Hotel New Victory Malang
Jl. Raya Junggo 107, Batu Malang, Java, Indonesia
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Jungle madness from orang-utans!
... all, Indonesia really does have an unrivalled share of dense jungle (protected forests and national parks), volcanoes, coral reefs, orang-utans and so much more exotic flora and fauna. The natural landscape was emerging on a big scale with, unfortunately, huge tracts of land now given over to the cultivation of palm oil, that’s wrecking the natural jungle and all its inhabitants. Nonetheless, Bukit Lawang is a small tourist town located right in the depths ...
The Jungle Book of Love
... comes over and perches on the end of a branch to get a good look at us.
The climb down to the river is steep, filled with slippery mud and slick roots. When we reach the bottom, guided by the sound of the river, we’re exhausted and relieved to be welcomed by the two camp cooks who have already pitched the tents and prepared dinner.
The river flowing under the low hanging branches is too inviting for us to resist for long. We dive in to cool our ...
Hangin' Out with the Orangutans
... opportunity to have a magical moment with this magnificent primate in her natural environment.
As Suma slowly raised herself from her comfortable position in her nest, we could see a baby orangutan hanging onto her. Suma’s was 15 months old, Silo told us. Suma, with baby hanging on, moved up into the canopy of the forest and, out of our sight, swung through the trees until she was above us on the opposite side of the trail. Slowly she descended, gripping ...
Journey from Java to Bali
... several times a day. Karl tried lifting it and he found it really hard so I have no idea how these little men manage it.Karl went right down into the Sulphur pit but I stayed up at the top as I was too scared of falling. The fumes made it really hard to breathe and burnt your eyes.
We got back on the bus to begin our journey to Bali. We started off in a minibus then got dropped off in the middle of nowhere and were told to wait for a bus as the one parked up ...
Meeting my Orange Cousins
... on.
Our first orangatun encounter happened a little while later. This orangatun was actually found by the german couple from the day before and their guide. Found out that they had been following it for over half an hour. Unfortunately for us, at this point the orangatun had decided to head up high into the trees so that we could just barely see him through the foliage.
After about 10minutes, with a bannana on the ground for temptation, the orangatun came ...
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