Kalimantan / East Kalimantan / Balikpapan
Balikpapan,
the center of Kalimantan's oil industry, is also the Gateway to
East Kalimantan with air and sea connections to Jakarta and other
major points in Indonesia. Balikpapan has a number of good hotels,
including one of international standard, as well as recreation
facilities. It has the second busiest airport in the nation after
Jakarta.
The Pelni ship MV Dobonsolo departs every second Tuesday to Kijang . Please see our Jakarta section for the latest
timetable.