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Pro
Nice city to live in..
Con
life is expensif, and traffic jam coming soon..
In a nutshell
The tribe city in modern day
vayastra Says: For I never imagined that I went to Crocodile Farm, then my friends took me to one of the farm in Balikpapan, OMG!! I was freaked out to see hundred of crocodiles running around..argghhbut it was a great experience though.They sell crocodile meat too to grill and make satay...
black_mimi99 Says: Chris wanna try to be Tarzan, hanging and swing...... luckily he not say Ahooaaaaaa.... wonder where is Jane????
black_mimi99 Says: When your step on this bridge, the great experience you will have.... See the forest under your feet.
black_mimi99 Says: When I saw this airport, its quiet modern airport and nice place...
black_mimi99 Says: Almost evening when I reach this local port for traditional boat. And also where the local house located on the beach.... Nice people and friendly smile.
kissman Says: I tried to get map or brochure about Balikpapan from the hotel we stayed (Hotel Pacific) and also a bookstore in Plaza Balikpapan but both don't have any. So we visited the Tourist Office a.k.a in Indonesian, 'Kantor Pariwisata Kota Balikpapan' on their brochure or 'Dinas...
kissman Says: Good for buying souvenirs esp. those home deco items from this region. Not sure about gold since I'm from Malaysia and feel that it's cheaper & better design in Malaysia compare to Balikpapan.
kissman Says: Armed with some info from internet about Balikpapan, we landed safely albeit with a little trepidation about the place. It was a relief after checking-in knowing that the hotel is not far from Balikpapan town center. In fact, I would say that Balikpapan Plaza, the town's...
1 Review and 41 Opinions Excellent service. Spacious, light and modern airy rooms with good internet connections. Very good...
1 Review and 18 Opinions An ageing hotel with fairly poor food. Beware cockroaches in the rooms. There are better hotels in...
Restaurant Kepiting kenari & Tambora: The Most Delicious Crab ever!
vayastra Says: just an ordinary local resto with extraordinary crab meals!!! crab...crab..and more crab!
Batakan Beach Cafe: Beachside cafe..
v2cherie Says: This is a nice spot to relax.Enjoy Mexican and western food with family, friend or just by yourself.There are also many cocktails selection.Free poll table.Open daily: 11 am - midnightYou can bring your notebook (laptop) and using free hotspot internet here during certain...
Simonyet Says: MacDonalds does not exist in Balikpapan and I am thankful. There is an abundance of Crab restaurants that litter the town and each one adds their own special sauce to the cooked crabs. I love crabs but find the amount of effort one puts into retrieving the succulent meat...
Ozone Bar -Balikpapan: Rip-off
nitin1234 Says: Please avoid Ozone Bar in Balikpapan. From my experience I will not advice to visit it. The ambience is ok but the management is local mafia who is looking for opportunity to shoot-up your bill, specially with tourists. If you dont trust me .. go there u ll find out...
dianeosborne Says: We spent a long time on the internet researching Balikpapan for bars and restaurants. A few websites pop up with references to Sid's Bar and Petrosea, but none of them bother to provide directions so we still don't know where they are!We stayed in the Gran Senyiur Hotel...
Borneo Pub: Expensive watering hole
biusing Says: Borneo Bar - Dusit Hotel is an expensive place for beers. A pitcher of beer costs around Rp150,000 (almost USD20).Overall, good place to unwind for the day. Last visit - March 2006
Motor bike rental in Balikpapan
tommypramono Says: Taking a bike seems to be a convenient choice if you stay for a while here in Balikpapan. You may come and see this web site to have a look at the motors choice. I recommend it to you. The guy in the site says that he usualy rent it to some young French expatriat. You might...
vayastra Says: Garuda has vary flight schedule. Lion Air and Air Asia also serve the flght to balikpapan.Enjoy!
Using 'angkot' to get around Balikpapan
kissman Says: One thing I really like about Balikpapan is that it's easy to get around. And the few days I was there, I did not feel that I was cheated on the fare because I'm not local; there are slight variation on the fare each time I got into the 'angkot' but it's quite negligible....
Central Supermarket: Shopping for Western food and hand tools
Lemonsieurblanc Says: Central Supermarket is located beside Blue Sky Hotel at Jln Letjend Suprapto (Kebun Sayur).The store has two floors. The second floor has variety of foods, drinks and baking supplies. I was impressed by the amount of variety of westerner's foods that they sell. The store...
Pasar Klandasan: Sarong, Clothes etc.
kissman Says: Hot & stuffy inside, I think locals would shop here. Out of a few shops/pasar listed in www.balikpapan.go.id, our hotel reception suggested Pasar Klandasan for clothing & Pasar Kebun Sayur for souvenirs; so we did not go to other places and can't compare them (we did not...
Pierre_Rouss Says: Well, watch the back alleys. There are not all that pretty!
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Balikpapan, The Oil City - Balikpapan is a harbor city located on the eastern coast of Borneo Island (Kalimantan), Indonesia. You can take airoplane from major city in Indonesia, such as Jakarta (the capital of Indonesia),...
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Q: greetings felow travellers.. i was just wondering, since i live in Balikpapan. i was thinking about driving my way in borneo,...
A: You can take a flight to Singapore (Silk-Air) or go to north and by boat to Tawau, then to Kota Kinabalu, or Brunei, and other places don't trust road over there.
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Balikpapan..... the big city in East Kalimantan, with a big airport, Port and also city of oil.... where their motto is 'Gawi Manuntung Waja Sampai Kaputing', its mean when you start to do something,...
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Why Balikpapan? I totally blame it on airasia.com. Got one of their promotional e-mail and was searching for places to visit. And the cheapest was RM10.00 for Balikpapan, at the end, plus whatever...
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As I said on my introduction to my homepage, this is not a tourist destination. A strange place to live but it is peaceful and tropical. I am fortunate to have secured a great house that sits ontop of...
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I've got some interesting experiences in Balikpapan. I'd love to share with you the 2 tips I've written, the 3 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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Good entry point to Kalimantan Timur. Big airport and big port too. Lots of transport here. Was there on my way to Bontang. Was an adventure to escape from the airport to get in town to browse around...
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