Lok Baintan Floating Market
A floating market on the Martapura River near Banjarmasin, held from small wooden boats at first light. Women traders in wide straw hats paddle their jukung loaded with fruit, vegetables and cakes, trading from boat to boat.
- Where
- Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -3.2964, 114.6920
Get the Lok Baintan Floating Market stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Lok Baintan Floating Market. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your South Kalimantan volume with your photos and a note.
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Questions
Where is Lok Baintan Floating Market?
Lok Baintan Floating Market is in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Tanjung Puting National Park (316 km), House of Sampoerna (488 km), Heroes Monument (490 km).
How do I get the Lok Baintan Floating Market stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Lok Baintan Floating Market and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your South Kalimantan volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Lok Baintan Floating Market before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your South Kalimantan volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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