Samarinda

Worth seeing in and around Samarinda

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Palaran Stadium

   Palaran Stadium is a sports venue located in Samarinda, the capital city of East Kalimantan province. It is a multi-purpose stadium centering the East Kalimantan Main Stadium Sports Complex.

   9.6 km · stadium · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Mulawarman University

   The Universitas Mulawarman is a public university located in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It was established on September 27, 1962, making it the oldest tertiary education institution in East Kalimantan.

   4 km · public university in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Samarinda Islamic Center Mosque

   The Samarinda Islamic Center Mosque, also known as the Baitul Muttaqien Mosque, is a mosque located in the subdistrict of Teluk Lerong Ulu, Sungai Kunjang, Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, and is one of the largest mosques in Southeast Asia. It is situated at the foreground of the Mahakam River, and it has seven minarets and a huge dome.

   2 km · mosque in Indonesia · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Darussalam Great Mosque

   The Darrusalam Great Mosque is the second largest mosque in the province of East Kalimantan after the Samarinda Islamic Center Mosque, and it is located in Pasar Pagi, Samarinda Kota, Samarinda, which is the center of Samarinda city. The main characteristics of the mosque is that it has a large green dome and several small domes adjacent to the dome and has four minarets.

   1.2 km · Mosque in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Mahakam Bridge

   Mahakam Bridge is a bridge that crosses the Mahakam River in Samarinda, East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. Mahakam Bridge was built in 1987 and inaugurated by the President of Indonesia, Soeharto.

   3 km · bridge in Indonesia · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Saint Mary's Cathedral, Samarinda

   The Cathedral of Saint Mary the Eternal Helper, also called Samarinda Cathedral or Paroki Katedral Samarinda, is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. It is the mother church and seat of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Samarinda, under the pastoral responsibility of Archbishop Justinus Harjosusanto.

   600 m · church in Samarinda, Indonesia · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Segiri Stadium

   Segiri Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is currently used mostly for football matches by Borneo Samarinda of the Liga 1.

   1.5 km · stadium in in Samarinda, Indonesia · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Kadrie Oening Stadium

   Kadrie Oening Stadium, formerly known as Madya Sempaja Stadium or Sempaja Stadium, is a football stadium in Samarinda, Indonesia. It is located in K.H. Wahid Hasyim Road.

   5.6 km · football stadium in Samarinda, Indonesia · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Samarinda Central Plaza

   Samarinda Central Plaza, usually abbreviated as SCP, is a shopping mall in Samarinda, East Kalimantan. Founded in 2001, this mall has been under ownership by PT Samarinda Central Plaza, a company founded by Rusianto and currently led by his daughter, Helen Rusianto.

   1.9 km · shopping mall in East Kalimantan, Indonesia · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Trans Studios Samarinda

    Trans Studio Samarinda is a cancelled theme park project, planned at Dadi Mulya, Samarinda Ulu, Samarinda, Indonesia. Construction of the theme park and the hotel would start in 2012.

    1.2 km · Theme park and hotel in Samarinda, Borneo, Indonesia · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Baqa

   Hos Cokro Aminoto, Rapak Dalam, Samarinda Seberang.

2. 02
   Islamic Center Mosque

   Inspired by the Hagia Sophia in Turkey and opened in 2008.

3. 03
   Monumen Pesut

   Gajah Mada, Jawa, Samarinda Ulu (near provincial government office of East Kalimantan).

4. 04
   Pela

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Things to do

Mahakam River boat trips, Dermaga Pasar Pagi Samarinda. Only available on weekends (Saturday/Sunday) in one schedule. Trip time is about 3 hours, from 17:00 to 20:00 WITA. Rp70,000.

1. 01
   Pampang Cultural Village

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Where to eat

Buy traditional and other food in market, or amplang (fish crackers) in Surianata next to Islamic Centre. Amplang Indah Sari, Jl. Slamet Riyadi No

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Getting to Samarinda

Airports

Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan (BPN), 90 km

• Balikpapan → Samarinda

  93 km · quickest by road, 2h 19m · Rp70,250–93,700
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• Banjarbaru → Samarinda

  416 km · quickest by air, 7h 54m · Rp1,207,460–1,849,730
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• Makassar → Samarinda

  577 km · quickest by air, 8h 23m · Rp1,399,360–2,146,960
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