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Practicalities
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Syamsuddin Noor airport
is 25km east, Rp21,000 by taxi, or walk up to the highway and flag down one of the orange Martapura-Banjarmasin bemos (Rp1200). Long-distance
buses
pull into
Terminal Km6
, 6km southeast of the centre on Jalan Yani, Rp1500 by ojek or Rp300 by yellow bemo to Pasar Antasari.
Speedboats
dock close to the Grand Mosque on Jalan Pos, while ocean-going transport ties up at
Trisakti Docks
, about 5km west of the centre, B300 by city bemo.
The only accommodation in all Kalimantan solely geared to overseas backpackers, Borneo Homestay, Jl Simpang Hasanuddin I, 33 (tel 0511/66545; $5-10), has US$4 dorm beds and a tour office specializing in Loksado trekking. The very friendly Diamond Homestay, Jl Simpang Hasanuddin II (tel 0511/66100; $5-10), competes for the backpacker market, with cheaper rooms and tours. Biuti, Jl Haryono 21 (tel 0511/54493; $5-10), is a good mid-range option, with both economy rooms and some with fan, TV and soft mattress. The most upmarket place is Kalimantan, Jl Lambung Mangkurat (tel 0511/66818; $60-80).
Banjarese
food
has characteristic sweet flavours accompanied by unusually hot sambals, like
katupat kandangan,
catfish sate and duck eggs in a spicy coconut sauce. For cheap warung, try Jalan Niaga in the Pasar Baru area, and the area around Pasar Antasar. Otherwise, the low-key
Cak Mentul,
Jl Haryono, specializes in local-style chicken and duck.
Cintoraso,
diagonally across from the
Istana Barito
on Jalan Haryono, serves cheap Padang food, as do the slightly classier
Kaganangan
and
Cendrawasih,
opposite each other at the western end of Jalan Samudra. For Chinese food, check out the recommended
Jakarta,
corner of Jalan Bank Rakyat and Jalan Hasanuddin. Other useful information
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Indonesia,
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