Kumai

Kumai is a city in Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Travel to Kumai

Pelni ships travel from Surabaya to Kumai roughly once every two weeks. It is also feasible to fly to Pangkalanbun and take a taxi or ojek (Rp 150.000 / Rp. 120.000 respectively) to Kumai.

What to See

Kumai is the jumping-off point for Tanjung Puting National Park, famous for its orangutans. It is easy to hire a guide (which is required for park entrance) in the city, for approx. Rp. 150-200K per day.

Top Muslim Travel Tips for Kumai

The best way to see the park is to hire a boat for a few days. Hire the boat locally will save you a lot of money. it is very relaxing and pleasant to see the park that way.

Halal Food & Restaurants

There is no special food in Kumai, due the fact that Kumai is accumulated from some various ethnic in Indonesia such as Maduranese, (Javanese), Bugis, Banjar, Dayak, etc., For those people love Banjar Food and there is Ayayan Restaurant which have special Soto Ayayan and Sate Ayayan, made of Ayam (chicken) and soto is like soup.

For those people love (Javanese) Food and there is a special place for this: Jawa Timur Restaurant at Pangkalan Bun, and Tempe Ayam Penyet located close to Pelindo III Kumai - Adrian Bocahe Ngguyu Resto.

Muslim Friendly Hotels

- Losmen Aloha: rooms, small, fan, shared bathroom.

- Losmen Kumara: rooms, small, no fan.

- Hotel Garuda: rooms, medium size, fan, private Indonesian-style bathroom (no shower or hot water)

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