Here is a sharing experience of our trip we wanted to share if it can be useful for friends who want to travel overland cross-border use of private vehicles.
The following description is only a copy and paste from the travel journals that are not so detailed with descriptions. The trip we did on 18 to 30 December 2014, using the Nissan Xtrail output 2006. Our crew consists of three people, namely my (Yasser, 43 years), my friend Krishna (photographers former journalist, 43 years) and my son (Alix , 13 years old)
Yasser (right), Krishna (left), Alix (middle)
Journals
Part 1, Jakarta-Semarang, 18-19 December 2014
16:10 start of Meruya. Heavy traffic jam. The new 18:45 until Km 19. Rest Area in prayer. Drinking tea. Alix eat rice rawon. Shopping drinking and smoking.
19:35 start again. That was the start of Meruya kilometers indicates the number 110 232. Now the clock shows the time 21:46 but the new distance 175 kilometers. Stalled again because of roadwork in Pamanukan.
12:00 Pejagan motorway exit. Stopped a young goat satay at Warung Pak Mustache.
01:00 off again, +/- 1 km of new roads gridlocked. According to info from motorists towards the opponent, congestion is very long and it is advisable to turn back and take an alternative path to Semarang via Slawi. Heavy rains and many through puddles fairly high. Along the way there are points of congestion due to roadwork that requires the use of systems alternately wear lines.
04:00 arrived at the mosque Al Fairuz Pekalongan for Fajr. The plan to wait artisan snacks are usually much hung here before dawn, but today is not visible, probably because of the rain.
4:30 off again.
07:00 arrived at the port of Tanjung Mas, waiting for Mr. Rusyidi ticket agent brings a boatload of KM Egon, ro-ro ships PT Pelni, to take across to Kumai, Central Kalimantan.
KM Egon
Part 2, 19 to 20 December 2014. Semarang - Kumai
Grade 3
10:30 car ride to the ship.
11.10 KM Egon departed from the port of Tanjung Mas, Semarang into Kumai, Central Kalimantan. This ship was known as the best ship, which flies Semarang - Kumai because larger, faster and resistant sea waves than other ships.
There are only two classes of passengers on this vessel are class 3 and 2. Class 3-fare Rp. 370,000 per person with bed facility "tatami" (the term emulate the Japanese style, but is actually sleeping on the carpet) and can eat three times a day. For grade 2 can thus more comfortable mattress. The capacity of the vehicle on the ship until the 40s. Rates above 2,000 cc vehicles, including one passenger Rp. 4,300,000.In the port of Kumai
0600 bay boat has reached Kumai and an hour later began to enter the mouth of the river Kumai.09:30 docked ship. Passengers without a vehicle down first followed by the two-wheel drive passenger then four wheels.
10:00 finally got out of the boat.
Part 3, Kumai-Entikong, December 20, 2014
Kumai road-Traju
Kumai road-Traju
10:15 left.
13:30 stopping eating and shopping logistics in Kudangan, +/- 190 km from Kumai. After lunch, transfer the locals to bathe in the river. After the prayer, the journey continues 14.30.
20:30 arriving in Traju. Queued to rise to KMP Seluang to cross the Kapuas River to Tayan. The fare for a car Rp. 70,000. Crossing time is only 20 minutes, but the long wait until the new full vessel departed.
On the ship can be info from other passengers that Tayan is the path of the vehicle from Pontianak to reach Entikong, neighboring Indonesia - Malaysia. The itinerary changed. Not so to Pontianak but directly to Entikong. It's just that there is less good info about the fragility of the security on the path to Entikong Tayan.
Ferry Traju-Tayan
21:15 arriving in Tayan. Fill retail gasoline because there is no gas stations were open. After stopping to pray, we have coffee at the shop while looking for additional information regarding the condition of the road to Entikong. Tayan segment turned out to Simpang figure (toward Entikong) badly damaged along +/- 30 km. However, security issues according to information from the shop owner is no longer as illustrated by the passengers who have a chat with us.
