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Javan Rhino Observation
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| Rhinoceos Sondaicus |
Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) is the rarest mammal on earth, and this species has been classified as Critically endangered by IUCN.
There are only around 50 javan rhinos left, and there are none in zoos or captive facilities, therefore the only possible means to observe Javan rhinoceros is through direct observation in the natural habitat.
Due to delicate nature of the species, Rhino observation tour must be conducted very carefully to avoid disturbances to the rhinos and to the habitat. WWF Indonesia and Ujung Kulon National Park authority have conducted various studies to find the best possible way to observe these endangered animals.
This can be achieved through restrictions such as:
This is an exclusive eco-adventure tour with opportunity to observe Javan Rhino in the natural habitat
There are only around 50 javan rhinos left, and there are none in zoos or captive facilities, therefore the only possible means to observe Javan rhinoceros is through direct observation in the natural habitat.
Due to delicate nature of the species, Rhino observation tour must be conducted very carefully to avoid disturbances to the rhinos and to the habitat. WWF Indonesia and Ujung Kulon National Park authority have conducted various studies to find the best possible way to observe these endangered animals.
This can be achieved through restrictions such as:
- Limit of only 16 visitors per year
- Tour is not operated between July – August (rhino mating season)
- Observation distance of 10 meters or more (no direct contacts)
This is an exclusive eco-adventure tour with opportunity to observe Javan Rhino in the natural habitat
Itinerary:
- Day 1 : Airport pickup, Go to Carita, Overnight in Carita
- Day 2 : Breakfast, travel to Taman Jaya village, overnight in Taman Jaya village Travel to Observation spot Outdoor / camping arrangements
- Day 4. to Day 11 : Rainforest exploration, wildlife watching, Rhino observation (Main activities)
- Day 12 : Return to Taman Jaya village, overnight in Taman Jaya
- Day 13 : Travel from Taman Jaya to Carita, overnight in Carita
- Day 14 : Transport to Jakarta / airport / other destination
Tour package includes:
- Airport pickup and transport to Carita resort area (return)
- Foods and accommodations in Taman Jaya village during transit
- Foods during the overall trip
- Canoe rent (when applicable)
- Tent and/or sleeping mattress with mosquito net
- Park permit/ticket & insurance
- Commercial f ilming / photography
- Charge for cameras or other equipments
For further information and reservation please feel free to Contact Us
UJUNGKULON WEEK END TRIP 
Friday : Jakarta - Sumur - Peucang Island
Starting Point at East Parking Senayan. We depart Jakarta at about 10 am, direct transfer to Sumur (it takes 7 hours), as arrive at Sumur we'll have breakfast at a "warung nasi" and we catch the boat for a 3 hours boat trip to Peucang Island. At about 9 o'clock the boat take you to Cibom for an easy walk to the old historical lighthouse at Tanjung Layar. Return to the island for lunch and siesta. At 4.30 the boat take you to Cidaon for wildlife watching at the savanna (not far from the beach) and if the weather is friendly the boat will bring you to the other side of Peucang Island for sunset viewing. Overnight at Flora B gueshouse. (B/L/D)  We leave Peucang Island after breakfast, ferrying to Handeuleum Island and get to Cigenter River for canoing and trekking to the waterfall. Return to the island at about 11.30 for lunch, rest of the day is free program. Overnight at Handeuleum lodge.(B/L/D)  After breakfast we go to Badul Island for snorkeling and after that we are ferrying to Sumur for direct transfer to Labuan and Jakarta. End of the trip. (B/L) Price / Person
- Chartered car, Chartered Boat, Accomodation, Meals & Drinks as provided on board (during the trip in Ujungkulon), Tanjung Layar Trip, Cidaon trip, Entry Ticket, Porter, Tour Guide Price excluding: - Meals & drink on the way to/from Ujungkulon, all personal necessity, additional boat trip to any unscheduled locality.
