Loksado

LOKSADO IS A BEAUTIFUL

Loksado is the name of a village in Kandangan, South Kalimantan, approximately 2.5 hours from Banjarmasin. The village is crossed by a river named Amandit, ideal for rafting Rafting or, the season suitable for playing a raft is about the Moon from April to June in which debits the water is not too shallow and not too deep.

From Loksado, travelers can start trekking to Meratus Mountaineous Range with itinerary Loksado-Malaris-Haratai. With additional attraction bamboo rafting in Amandit river.
Trekking from Loksado to Haratai is nice, especially if the time close to sunset and evening. Passes wooden bridge and forests and small rivers and several villages. And the evening sky showing thousand stars that feel so close to the earth.

And in Haratai, you can stay with locals. If you're lucky, you can witnessing the locals who are still have Hinduism beliefs [called Hindu Kaharingan] arrange a ceremony called Jujuran. A pre-wedding procession where both sides of bride and groom doing Beruji [in Indonesian so called pantun or poem in English] for a dealing about expenses should be paid for the wedding ceremony.

This Jujuran can take all night long! With intermission traditional music and song using drums in trance conditions. This event will be held in a communal house, which connected with several families' houses from the same ancestor.

Loksado tourist attraction in the area are:

- Riam Hanai Waterfall

- Rapid Fire Waterfall

- Haratai Waterfall

- Menjangan Rampah Waterfall

- Hot Water Baths Tanuhi

- Dayak Loksado

- 43 Hall (traditional house)

- Mount Kentawan

- Paring Balanting (Bamboo rafting)

- And others.

Mount Kentawan

Mount Kentawan is known as the Symbol of Loksado area cause it’s location can be seen from all side.

Every day, you can find the tourist from around the world. Because the Loksado is one of favorite places for adventure.

Bamboo Rafting at Amandit River

Haratai Waterfall

Traditional House (Balai)

Hot Water Baths Tanuhi

One of the interesting sights are worth a visit is the hot spring pools Tanuhi.

This place is very beautiful sights and interesting place to visit, besides the beautiful scenery is also available some facilities such as: Type A and B Cottage, Gazebo, the Hall for meetings, Swimming Pool, Swimming bathe, Swimming Hot Water Heat from Nature, cafeteria, Playground Tennis Court and Children.

Here, our minds become clear, our hearts we felt peaceful and comfortable body.