Road to Entikong
21:50 headed Entikong. Roads severely damaged as the info we can.
01:00 arriving in Entikong. Dinner in the stall closest to the border gates were still open. After that sleep in the car while waiting for dawn and immigration gate was opened at 05.00 am.
Part 3, Entikong-Miri, December 21, 2014
Immigration Entikong-Tebedu
5:30 start entry to immigration. Without any difficulty we were allowed to enter the territory of the Kingdom of Malaysia. Fill fuel near the border, directly towards Bandar Seri Begawan.
09:00 Malaysia time (GMT + 8) stop at the rest area Grace River +/- 110 km from the border. Ducks eat noodles and coffee O threes only pay RM 17.70 taste is very different than during our trip in Kalimantan region of RII. In addition here are much cheaper, it was far from just a cook carelessly for sale. Perhaps also we were less selective when choosing food stalls while in Central Kalimantan and West Kalimantan.
Warung Mie Eat Duck River Grace
10:00 we continue the journey.
11:30 Betong stopped at rest area for bathing, drinking coffee and prayer.
12:45-up trip.
Sibu area stopped at 15:05 for lunch. Chinese nasi lemak and Iced Tea. Total three of RM 19.8.
15:45 journey continues.
17:55 till in Tatau. Stop by the coffee and prayer.
18:50 off again.
20:50 Similajau stopped at the market to eat. The menu bake-grill chicken, gizzard, chicken brutu eaten with sticky rice (glutinous) wrapped in banana leaves and baked. Total RM 28.
Public Eating Similajau (source: google)
21:10 journey continues.
23:40 to Miri, content of gasoline dropped by then to Sungai Tujuh Checkpoint to enter the territory of the Kingdom of Brunei Darussalam. Arriving at the toll gate at around 24.10 Tujoh River, it turns out we were informed that the new immigration has been closed and opened at 05:30 the next morning. We decided to find a hotel for the night. After circling it was decided to select MI Boutique Inn hotel is not too far from the track to the border. Rates for rooms are available and suitable for the three of us is that worth RM 129 with facilities 1 queen bed + 1 single bed.
Section 4, Miri, December 22, 2014
10:10 check out and breakfast at RM "Taufik Light" which belongs to the people of Indonesia. Total eat all three runs RM 29.
11:10 left for the border.
Border bridge Malaysia
Sungai Tujoh Checkpoint (Immigration Malaysia)11:25 we arrived at the Malaysian Immigration Checkpoint Tujoh
River. At the time of surrender the passport to be stamped exit from Malaysia recently discovered that our passport is not stamped by immigration authorities at Entikong Malaysia. That means that we are illegal immigrants from entering the territory of Malaysia yesterday. For that reason we asked to take care of to the immigration office in Yulan Plaza in the city of Miri.
12:10 we arrived in Yulan Plaza and immediately see Passport Unit officers and explained our problem. It turned out they were not authorized to directly endorse our entrance permit but must being chatted formerly the Immigration Attorney amplifier unit in the building of the Guild.12:30 left for the Guild. Arrived here there was a paper sticker on the amplifier power which tells that the authorities were to work out of the office of the morning and will begin to charge back at 14.00. So we all At Taqwa Mosque located next to the Guild for prayer as well look around the ancient mosque.
14:00 we went back to the office units Amplifiers Power and meet the officers. after waiting about 20 minutes, we were asked to show evidence of any kind that suggests that we go to Malaysia by using your own vehicle, be it in the form of toll payment receipt or receipt of purchase gasoline in our travels since entering the territory of Malaysia yesterday. We also searched the car and eventually can be some proof of payment of the toll in Sibu and the purchase of fuel at the pump Petronas. Such evidence is considered sufficient, but we have to wait for officials who will make an official report to us that they are outside the office. Thereafter waiting, the official finally come. The first one is called Alix, but after seeing that he was still children then summoned me as his parents together in the minutes of the interview.
