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Derawan Island (Virgin Island) Derawan Island has been a destination for tourists these days. Of course, it is not with- out reasons.

DERAWAN ARCHIPELAGO, WHICH is located in Berau district, East Kalimantan province, consists of many small islands. The popular ones are Derawan Island itself, Kakaban Island, Maratua Island, and San- glaki Island.

THE NAMES OF THE ISLANDS HERE HAVE THEIR OWN MEANING. DERAWAN IS FROM THE WORD PERAWAN (VIR- GIN), MARATUA (MERTUA/ PARENT IN LAW), SANGLAKI IS (LELAKI/MAN WORDS), AND KAKABAN (KAKAK/OLDER BROTHER).

How To Get There ??

THERE ARE TWO harbors that can be used to get to Derawan Island, which is Tanjung Batu harbor in Berau and Tengkayu harbor in Tarakan. That is why we need to reach Berau or Tarakan first. Berau can be reached within the land or sky meanwhile Tarakan can only be reached through sky. Land way is much cheaper but takes a long time. On the other hand, sky way is much expensive yet faster.

Beautiful View

From every corner of this archi- pelago, our eyes will always be spoiled by the extraordinary and naturally wonderful sight. Every islands has its own beauty that attracts tourists’ attention to finally made it there, whether local or international tourists.

Snorkelling and Diving

It is one of the best diving spots in the world, especially with the existence of unique jellyfish. It is the most unique spe

cies here. In Indonesia, we can only find it in Kakaban and Maratua Islands. It is hard to find in other countries. The easiest access to be reached is Kakaban Island. We can also see rare sea animals, like manta rays or dugong. Imagine that you can swim with jellyfish around you and dive with tortoise!