Camp Leakey

Camp Leakey is a renowned orangutan research and rehabilitation camp located deep inside Tanjung Puting National Park in Kotawaringin Barat Regency, Central Kalimantan. Established in 1971, it is situated in peat swamp forest along the Sekonyer River and is accessible only by boat. It is notable as the longest-running orangutan research site in the world and a major visitor centre for observing semi-wild and rehabilitated Bornean orangutans in their natural habitat.

Visitors reach Camp Leakey by chartered wooden river boat (klotok) cruising up the Sekonyer River through peat swamp and lowland forest. The site consists of a research station, information centre, and forest feeding platforms where orangutans are observed at scheduled feeding times. Visitors walk on forest trails and wooden boardwalks with a licensed guide to observation areas, see orangutans, gibbons, macaques and birds, and learn about conservation and research activities.