This official, who was later named Mr. Syahri I know, asking questions based on a list he had while writing this question and my answer to a piece of paper and then I signed. Question quite a lot and takes up to 20 minutes. Once completed, we were asked to return to Yulan Plaza to take our passports were taken by the office staff here to be stamped.
Once Yulan Plaza we were asked to fill out a form again and finally finished stamped our passports.
16:30 Seven Rivers headed back. On arrival at the Seven River we met the immigration officer that afternoon we found out that the passport has not been stamped by the immigration officers at Entikong Malaysia. This time he was chatting with friends and let us proceed to immigration Brunei Darussalam.
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| After Longtime Immgration Processing |
Immigration Brunei Darussalam
Section 5, Miri-Bandar Seri Begawan
After a fairly long queue we finally arrived at the passport control counter at 17.30. Having escaped our immigration and customs to customs inspection (customs). This time it turns out we do not take care of the vehicle passes to cross borders and must be taken care of immediately. An official handling cross-border vehicle passes very cooperative and we were soon able to continue the journey at 18:10.18:30 stopping at toll booths prayer Lebuh Raya Muara - Tutong.
19:00 we continue the trip to Bandar Seri Begawan.
We realized that there was a mistake again that not exchange our money to BND. At the time of the new desperate to pay the toll. Fortunately, the toll attendant kindly allow us to pay with RM.
On the way to BSB we find info where there is a money changer so we can purchase Brunei Dollar. Turns money changer here on average had closed at 18. So we decided to spend the night in hotels that accept credit cards and can redeem our US Dollar to Brunei Dollar.
20:30 arrived at BSB. Radisson Hotel is the first hotel we passed and we decided to check in here. Overnight rates for the three of us (room deluxe twin bed + 1 extra bed) was USD 137.5. Our 100 USD exchange rate with the hotel (which is worse than the money changer of course) and we accept BND 120. Not bad to buy dinner.
After the bath, we are looking out for dinner on foot. In BSB are numerous Foodstall open far into the night, until the dawn of 2-3 hours. We chose Foodstall which is only 5 minutes walk from the hotel. 3 servings of rice and grilled chicken + 1 pot of ice lemon tea we pay BND 14.
Mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan
Section 6, Bandar Seri Begawan-Tawau, Malaysia, December 23, 2014
Our trip did not end until BSB fine.We heard that the existing road to the border of Indonesia through Tawau, Malaysia by Nunukan Island could Indonesia. In order to full surround Borneo island, so we decided to go tawau.16:15 departure from the hotel with the aim to Tawau. Once content of gasoline in Bunut, we are looking for a place to eat first. We found Nasi Katok stall owned by Indonesia. Total threes BND
17.60. Although the currency is the Brunei Dollar Brunei, local residents still call the Ringgit.
17:00 we continue the journey.
17:30 arrived in Kuala Lurah which is the border between the Kingdom of Brunei and Malaysia. Long but orderly queue. 18:00 we enter the territory of Malaysia again.
19:00 we got in Limbang which is the border between Malaysia and Brunei again. Back we go in the area of Brunei.
19:50 after stopping to pray and go to the toilet, we continue towards the border to Brunei - Malaysia next.
20:10 we arrived at the border and entered the territory of Malaysia back.
21:00 Lawas we entered the city to buy a local SIM card phone at the same dinner. Dinner this time, Alix selecting the menu Rice Curry Chicken and Ice Lemon Tea, Krishna chose Laksa Malaysia and Tea C while myself just drink coffee O.
22:15 we continue towards Tawau via Keningau
23:00 we arrived at the limit of the state of Sabah (formerly in Sarawak). We were surprised because it was intercepted iron fence as high as approximately 2 meters of green. A Malaysian car in front of us the driver down and open the fence and then go into it. We then follow him. Visible in posts like immigration post we encountered a few days. Then there is writing Imigresen Pos. After finding out from the security officer on duty we just know that if foreign nationals who crossed state lines also turned out to be stamped passport. The security guard apologized and said he does not intend to complicate us, asking us to turn the vehicle due to the immigration post is closed. We also rotate the vehicle back toward Lawas for overnight because the new immigration post reopen at 06.00 tomorrow morning. Besides our judgment is that we do not want our experience that escaped from the immigration cap Entikong / Tebedu reoccur.
