Derawan Island The Beautiful of Borneo

Derawan Island

Derawan  Island is no less beautiful with Bunaken Island in Lombok, Or at Sipadan. Try it you come to tour the island is definitely returning Derawan from here you will definitely tell your friends who have visited Bali or Lombok, the island Derawan very decent and very beautiful to visit and dive in this beautiful archipelago .

Derawan off the coast of Kalimantan is a 33 ha island , and is the site of the Derawan Dive Resort because of the supply of fresh water which is not available on Sangalaki and Kakaban. The resort is constructed of rich native woods and harmonises with the surrounding tropical vegetation. The resort accommodates 40 guests, and each of the double cottages are Indonesian style with high peaked roofs, and porches to enjoy the breeze. Each also has a ceiling fan which is more than adequate, together with private toilet facilities, although the showers are "cold".

Derawan islands located in the Derawan Islands, District Derawan, Berau regency, East Kalimantan Island Derawan Unit morphology is even that topografi coastal plains. Beach sand has a slope gradient of 7 ° - 11 ° width 13.5 - 20 meters. In the surrounding waters and the sea there is a park famous as a tourist dive (diving) with a depth of about five meters. There is a diverse marine biota here, including squid (cuttlefish), lobster, fish, pipe (ghostpipe fish), octopus (octopus bluering), nudibranchs, sea horses (seahorses), not ribbon (ribbon eels) and fish skorpion (scorpionfishes ).

In the coral reef at a depth of ten meters, there is a reef known as "Trigger Blue Wall" because of the reef with a 18 meters long is there are lots of trigger fish (red-toothed trigger fishes). Access to the resort is via Balikpapan in East Kalimantan. You would have to fly to the East Kalimantan gateway airport of Balikpapan, and probably stay there overnight. The following morning will begin with a 90 minute flight over jagged, jungle covered mountains to Tanjung Redeb in Berau province, a logging town only accessible by air or water. Here, you will board a speed boat for the two hour trip to the island. The trip begins with an unforgettable journey down the meandering jungle lined Berau River.

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