Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival & Banjarmasin Sunset Cruise

   • Meet your tour guide at the Banjarmasin airport and check in at your hotel. 

   • At 4:30 PM, proceed for your sunset cruise by motorboat along a small river in Banjarmasin.

   • Interact with locals and understand their lifestyle, before returning to your accommodation.

   Overnight at your hotel.  

2. Day 2: Explore Cempaka, Nagara, & Loksado

   • Begin your day with an early breakfast at your hotel. 

   • Set out for your 200km journey to Loksado at 8:30 AM.

   • On the way, visit the Cempaka diamond mines and understand the process of diamond mining. 

   • Stop at Kandangan for lunch and continue driving another 30km to Nagara, a unique village located on a swamp. 

   • Spot swimming buffaloes at Nagara. 

   • At 3:00 PM, board your motorboat and visit the traditional blacksmiths of Nagara. Learn how the locals make swords, knives, and other iron tools. On the way back, you can see the swimming buffaloes again. 

   • Drive the last 50km to Loksado, a village at the base of the Meratus mountains. 

   • Check-in at a local guesthouse near a natural hot spring and rest for the night. 

3. Day 3: Meratus Jungle Trek

   • Begin your day with an early breakfast at your hotel. 

   • Ride up the hills on a motorbike at 7:30 AM. Pass terrains and cross rivers by suspended wooden bridges

   • Start your hike from the last village near the Meratus mountains and trek for seven hours through mountainous jungles. 

   • On the way back, enjoy a refreshing swim at a waterfall.

   • Stay overnight at Meratus Mountain Resort.

4. Day 4: Amandit Rafting, Giant Cave & Banjarmasin

   • Start your day with an early breakfast and set out for the day's activities at 7:30 AM. 

   • Go bamboo-rafting down the wild water rapids of the Amandit river as you keep an eye out for iguanas, monkeys, and unique rainforest birds.

   • Set out to Banjarmasin on a five-hour drive. 

   • On the way, visit the Giant Cave, well-known for its stunning geological formations. Enjoy views of the stalagmites and stalactites.

5. Day 5: Floating Market

   • Begin your day at 5:00 AM as you board a motorboat and cruise up the Martapura River to Lokbaintan near Banjarmasin. 

   • Reach the floating market and admire the hundreds of canoes floating across the river. Indulge in some souvenir shopping. 

   • Return to your hotel at 8:30 AM for breakfast and prepare for your transfer to the airport.