The Beauty of Derawan island
If related to Indonesia is not uncommon if we mention the tourist attractions of the island. Because Indonesia is an archipelago country, then not infrequently a beautiful tourist spot that is found in the form of islands. But the waters surrounding the island also vary. There are high-flow and danger, some are calm and safe, and display the beauty of the sea floor is unmatchable. Because of the many currents and streams of water that pass through Indonesia, the animals and plants in Indonesian sea are very diverse. One of them is in Derawan island.
Derawan island is located right in the Derawan archipelago, Berau district, East Borneo province. Derawan island is wide enough with flat topography so do not worry about the trip or the area is comfortable or not. Derawan is also located in the middle of the sea and the extent of only 1.3 hectares. Derawan archipelago has 31 islands and there are several islands located in the northern peninsular waters of the sea that is long island, raburabu island, samama island, sangalaki island, kakaban island, nabuko island, maratua island and Derawan island and some reef, like muaras reef, pinaka, buliulin, masimbung and tababinga.
If you are curious as to what kind of sea turtle eggs and pond farming done by the Derawan people, you can visit the place directly. In there you can tour education by looking at the sea turtles conservation, where sea turtles are treated then re-released when the sea turtles age is enough.
This things reduces the possibility of dead sea turtles when hatching. There is also you can see fishing activities in the Derawan archipelago district which is the main livelihood of catching fish in the sea.
In Berau also has mangrove forests. Mangrove is very important because it can prevent abrasion or the erosion by sea water in the plains and beaches. In addition Mangrove forest is also difficult to find. Generally this forest is the center of the environment and ecosystem of many animals and plants. You can walk down by boat of course to see what is peaceful in Mangrove forest. But must be careful because many wild animals are quite dangerous.
Coral reef tourism is the underwater tourism that must be done the tourists if coming to Derawan. The fact that the data says Derawan has a wealth of biodiversity and also a place of living coral reefs whose order is number two after the Raja Ampat archipelago.
Of course this is very proud. Because Derawan proves that they can co-exist with coral reefs and fish without destroying them. That way it is also used as a tourist tour for both entertainment and for education.
If you want to go to Derawan island you can travel via land then you can go to Balikpapan from your city. Especially if you are from Samarinda then you can use travel from Samarinda to Tanjung Redeb with cost IDR 300,000 and Tanjung Redeb to Tanjung Batu with cost IDR 100,000 from there you can use a speedboat alone for IDR 100.000. Total you must spend to go to Derawan Island from Balikpapan is about IDR 500.000. For the price of flights and other all depends on your order when the holidays or not.
Here's the Beauty of Derawan Island picture :
And There's the Beauty of Derawan Island. Indonesia is indeed a country that rich in exotic tourist attractions. Therefore, the Indonesian proplr must keep their nature so as not to be damaged and become the attraction of foreign tourists to visit Indonesia.