semangit

PLACE & CONNECTIONS

Make room for the journey.

Putussibau → Danau Sentarum access point → lakeside community

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  • Choose the access point and boat route according to current water levels.
  • Confirm community accommodation and local guiding before travel.

Share your dates and travel interests. We’ll shape a proposed route and check local access, guiding and accommodation for your brief.

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