East Kalimantan is a popular tourist destination in Indonesia, has a cultural and tourism potential that is not less interesting as other tourist destinations in Indonesia. Almost 90% of existing tourist attraction provided by the nature of Kalimantan, and 10% other is artificial attractions to support tourism in this region.
Availability of natural attractions such as the flora and fauna (forests, rivers, lakes, rapids and beaches) that dibaur with culture and history, as well as packaged in ecotourism tour packages, making East Kalimantan as a tourist destination, and put its position on the segment of special interest groups .
TOUR TYPE
Some common sights become tourist destinations Domestic and Foreign Affairs, among others, are:
CULTURAL TOUR
One of the grand ceremony that becomes the agenda of tourism in East Kalimantan is the Feast of Indigenous ERAU; ERAU was first implemented on the ground and bathing ceremony tinjak to shore when Aji Batara Agung Dewa Sakti 5 years old. After an adult and was appointed the first King of Labour (1300-1325), also held a ceremony ERAU. Since that ERAU is always held every happened replacement or coronation of Kings member of Parliament.
During its development, ERAU implemented within the framework of the coronation title of King and the appointment of a new king by holding a party in front of all the people.
ERAU yabg Festival is now included in the National Tourism Calendar of Events, is no longer only associated with the art of Labour Cultural Palace, but rather presents the variation of various culture and art that exist and thrive in the area of Kutai and East Kalimantan.
As the capital of Samarinda, East Kalimantan province also has areas of Cultural Tourism Pampang; an attractive cultural tourism area to witness the life of Dayak Kenyah, attraction can be witnessed in this place is Lamin or traditional house of Dayak tribes and the dances and ceremonies of the indigenous Dayak Kenyah, which held every Sunday.
HISTORY TOUR
Labour Kedaton buildings that are established by the Government of Regency for the Sultan of Kutai, which is currently in power, as a token of appreciation for preserving the tradition and culture of Kutaisi as the oldest kingdom in Indonesia. Building located in downtown Tenggarong has as its main throne room of King / Sultan Kutai.
In everyday life, Kedaton building located adjacent to the Great Mosque and Masjid Jami 'Hasanuddin, right in the heart of Tenggarong, is the Throne of the Sultanate.
In an effort to preserve the culture and customs, in Kedaton built an institution and the Council of Indigenous Peoples, which became the extension of the Sultanate of Labour in carrying out its function to preserve the history and culture.
Mountain Cave in Mount Kombeng Kombeng there are stored inside the statue of King Mulawarman heritage. In past, this cave was used as a place to worship the King Mulawarman. In it there are stalactite and stalagmite. To visit this cave can be reached by road from Samarinda to Sangatta and further into the estuary Wahau.
BEACH AND SEA TRAVEL
Berau Regency has developed tourism potential in the region and the Island Charitable Derawan Island with the beautiful sea garden. Other islands are included in the Berau regency is Menumbar Island, Kakaban, Semana Island, Pulau Sambit, Bakungan Island, Island and Island Inaka Maratua. In the waters around the islands lying coral islands beautiful sea, various kinds of ornamental fish, there are also fish, mermaids, crabs, crab, green turtle and natural pearls.
Derawan Islands have a very rich marine potential and experts say the beauty of marine parks and diversity of marine life that live on the island it occupies third position in the world. Derawan Island is now managed by PT. Bhumi Manimbora Interbuana since 1993 and has been equipped with cottages, restaurants, boat and other diving equipment.
While the island is managed by the Charitable Charitable Dive Lorge, a company from Malaysia which cooperated with the government of Berau and submarines equipped with various facilities and cottages. For people who want to stay at the inn or lodging property on the Island residents are also available Derawan.
4. NATURE TOUR
Nature tourism Bangkirai Hill is located in adventure tourism in the area of primary forest of Bukit Bangkirai contained diperbatasan between Balikpapan and regency. This area is part of the region's tropical forests in East Kalimantan. In this region other than its natural beauty of the forest there are also headers Bridge (bridge canopy) and several species of bird of paradise (drongos) and Hornbill (richoneros) are very rare.
This place is also articles used for research purposes and other nature observation and equipped with accommodation facilities in the form of cottages that can be rented by visitors.
Orang-utan rehabilitation project, located at the Regency, is a wildlife sanctuary, mainly for the Orangutan and Honey Bear are not removable liarkan to nature because of disease, old age and other disabilities.
There are six artificial islands which are deliberately intended as a place of orangutans. Wildlife conservation area is also equipped with a Forest School which provides a place to play and the introduction of the necessary skills orangutans back to life after liarkan released into their natural habitat.
Some of the packages through the program ditaearkan in Samboja Ladge is Wildlife Rehabilitation Program (Orangutans and Honey Bear), rehabilitation of critical land, organic garden activities, activities pembatan organic fertilizer (compost) and the observation of wild life that exists around kawasa Samboja Lestari.
-Upstream regions both in the upstream region Katanegara Kutai, Kutai Barat, Malinau and Nunukan is a tourist area of natural forests Tropical Rain Forest that has the exotic beauty of nature with cultural purity dayak people who live that area. Conditions are generally steep hilly topography formed streams that cascade and to appeal to white water rafting.
TOURISM SECTOR INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Basically, the investment opportunities in the tourism sector in East Kalimantan is an investment in the development of existing potential. East Kalimantan has several tourist potential points that have not managed optimally. Government efforts to encourage tourism sector, in general, the new limited regional campaign activity.
Until the year 2007, construction and the development of tourism sector has not become the mainstay of acquisition revenue of East Kalimantan. However, not an impossible thing if in the future, the potential of tourism in East Kalimantan will become the mainstay potential development of East Kalimantan, given the diversity and uniqueness of the potentials of East Kalimantan.
Tourism potential inherent in the special development areas such as special economic development area or area of the city in East Kalimantan (Tarakan, Bontang, Samarinda and Balikpapan), should be able to become the most potential investment opportunities given the ease of access, the accumulation of population and availability of infrastructure that supports the development of the region tourism potential in the region. In this case the completeness of the provision of tourism facilities such as hotels / lodging, shopping facilities, entertainment diversity, and diversity of the event can be a tremendous attraction for tourism development in the area: Balikpapan (coastal areas), Samarinda (area of Waterfront City until the City Tenggarong Mahakam ), Bontang (coastal areas, terumbukarang and fishing village until the Kutai National Park Forest), Tarakan (beaches and heritage areas).
