Derawan Islands, Spot The Best Diving in the Third World, Vacations Derawan, TO Local Derawan Derawan OpenTrip
Category: Wisata Bahari / Diving & Snorkeling
Location Indonesia / East
Address: Derawan, Berau, East Kalimantan
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Derawan islands must be everyone's dream of the perfect tropical
paradise: warm, isolated islands with soft white sand beaches fringed
with waving palm trees, pristine seas that change color from green to
blue, and an amazing underwater life of kura- giant tortoises, dolphins,
manta rays, dugongs and barracudas, jellyfish and sometimes, whales
Derawan is indeed one of the richest regions in the world in
biodiversity. No wonder that the Derawan Islands are considered the third best dive destination in the world. Location Indonesia / East
Address: Derawan, Berau, East Kalimantan
Views: 2851
Located away from the mainland of East Kalimantan in the district of Berau, Derawan archipelago consists of 31 islands, the most famous of which is the island Derawan, Maratua, Charitable and Kakaban. Here is the nesting site of the giant green turtles are rare and endangered hawksbill turtles in Indonesia, where one can watch the turtles lay their eggs in the sand or swim to sea turtles. The whole area of marine conservation area covers no less than 1.27 million hectares.
Here, you can find 460 different species of corals, ranking this area second only to the Raja Ampat Islands in West Papua. Conservation Officer and a team of international experts also found more than 870 species of fish here, ranging from tiny pygmy seahorses to giant manta rays. On some days, groups of up to 50 manta rays have been seen feeding together in Derawan waters, conservation officials said.
While in Kakaban, you can find jellyfish largest and most diverse in the
world, including four unique species of jellyfish one of which can swim
upside down. It is for this reason that Kakaban considered to be nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Accommodation
Derawan Resort provides transportation and diving equipment. For accommodation, the resort offers chic cottage overlooking the sea Kalimantan. There are also simple accommodation and restaurants available in Derawan and cottages in other islands.
You can also order liveaboards (ship designed for people to stay on the boat, usually for a long trip) to Derawan of Bali.
Activity
Derawan Islands has a large number of unique and protected species, among them the coconut crabs, whales, dolphins and dugongs. Coconut crabs found near Kakaban and Maratua island, while whales and dolphins in a particular month can be seen around Semama, Charitable, Kakaban and Maratua. Mermaids swim around the Island and Semama, and manta rays are found around Charitable with pygmy seahorses around Semama and Derawan. Other protected species are barracuda.
There are a total of 28 point dive identified here. Setiaakan divers need at least 10 days to explore it all.
Reach Location
To reach Derawan, SilkAir flies from Singapore to Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.
Or you can take a flight from Jakarta, Surabaya or Denpasar to Balikpapan and Tarakan with Garuda Indonesia. Then take a connecting flight by flight Kalstar, Deraya or DAS to Tanjung Redeb in Berau. From here, the boat will take you to the islands.
Derawan Resort provides transportation and diving equipment. For accommodation, the resort offers chic cottage overlooking the sea Kalimantan. There are also simple accommodation and restaurants available in Derawan and cottages in other islands.
You can also order liveaboards (ship designed for people to stay on the boat, usually for a long trip) to Derawan of Bali.
Activity
Derawan Islands has a large number of unique and protected species, among them the coconut crabs, whales, dolphins and dugongs. Coconut crabs found near Kakaban and Maratua island, while whales and dolphins in a particular month can be seen around Semama, Charitable, Kakaban and Maratua. Mermaids swim around the Island and Semama, and manta rays are found around Charitable with pygmy seahorses around Semama and Derawan. Other protected species are barracuda.
There are a total of 28 point dive identified here. Setiaakan divers need at least 10 days to explore it all.
Reach Location
To reach Derawan, SilkAir flies from Singapore to Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.
Or you can take a flight from Jakarta, Surabaya or Denpasar to Balikpapan and Tarakan with Garuda Indonesia. Then take a connecting flight by flight Kalstar, Deraya or DAS to Tanjung Redeb in Berau. From here, the boat will take you to the islands.
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