Banjarmasin Rivers Attractions

Posted on July 30th, 2008 in favorite places banjarmasin, banjarmasin rivers attractions, floating market banjarmasin, floating market kalimantan, kalimantan, must see place in banjarmasin

Banjarmasin is abundant with wide and mighty rivers. The rivers have always been a part of Banjarese way of life.

To this very day, every morning there are floating markets in which farmers and traders brought their goods to trade on boats. It has always been a farmers’ market and it’s interesting to see the genuine river-based way of life. The rivers are also the main venues for boat races and other festivities.

The main attractions are the waterlogged suburbs traversed by canals; much of the city’s commerce takes place on water.

1. Floating markets. This is a must see place in Banjarmasin. The trading is from dawn until around 9am. Get there early. Journey takes around 20 minutes by boat.
2. Canal trips
3. Pulau Kembang. You can visit the long-tailed macaques at the decrepit Chinese temple, 20 minutes by boat. You can buy nuts to feed them. The monkeys are quite aggressive if you have food and will try to steal it from you.
4. Pulau Kaget. Don’t forget to see the proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus), the mascot fauna of South Kalimantan. No guarantee you would have a good look at them, though, as they are really shy.

Wellcome to Banjarmasin.