It was named after the legendary paleo-anthropologist, Louis Leakey, who was both mentor and an inspiration to Dr. Galdikas as well as Drs. Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey. More Events Coming Soon! Please read our Covid status and policy update Read Here Dismiss. Search for:.
Questions Contact Us. Shopping Cart. A local assistant puts a large bunch of bananas on the elevated wooden platform in the jungle, a ten minute walk away from the camp. He also leaves a bucket of milk and then walks away.
Then the animals come. One orangutan appears high in a tree and slowly lowers itself down towards the platform, watching the surroundings as it descends. This is indeed their world and they know it. He explains how the animals are free to come and go as they like — there are no fences here. The food is offered in case the animals need it. But there is a bond here between human and animal that is unusual and unlike anything I have seen before.
Many of these animals were rescued as baby orphans and have been brought up by humans. Not just the grace and beauty of the animals but the dedication and love of the humans who have looked after them for so many years. One day those babies will grow up and have their own babies to care for.
Fred is there, sitting on the step. Getting there via internal flights adds to the cost, but considering that you would be paying to stay and eat somewhere, the cost of the trip was very reasonable. Domestic air fares were easy to book using 'Mau ke mana' 'Indonesianmatters'. Thanks Chris. Most important message we have about this place is do it. You will love it. Read more. IndiaCairns Cairns 73 contributions. Today our knowledge is primarily due to the extensive research and observations undertaken by Dr Birute Galdikas, a scientist and primatologist who arrived at Tanjung Puting National Park back in and along with her husband Mr Rod Brindamour established Camp Leakey.
Whilst research still continues today from Camp Leakey, visitors are also welcome to visit and experience the daily afternoon feeding.
The journey up the Sekonyer River also allows you the opportunity to relax to the sounds and smells of the rainforest and spot both bird and animal life and if you are lucky possibly wild orang-utans. Included in the price of your klotok is a National Park fee which covers your entry into Tanjung Puting National Park however all the facilities that you see at both Camp Leakey and Pondok Tanggui Camp 2 including the feeding platforms, food, staff, uniforms etc.
It is truly a magical place and one that we hope to revisit in the coming years. It is a place where you should only leave your footprints and take with you precious memories and photographs. Kathy K loomis ca contributions. Lots of Orangutans on dock and at feeding platform. Excellent photo opportunities. What I didnt appreciate was how crew from klotoks were allowed to feed the animals, rice, coffee, etc. Qwelt Chennai District, India contributions.
Close encounter with Orang Utans. We me and my wife visited this place on 13th April, But this was the best of all! On the way to the feeding station, we spotted many orangutans and one of them was really entertaining all of us for more than 30 minutes as we were playing with him.
We also saw one Gibbon and several orangutan in the feeding station. We spent more than 2 hours and could have seen more than 12 or so. While returning, we saw a mother and 2 children gang and we were walking along with them!
Quite a nice experience! We were cruising on the small adventure ship, Orion with the focus on orang-utan. If you are really serious about this focus, Orion is the professional way to pursue it. Naturalists on board gave us detailed lectures and a guest primate speaker from Toronga Zoo in Sydney was able to really help us understand about primates. We were given access to the care and rehabilitation centre not open to normal tourists , which is close to Kumai, where we could nurse baby animals and wrestle in the full sense of the word 7 year olds.
At Camp Leakey we got up close and dirty with huge animals. Each Orion guest had donated to the centre so was given a photo of the named animal they sponsored serendipitously our animal is Douglas and my dead brother's name is just that -eerie! We intend to have 4 babies named after our grand sons. Since the animals live into their 60s, it could be an interesting and positive move.
We saw other animals that day both at the Camp and during the long boat journey on the river. An unforgettable experience. Suz Leeds, UK 83 contributions. Travelling to the camp is great and better in the slow chugging boats rather than speed boats, great trek into see orangutans and gibbons so close it is hard to believe, care needs to be taken to watch bags and back away if orangs get too near, the young teens are cheeky!
Mum and baby amazing and although it is very very special the increasing number of tourists are making some of the orangs a little shy. Visit but stay quiet and just watch them go about their normal day. Beautiful photos but also unexpected male orang assaults on female orangs - they do not usually mate with young babies and watching forced encounters can be disturbing If you realise what is going on - one visitor thought the female orang was being a 'hussy' when she was actually being assaulted!
It is a shame the locals aren't allow to sell cold drinks or local art work but they aren't. Bush loos only - take water and mosi spray and definitely your camera - amazing! Katrina O Beerwah, Australia 93 contributions. Amazing place, worth the boat trip up there.
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