ARTICLE Arpan-trip along a friend to one of the island province of East Kalimantan region, precisely in Berau and Sulawesi Strait, not far from the border with Malaysia. Derawan island became a marine tourism destination appealing option for us at that time in 1999 right after Eid Eid my new friends and class 2 MA / high school who loved the beach with soft white sand and glistening crystal clear water. Moreover, added bonuses encountered benign turtles swimming around happily while we do the dive, so remember how when it comes to the sea amid the six of us can not go back to the beach anymore because at that time the waves again fast and also we use coconut trunk that happened late .
And more impressive again as we sat at the end of a wooden bridge at night under moonlight overlooking the sea, we can see the green turtles and fro on the surface of clear water. Occasionally even the turtles are seen wandering around the cottage is located on the coast of the island. At nightfall, several turtles went ashore and lay eggs there.
Sea and moss color blend produces stunning shades of blue and green, as well as a small forest in the middle, makes this island so beautiful natural scenery presents a pity to pass up. What remains, deep memories for us at that time, well yes again when I get there again?
There are interesting from Dr. imformasi. Carden Wallace of the Museum of Tropical Queensland, Australia have been researching marine wealth Derawan Island and found more than 50 types of Arcropora (marine animals) in a coral reef. No one seems if Derawan island famous as the top third of the world as an international dive destination.
This island is relatively less well known especially in the country because of its own struggle to achieve it takes a pretty winding. You must first go to Balikpapan from Jakarta, Surabaya, Yogyakarta or Jakarta, to get to this island. Approximately two hours travel time of flight from Jakarta to Balikpapan.
From Aberdeen, you still have to fly to Cape Redeb for one hour with a small plane served by KAL Star, Deraya or DAS. In addition, Cape Redeb can also be reached by sea, with boarded the ship from Samarinda or Tarakan to Tanjung Redeb followed by motorboat to the island renting Derawan with long travel approximately 2 hours.
A number of Japanese tourists through travel from Tokyo who was there "Slapshot" go to Singapore or to Sabah then traveled to Aberdeen, then to Cape Redeb using small aircraft.
They utilize their time during the Derawan with diving, along the underwater beauty of the island which indeed is the best location for diving. Moreover, with the condition of the remote islands and "virgin" increasingly add to the charm anyone to enjoy it as long as possible.
It goes all the way, only within a distance of 50 meters from the beach, we can already see the beautiful coral reefs and colorful fish back and forth. The water is very clear. For a ou can rent snorkels for Rp 30 thousand per day. If you want to dive deeper, we can find the fish the more "exotic" such as grouper, red fish, kurisi fish, barracuda fish, sea cucumber, and clams. On the rocks at a depth of ten meters, there are coral known as "Blue Trigger Wall" due to the reef with a length of 18 meters there is a lot of trigger fish (red-toothed trigger fishes).
Derawan island provides a place of lodging facilities (cottages), rental of diving equipment as well as restaurants. There is also a low-cost lodging-inn run by local people. The range of prices ranging from Rp 45 thousand to 100 thousand USD / night. When I was with a friend to get to know of one resident who was willing to accommodate us, Alhamdulillah rather not pay for nginepnya.
Still not satisfied?
You can also review the other islands around Derawan. For example: Sangalaki Island , Island Maratua , and Kakaban which has its own uniqueness. Ikan Pari Blue (Manta Rays), which has reached 3.5 meters wide with a population on the island Sangalaki. At the time of the morning we were lucky enough to see black stingray which again pass under the bridge with wide "wingspan" of 6 meters. While the uniqueness of Kakaban have a prehistoric lake in the middle of the sea, the only one in Asia. So who want to go there just to prepare enough supplies need not excessive, because the beach is the island Derawan no food vendors.
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