Immigration Sarawak-Sabah (source: Google)
23:30 we checked in at the Hotel Seri Malaysia Lawas.
Section 7, Lawas-Entikong 24-25 December 2014
At breakfast we discuss travel plans next. Once we consider a lot of things we finally decided to go back to Indonesia via our arrival path. But before we wanted to go in the state of Sabah in advance to look at the same time increase the collection stamp in our passports beforehand.
10:00 we checked out and immediately set off towards the border of Sarawak - Sabah.
10:30 passport stamped immigration Sabah.
11:00 Sipitang stop at the town beach.
Sipitang beach
12:00 set off back towards the border back to Sabah - Sarawak.After going through the route that we have taken upon departure from Entikong to the border of Sabah (except a few km after the Kuala Lurah, we through alternative paths to follow GPS so not through the city Bandar Seri Begawan from Miri to Bintulu), we finally arrived at Entikong border between Indonesia and Malaysia at 12:30 pm December 25, 2014. Travel as far as 4000 km is struggling because of the condition of our cars are driving in an illuminated check engine indicator since 63 km before the town of Bintulu, or about 600 km from Entikong. In addition the car had experienced problems with the throttle body until about 2 hours we had to stop to work especial so that the accelerator can walk normal again. Refit while the causes rest of our trip we should go longer having to maintain the position of the accelerator pedal is not stepped on too deep, smooth as possible and keep the speed constant.
Besides there is another incident that is when we will perform the dawn prayer in one of the Shell gas station in Sibu we visited 2 Malaysian police officers who essentially want to ask for money by trying to find fault as he searched our car. But because it does not get any they ended up going with a look of disgust.
Section 8, Entikong-Pangkalan Bun, 25-26 December 2014
After lunch and prayer, at 14.00 in the Kalimantan region of Indonesian journey begins again.
03.00 about 200 km before Pangkalan Bun our car trouble again. We decided to rest while waiting for the morning. After the repair the car can run normally sober kembalid and at 06.00 we continued our journey to Pangkalan Bun.
08:00 stop by breakfast at Lamandau. Soto Lamongan is very suitable for our breakfast this morning.
09:00 after eating like we eat too much so we had to defecate in one gas station, we were surprised to see the gas station petrol tersebut.Pom it was very full with queues of cars very much.
10:00 we arrived in Kumai to search for the ship tickets to Semarang.
11:00 we arrived at Pangkalan Bun Swissbel Inn to check in. Today we are content with Friday prayers, break, swim and search for souvenirs.
Section 9, Kumai-Semarang, 27-28 December 2014
07:30 we checked out and went directly to Kumai which is only 20 minutes from Pangkalan Bun.
On the way we notified our agent that KM Egon has arrived in Kumai.
We waited long enough to be able to raise the car to the boat because there is a kind of Fuso trucks from Semarang who can not get off of the ship due to a broken axle. After transferring some cargo to pick up some cars, the truck finally able to get out of the boat.
11:15 KM Egon heading for Semarang. Vehicles are transported in shipping is not as much during our cruise of Semarang. There are still many vacant places on the vehicle deck. However passengers far more than any of Semarang. Passengers sleep on the bridge, the hallways to the upper deck that no roof.
December 28, 2014 10:00 KM Egon finally docked at the Port of Tanjung Emas Semarang. Furthermore, our trip back to Jakarta Java we do not ceritaka in detail because it is a culinary tour in the regions of Central Java seputaran.
December 30 at 04:30 am we arrived in Jakarta. Alhamdulillah, thanks for all the blessings and salvation in our trip. What comes to mind right now is the itinerary - the next trip.
See You In The Next Trip!
Roads In Kalimantan
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