Kutai National Park is located on a plain on the east coast of the island of Borneo, in the province of East Kalimantan. The park is located about 50 km north of the equator and north of the river Mahakam in the pool which is more than 76 lakes. Next to the national park are the towns of Bontang and Sangatte, and the administrative center of the province of East Kalimantan - Samarinda - is 120 km from the park.

Territory National Park Kuta - about 2,000 square kilometers, and the 70-ies of XX century, it is a conservation area. Unfortunately, the National Park suffers from illegal logging and the emergence of the mining companies. In 1982-1983 were the fires that have destroyed large areas of forest, and today about 30% of preserved forests. In the park, where many tropical lush vegetation, very nice, and the natural conditions of which are natural, home to a population of orangutans. In addition to these animals in the park, there are other kinds of monkeys (GOLOLOBOV langur, Nosach, gibbon Mueller and others), as well as the Malay bear, Kalimantan rhinoceros, Indian sambar (from the family of cervids), banteng (born bulls), clouded leopard, marbled cat , flat-headed cat, black flying squirrel, otter Viverra, gladkoshёrstnaya otters, crocodiles and some 300 species of birds.