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Live Aboard Sangalaki Diving Adventure in Sangalaki Island, Kakaban Island, Maratua Island and Derawan Island -
East Kalimantan (Borneo) - Indonesia
Derawan and Sangalaki Island
Located off shore of east Kalimantan, this island comprises of some small islands including
Derawan island, Sangalaki island, Kakaban island, Maratua island, and other small islands.
The islands is rich of marine life. Vast coral reef, sea turtles, white tip, leopard and nurse shark,
various species of ornamental fishes, are only some of them. The terrain on Derawan is varied from walls and fringing reefs to caverns.
Big sea turtles, Spanish mackerel, jacks, batfish, napoleon wrasses, cuttle fish, hang out in large record amounts.
Underwater visibility is vary from 25 to 30 m, with the temperature of 27 to 30 Celsius degree.
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Sangalaki Island
Here, all size of Mantas emerge from any direction. Their wing tips breaking the surfaces at certain intervals.
Snorkeling is the way to interact with this giant plankton eater. The Sangalaki Island marine reserve consist of a
coral archipelago in East Kalimantan province. The Marine Park has an area of 280 ha.
The main attraction of the park is its beautiful underwater world.
Kakaban Island
Has a salt water lake around 5 sq ft kilometers. The only sample of this kind of lake only found that in Palau, Micronesia.
The sea surrounding Kakaban Island is home of Barracuda.
Maratua Island
Maratua island is the home of the barracudas. This kind of fish is easily be seen underwater.
Other islands of the archipelago are the domains of sea birds. Derawan Island and Maratua Island are the
Islands where the Bajau people live. Banjar and Kutai Dayak also live on these two islands, while the other
islands of the archipelago are not inhabited.
Sangalaki Diving Adventure - Itinerary
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