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 ADMIRE PEUCANG  Day 1 : JAKARTA – SUMUR – HANDEULEUM ISLAND Depart Jakarta at about 7.30 pm, direct transfer to Labuan by private chartered vehicle. Take a break in Labuan for lunch at the favorite “Warung nasi Ibu Entin”. After lunch the car is to take us directly to the last small town before the park boundary Sumur. From this place we get to Handeuleum Island by chartered wooden boat. Rest of the day is free, overnight at Handeuleum Lodge. Day 2 : HANDEULEUM ISLAND – CIGENTER RIVER – PEUCANG ISLAND  Return to the island at about 11.00 pm, after lunch we leave Handeuleum for Peucang Island (it takes about 2 hours). At about 4.00 am we get to Cidaon for another wild life watching at the savannah. Wild cattle, wild pig, peacock and some other birds are often found around this grazing ground. Rest of the day is free. Optional program: trekking from the lodge to Karang Copong in the northwest coast of the island to enjoy the sunset view, snorkeling at coral reef around the island or just swimming at the white sandy beach near the jetty. Stay overnight at Fauna Lodge. Day 3 : PEUCANG ISLAND - SUMUR - JAKARTA We leave Peucang Island for Sumur at about 9.00 and direct land transfer to Jakarta. End of the tour. Remarks: This tour itinerary is very much depends on the weather and we can therefore change it accordingly at anytime. For detail information about this tour package please contact us
ADMIRE HANDEULEUM
 o Day 1 : JAKARTA – SUMUR – TAMANJAYA Depart Jakarta at about 7.30 pm, direct transfer to Labuan by private chartered vehicle. Take a break in Labuan for lunch at the favorite “Warung nasi Ibu Entin”. After lunch the car is to take us directly to Tamanjaya, the main gateway to Ujungkulon NP. Rest of the day is free, overnight at Homestay Sunda Jaya. o Day 2 : TAMANJAYA – KARANGRANJANG After breakfast our local guide is to lead you to explore the east part of Ujungkulon peninsula though rice field, secondary forest, primary forest on hilly area, low land forest and seashore vegetation along the south coast. Within this route you may have chance to see wild animal such as: long tailed monkey, black monkey, wild boar, hornbill and many others. Today’s trekking trip is ended at the ranger house to over night at Karangranjang. o Day 3 : KARANGRANJANG – LABAN – HANDEULEUM - CIGENTER Today’s trip begins with a short walk crossing the isthmus of the peninsula from Karangranjang to Laban. From Laban the boat is to take us to the estuary of Cigenter, we get into the mouth of the river by a rubber boat for the amazing canoeing trip following the river. The vegetation at the both side of the river’s bank is dominated by “Nipah” palm, some kind of mangrove and low land plants. This river is one of the best place for wildlife watching in the Ujungkulon peninsula. In this locality we have more chance to see various wild animals such as: salt water crocodile, wild cattle, king fisher, hornbill, fish eagle and even Javan Rhino (if we are lucky). Overnight at the cozy Handeuleum guesthouse. o Day 4 : HANDEULEUM ISLAND - SUMUR - JAKARTA We leave Handeuleum Island for Sumur at about 9.00 and direct land transfer to Jakarta. End of the tour. Note: The tour program is very much depends on the weather and therefore we can change it accordingly.
ADMIRE KARANGRANJANG
 ITINERARY: · Day 1: Jakarta – Labuan – Tamanjaya · Day 2: Tamanjaya – Kalejetan – Karangranjang · Day 3: Karangranjang – Tanjung Lame – Tamanjaya (Trekking) · Day 4: Tamanjaya – Labuan - Jakarta For detail information about this tour package please contact us.
