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The Gateway
Trip to Visit Derawan Kalimantan
Tanjung Redep, the capital of the Berau regency has a population of
about 150,000, and is reachable from Samarinda or Balikpapan. There are
motorboats and speedboats from Tanjung Redep to Tarakan, The
place can also be reached over sea from Tarakan, in six to nine hours.
Tanjung
Selor is the capital of North Kalimantan province, along the
Kayan River of the Bulungan regency and a relatively busy town
as a transit harbor to the deep heart of Borneo ( Kayan Mentarang
Reserve ). Transportation to Tarakan Island as the transit
and gateway hub to North Kalimantan, is smooth and available daily.
Nunukan,
a small but booming town connecting Kalimantan with Malaysian
Sabah, and is now-a-days referred a trade center
between Malaysian and Indonesian part of Borneo. Money changers are
found all over the town. Many small hotels and restaurants are
available. Motor boats connect Tarakan with Nunukan every day. There
are also ferry and motorboats departing from Nunukan to Tawau and Sabah
every morning. The distance between Nunukan and Tawau is 30 miles, and
can be covered in one hour by ferry boat. For border crossings, please
read the information on Visa and How To Get There sites that you can
find under the travel tips chapter at the navigation bar.
Tour
Destination : Tanjung
Redeb Berau East Kalimantan, Tanjung Selor Bulungan, Tarakan, North
Kalimantan
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Main Interest & Things
to do :
Visit the
local Museum with history arts of the Berau Sultancy at Tanjung Redep,
which is also the jump off point for Diving and snorkeling the undersea
world of Derawan Islands, including Sangalaki, Kakaban, Nabucco and
Maratua, Relaxing at the Paradise beaches with white sand and blue sea
under the tropical coconut trees. Recommended visit time for Derawan
Islands is 3 to 6 days
Tarakan
as a transit place between Sabah and Kalimantan, is offering several
tourism destinations including the Japanese and Australian historical
monuments and bunkers of world war two.
Kayan Mentarang Reserve could be an optional visit to find some of
Borneo's tropical Flora and Fauna of the Kalimantans jungle and
rainforest, recommended visit time for Kayan Mentarang Reserve is 5 to
8 days, which can be reached vai the Kayan River of by (chartered)
flight from Tarakan.
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Culture : Dayak
& Bajau
Flora & Fauna :
Coral
Reefs, Mantas,Jelly Fish, at Derawan Islands, and Low Land Rainforest
with wildlife at Kayan Mentarang Reserve
Tour Starting Point : Balikpapan,
East Kalimantan, either Tarakan at North Kalimantan, Indonesia
Tour Transport Possibilities
:
by Flight
from Balikpapan to Tanjung Redeb, or direct from Jakarta to Tarakan,
continue by plane to Tanjung Redeb or by speedboat, estimated travel by
speedboat is between the 3 and 4 hours to reach Tanjung Redeb.
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Tour Ending Point :
Balikpapan
or Tarakan, from Tarakan you can cross the border via Nunukan to the
City Tawau in Malaysia
Travel Distance to enry point
:
600 Km
from Balikpapan Airport, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
200 km
from Tarakan Airport, North Kalimantan, Indonesia
Tour Duration : Short
Get Through Visit 2 to 5 Days
Tour Grade : Usual
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