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Recommended sightseeing time:0.5-2 hours
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Jl. Kapten Piere Tendean, Banjarmasin 70231, IndonesiaMap
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  • karsiniwati
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    True and funny

    A day after we were in Banjarmasin, my German friends sent us photo's from orang oetan and told us to go to the bush with a boat for 4 days long to reach the place where the animals leaves. Until our...

    Reviewed on Jan 16, 2020
  • ellevarese
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    Protect the REAL bakantan

    These lovely apes are killed every day because of deforestation due to mining, wood and palm oil plantation. So... I found this statue rather sad because the destruction of their hobitat goes on...

    Reviewed on Aug 5, 2019
  • AATourBorneo
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    "Merlion" of Banjarmasin?

    Yes, idea of Bekantan statue, maybe copy like merlion in Singapore. Nice idea, coz at evening more people come to this area, just only seight seing. If by boat joint with other, cost 10-20k/pax. If c...

    Reviewed on Feb 28, 2019
  • yousufkurniawan
    yousufkurniawan
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    A lonely iconic statue

    It is the icon of Banjarmasin and South Kalimantan, which worth to take picture of it. I suggest to visit it during a festival, otherwise it is just a lonely statue. However, you can enjoy some resta...

    Reviewed on Aug 27, 2018
  • annasza3
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    Worth taking pictures.

    As the original icon for Banjarmasin, this place is a must visit. Lots of food and drink stalls around, probably best to visit at night, the statue will be illuminated and klotok (boats) will be avail...

    Reviewed on Apr 11, 2018
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