Selasa, 12 November 2013

Derawan Is A Paradise For Diving

Derawan is one among the many islands of Borneo . Around the island Derawan islands are too small to form the archipelago Derawan . Because the sea is incredible charm , Derawan become one of the favorite tourist spot in eastern Indonesia, especially in East Kalimantan .

Borneo itself is the largest island in the Indonesian archipelago and is also the third largest in the world after Greenland and New Guinea . The word " Borneo " is derived from the ancient Malay language which means " river of Diamond " . Northern part of Borneo , including Sarawak wisalayah Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam . Borneo's indigenous tribes are famous Dayak . Dayak addition , there are many other ethnic sub in Borneo . Tribes in eastern Kalimantan Kayan tribe there - Dayak Kenyah who lives in East Kalimantan along the Deep River .


Borneo island is that traversed the equator . The rainy season begins around November to April and the dry season lasts from May to October . However , sometimes there are around Borneo rain before , while , and after the dry season . The average air temperature in East Kalimantan is around 25 Celsius - 35 degrees Celsius .City stopover before to Derawan


Visiting Derawan , it feels incomplete if it does not stop in a few cities in East Kalimantan is also famous attractions. Some decent stop off city or just transit alone among Balikpapan , Berau and Tarakan .


Balikpapan is famous for its production of oil , which oil company Pertamina Balikpapan mendominai . Balikpapan total oil production accounts for a large amount of national scale . There are many expatriates or foreign workers live in the city of Balikpapan , and most of them worked in the local oil companies or oil companies overseas .


In Balikpapan , you can use the services of travel agents (travel ) to drop like Crocodile Farm tourist place in Barnacle , vegetable gardens , traditional markets for hunting Dayak native crafts , and other tourist cities around Balikpapan . To pamper the tongue , you can find a lot of seafood restaurants that serve crab Chilli Sauce or Crab Fried with garlic .


Berau . The city is using the philosophy of urban development based on industry and timber trade as major local economic wheel . Berau is one of the closest of the forests that spread along the Kalimantan region . Transit of Berau , to reach Derawan you can sail along the Berau river by boat . In particular Berau Kalimantan , the river became the most popular mode of transportation .Both sides of the river is located in the mangrove forest with a variety of tropical mangroves and is a good opportunity to get to see monkeys and snakes mangrove red nose . This trip takes about 50 minutes to cruise the river . And still need 1 hour trip down the beaches in East Kalimantan mangroves to reach Derawan .


Tarakan . a small island located east of East Kalimantan , near Tawau , Malaysia region . Tarakan has become a popular transit city for international trade between Indonesia and Malaysia businesses , this situation encourages the emergence of new hotels around the city . If you want to buy Malaysian products such as snacks , dairy products , and toilet products Tarakan would be the perfect place for it . It takes about 3 hours by boat to reach Derawan of Tarakan .Island Derawan Islands


As an interesting group of islands , there are several islands at Derawan are not to be missed . There are at least four islands in the archipelago Derawan Island Derawan such , Charitable Island , Kakaban and Maratua .


In Derawan Island , you can see turtles on every dive in Derawan , sea turtles are also found coming ashore every night to breed . There is also a common gecko just below the cottages and restaurant .


Kakaban shaped like a giant lake in the middle of the sea . This giant lake terbentuak past tens of thousands of unbroken through geological processes . In Kakaban diving point and there are many of the most famous is the Barracuda diving point . In Kakaban many jellyfish there .Maratua offer megangkan performances as performances in the Roman Colosseum . Many marine animals can be encountered such as barracuda , shark blue , gold and red coral . This natural ecosystems often show how a shoal of fish predator hunt small fish are being eating.Charitable Island has a colony of fish Manta Ray ( Stingray / pee ) . These fish are not disturbed by the presence of divers . But you have to be careful because these fish can electrocute you . Fish measuring from 3.5 meters up to a giant with a length of 6 meters .


 
Access to the island DerawanIf departing from Jakarta , Balikpapan and use the flight to proceed to Tanjung Redep , Berau . Of Tanjung Redep using crossing overland trip to Tanjung Batu . From Tanjung Batu , Derawan Island can be reached by speedboat . Speed ​​boat is a practical transport to visit the islands of Derawan .


Accommodation in Derawan IslandsTo complete the visit in Derawan , you can choose accommodation from cheap to expensive . Travel agent serving foreign tourists usually offer price in dollars , for domestic use only fresh dollars . Lodging a homestay rent ranges around Rp 100.000 , - . Homestay are many locals home that has been modified . If you want more luxury , you can memilihi bungalow with a price range of Rp 300,000 - up to millions of dollars . You interested ? Let's just on vacation to Derawan Island and enjoy its beauty .




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