ADMIRE TANJUNG LAYAR
 • DAY 1: JAKARTA – SUMUR – HANDEULEUM ISLAND Depart Jakarta in the morning directly to Sumur to cruise to Handeuleum Island by chartered wooden boat and then we get to Cigenter River for canoeing trip. This river is one of the best places in Ujungkulon Peninsula for Javan Rhino watching. The vegetation at the both side of the river is dominated by Nypha palm, mangrove and low land plants. In this locality we have more chance to find wild animals such as salt water crocodile (crocodilus porosus), wild cattle (bos javanicus),long tailed monkey (macacca fascicularis) and many others. Return to Handeuleum Island in the afternoon and we spend the night at Handeuleum Lodge. • DAY 2: HANDEULEUM – PEUCANG ISLAND – CIDAON  The boat is to take us to Peucang Island in the morning and some monkeys will welcome us as arrival on the island. You may take pictures of the monkeys, monitor lizard and Timor deer, swim at the white sand beach or snorkeling at Sea Garden while our guide is preparing your lunch. Please be careful with the monkeys because sometimes they’re really disturbing and they often steal food on the table or even in the opened room. In the afternoon the boat will take us to Cidaon opposite of the island for wildlife watching at the savannah next to Cidaon River. Normally we can easily find some wild cattle, wild pigs, black monkey, peacock, sea eagle, hornbill and some other birds. Return to Peucang Island before dark and we overnight at Fauna Lodge. • DAY 3: PEUCANG ISLAND – TANJUNG LAYAR – TAMANJAYA  • DAY 4: TAMANJAYA – LABUAN - JAKARTA We leave Tamanjaya for Labuan in the morning and after lunch at the popular sea food restaurant known as “Warung Ibu Entin” our car brings you back to Jakarta. End of the trip. Remarks: This tour itinerary is very much depends on the weather and we can therefore change it accordingly at anytime. For price list, term & condition and more information please contact us
ADMIRE UJUNGKULON
 o Day 1 : JAKARTA – LABUAN – TAMANJAYA Depart Jakarta at about 7.30 pm, direct transfer to Labuan by private chartered vehicle. Take a break in Labuan for lunch at the favorite “Warung nasi Ibu Entin”. After lunch the car is to take us directly to Tamanjaya, the main gateway to Ujungkulon NP. Rest of the day is free, overnight at Homestay Sunda Jaya. (Meals: L/D) o Day 2 : TAMANJAYA – KARANGRANJANG After breakfast our local guide is to lead you to explore the east part of Ujungkulon peninsula though rice field, secondary forest, primary forest on hilly area, low land forest and seashore vegetation along the south coast. Within this route you may have chance to see wild animal such as: long tailed monkey, black monkey, wild boar, hornbill and many others. Today’s trekking trip is ended at Karangranjang and overnight at the ranger’s post (B/L/D). o Day 3 : KARANGRANJANG – CIBANDAWAOH - CIBUNAR The third day’s trip begins by walking along the beach and following trails under seashore vegetation. Good stamina is needed to face this challenging 28 kilometers long route with the heating sun especially in dry season. In the middle of the route, there are two rivers which have to be crossed without bridges. At these two rivers, Cikeusik and Citadahan, fresh foot prints of Javan Rhino are often founded and we can take a break a few moments near the mouth of Cikeusik River before continuing the walk to Cibunar. As arrival at Cibunar in late afternon, our guide and porter are to make tent by the river’s bank of Cibunar and serving meals for dinner (B/L/D). oDay 4 : CIBUNAR – CIDAON – PEUCANG ISLAND This is the climax of the whole trekking trip in Ujungkulon peninsula. We start to walk early morning following the trail through dense primary forest up and down the hilly area and crossing some small rivers. We have bigger chance in this route to see wildlife such as: black monkey, wild boar, hornbill, wild buffalo, peacock and even Javan Rhino if you are lucky. We take a break while watching wildlife at the Cidaon savannah located just a few hundred meters before the jetty where our boat is to take us to Peucang Island. Rest of the time is free program and we stay at Fauna lodge (B/L/D) o Day 5: PEUCANG ISLAND - TAMANJAYA Free program from the morning till the afternoon, after lunch we get on the boat to cruise to Tamanjaya. Rest of the day is free and we overnight at the home stay Tamanjaya (B/L/D). o Day 6: TAMANJAYA – LABUAN – JAKARTA Our chartered vehicle is to take you back to Jakarta at about 9 o’clock in the morning and we can have lunch at the same restaurant as we visit on the first day. End of the tour program (B/L) Note: This tour program is very much depends on the weather and therefore we can change it accordingly. Price: Rp. Price including: 1. Chartered Car: Jakarta – Labuan – Tamanjaya – Jakarta (drop and pick up) 2. Chartered Boat:: Cidaon-Peucang Island- Tamanjaya 3. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snack and Drinks (during the trip program in Ujungkulon) 4. Accommodation: 2 nights at Home stay Sunda Jaya, 2 nights camping, 1 night at Fauna Lodge. 5. Local Tour Guide’s fee 6. Entry Ticket to Ujungkulon National Park 7. Canoeing trip at Cigenter 8. Tour Organizer fee Price excluding: 1. All personal necessity 2. Snorkeling or diving gear 3. Tips (to the guide, porter and the driver) |