Sultan Adam Forest Park

Name: Muhammad Alur Ekhan Daffaiz

Class: X-IPA 2

Sultan Adam Forest Park (Read Indonesian: Taman Hutan Raya Sultan
Adam or abbreviated as “Tahura”) or also known as Tahura Sultan
Adam is one of forest area located in Banjarmasin. Situated in
Mandiangin village, Karangan Intan district, Banjar regency, South
Kalimantan province, Indonesia. Tahura Sultan Adam Mandiangin is
one of the tourist attractions in South Kalimantan which offers natural
beauty mountain. Sultan Adam Forest Park is located approximately 55
km from the city of Banjarmasin, or about 15 kilometers from the city of
Banjar Baru, the capital of Banjar. The site can be accessed by using
two-wheelers and four-wheel vehicles.

A forest measuring 112,000 hectares and located in two districts, Banjar

and Tanah Laut, has been set as the Grand Forest Park of Indonesia
under a Presidential Decree No. 52 of 1989. Tahura Sultan Adam
consists of several areas, including the Riam Kanan Protected Forest
covering an area of 55,000 hectares, the Kinain Buakcovering an area of
13,000 hectares, the Pelaihari Wildlife Reserve in Martapura covering an
area of 36,400 hectares.

Since 1990, Tahura Sultan Adam that was established in order to

preserve rare animals and plants, a place of research, as well as tourism
object, has been managed by an institution centered in Mandiangin,
Banjar. On this location, we can find an inscription of the establishment
of Tahura Sultan Adam signed by President Suharto.

Tahura Sultan Adam as tourism object in Kalimantan offers various

attraction which suitable to be used as a place of relaxing, you can enjoy
the Lake Riam Kanan measuring 8,000 hectares. In the middle of the
lake is found an island of pine trees measuring 3 hectares and an island
of Bukit Batas.

Tahura Sultan Adam area also offers various other attractions, like the
Surian waterfall, Batu Kumbang waterfall, Mandin Sawa waterfall, and
Bagugur waterfall located in the Tabatan upstream. The area also
provides an area of 6 hectares campsite located in Bangkal Awang,
Karang Intan, Banjar district. You might have satisfied if you are
visiting this tourism object with very cheap the ticket price variable
depending on the type and age of visitors.