Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Derawan Island

Derawan Islands is an archipelago located in Berau, East Kalimantan. In this archipelago there are a number of charming nautical tourism, one of which Parks Underwater interest foreign tourists, especially divers world-class.

Derawan Islands has three districts namely, Derawan, Maratua, the Big Dipper and the Big Dipper, Berau. At least four of the famous islands in the archipelago, the island Maratua, Derawan, Charitable and Kakaban inhabited by endangered green and hawksbill turtles.

Geographically, it is located in the northern peninsula of marine waters Berau district consisting of several islands of Long Island Raburabu, Island Samama, Charitable Island, Kakaban, Island Nabuko, Maratua Island and Derawan Island and some reefs such as burnt Muaras, charred Pinaka , charred Buliulin, Masimbung scorched and charred Tababinga.
 
Derawan Islands coastal ecosystem and there are several small islands very important that coral reefs, seagrass beds and mangrove forests (mangroves). In addition, many protected species are in Derawan Islands such as the green turtle, hawksbill turtles, whales, dolphins, clams, coconut crabs, mermaids, fish, barracuda and a few other species.

Derawan Islands is being promoted by Berau and East Kalimantan Province, as one of the mainstay tourism. Foreign and local tourists, the more traveled there, no choice but to dive, see the nesting turtles, also enjoyed the beach clean and beautiful. Along the beach is clean and no rubbish. Communication facilities in Derawan Islands has been good, as for example, is already covered with 3G signal.
 

Resort and Lodging in Derawan Islands are scattered on the beach, with for example a cheaper price compared to tourist spots in Bali and Lombok. Derawan Islands has been nominated to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005.

One of the beautiful tourist attraction in the area is along the coast of East Kalimantan on the island Derawan. In recent years this place stuck out as one of the excellent vacation to an exotic beach in Indonesia. Objects of interest both from the marine park with beautiful coral, soft white sand and of course the natural cruising enchanting island archipelago that makes it very attractive. The beauty of what can be explored? How to get to this object? And where is it located? Here is a review of interest that can be used as guidelines for those of you who want to vacation in East Kalimantan Derawan region.

Paths commonly used by tourists from outside Borneo is by plane via Sepinggan, and connected with a small plane to the airport Kalimarau in Berau. Currently under development phase Berau airport in order to be able to call on wide-body aircraft. And other alternative is via Tarakan connected by speed boat. The latter alternative would require a fairly high cost and time your trip to the island Derawan be longer. Arriving at the airport, your journey was continued by car (taxi) to Tanjung Batu to cross over to the exotic islands by speedboat. In addition to around Berau, on these islands are also widely available resorts and hotels. The best advice, lodged more than 2 days in this area so that your holiday trip becomes a complete visit coastal tourism in this Berau.
 

The beauty of the beach Derawan that you can enjoy include diving and snorkeling. Reviewing breeding Hawksbill and Green, jellyfish benign and other biota including the beautiful coral reefs is the main thing that you can enjoy. Special jellyfish are often benign aired by the television media is on a lake Kakaban. There are four islands are quite popular, namely Derawan, Maratua, Kakaban and Charitable. Fourth into the Berau district (this is where your basecamp usually stay). We suggest you take a complete tour packages provided by many travel agents. Because if you want private, then the costs to be swollen, especially around the cost archipelagic beautiful with a motor boat.

In the surrounding waters are a marine park and famous as a tourist diving (diving) with a depth of about five meters. On a rock at a depth of ten meters, there is a rock known as "Trigger Blue Wall"

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