Proboscis Largest Habitat, Inwards The Oculus Barito River

Proboscis Monkey

Proboscis is the mascot of South Kalimantan, particularly Banjarmasin who became its capital. You tin run into their native habitat inward Kaget Island who are inward the midst of Barito River.

This is a unique species of monkeys. Proboscis has a long olfactory organ together with a flushed face. There is a argue this 1 species of monkeys used equally the mascot of South Kalimantan inward item Banjarmasin city. One is, because their habitat is located inward the administrative area.


Kaget isle is the province that was inward the middle of the River Barito. This isle has been designated equally a nature reserve since 1976. In add-on to the original habitat proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus), the isle is too enlivened yesteryear long-tailed monkeys together with several species of birds.

Barito itself is 1 of the longest river inward Borneo. Length non less than 900 kilometers, or roughly along the isle of Java! Well, Kaget Island located 12 kilometers from the headwaters of the Barito. The isle is included inward the administrative district Tabunganen.

Because pristine condition, Kaget Island much inward remove yesteryear the traveler together with adventurer. Its original activeness is to run into the immediately daily activities of the proboscis monkeys together with long-tailed monkeys.

The best fourth dimension to catch is at 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PST, when they're out to respect food. Bekantan favorite foods are fruits, particularly the fruit of  rambai tree is widely grown inward Kaget Island.


To accomplish this place, from Banjarmasin city, you lot tin role a wooden boat (with to a greater extent than or less 1.5 hr trip) or speedboat (about 1 hr trip) to perish inward on the island.

Arriving inward Kaget Island, create non go surprised if proboscis monkey welcome you lot from the trees!