Tanjung Isuy, Ethnic Culture Village Dayak Benuaq

Scenery at Lake Jempang indeed very beautiful, the villages on the outskirts of the lake are fishing villages and met many residents who reside in the "raft" (the house floating on the water). The fishermen are in addition to catch fish, they also cultivate fish in cages like Patin (Pangasius sp), Nila, and also Cork (Channa striata).

Tanjung Isuy is one of the villages located on the edge Jempang with a population of about 2,000 people, 85% Benuaq Dayak tribe, the other is Bugis, Banjar plus a small part of Java, Kutai, and several other newcomers tribe. Benuaq usually earns a meager living as a farmer, Banjar as traders and small fishermen, Bugis almost entirely of fishermen. Tanjung Isuy as a cultural village is quite famous as a tourist destination in the province of East Kalimantan Dayak culture Benuaqnya in addition to a beautiful panorama with the background scenery of the lake.

Benuaq Traditional Dance

Benuaq Girls

The women Benuaq both young and old in the village were a lot of skilled traditional dance such as Dance Jepen and so forth. They are also adept at weaving cloth Ulap Doyo as they traditional fabric, craft sculpture statue here as well as the legacy of their ancestors that they are still well maintained. Some Lamin (House Length typical Dayak) still can we meet and the tourists (usually foreign visitors) can enjoy a stay in one of Lamin which functioned as an inn.

Tanjung Jone Village

Tanjung Isuy is also a gateway for tourists who want to cross the Jempang and visit other villages around Jempang such as  Mancong, Tanjung Jone, Muara Ohong, Perigiq and Muara Pahu. With motorized boat hire, we can visit these villages. Along the river leading to the village Mancong Perigiq and we can see Long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) and also Bekantan (Nasalis larvatus), at Tanjung Jones Bugis village as there is a beautiful fishing village, and in Muara Pahu can be witnessed Pesut Mahakam.

To go to Isuy from Samarinda can be reached by using the bus about 6 hours through the terminal Sungai Kunjang. In just a day there are 2 buses that go directly to Isuy and both set off at around 08.00 am and costs only Rp. 50.000, - pretty cheap right? To get to the heart of East Kalimantan and enjoy the exotic interior of Borneo.