General
The Kepulauan Sangalaki Marine Wildlife Reserve consists
of a coral archipelago in East Kalimantan province. The marine park has
an area of 280 ha and is located next to the proposed Pulau Maratua
Marine Park.
The island group consists of P.Sangalaki, P.Semana, P.Belambangan, P.Bilangan, P.Mataha, P.Sambit.
The
main attraction of the park is its beautiful underwater world. Around
Pulau Sangalaki several species of sea turtle occur and you can dive
surrounded by the giant, but peaceful, Manta Rays. The sea surrounding
Pulau Kakaban is home to large shoals of Barracuda.
Pulau Kakaban
itself holds a large brackish waterlake with a very unique fauna
including large numbers of stingless Jellyfish. Other islands of the
archipelago are the domain of sea birds while Pulau Pinaka has mangrove
forest.
Two of the islands, Pulau Derawan and Pulau Maratua are
inhabitated by the Bajau, former sea-gypsies which have settled on
Kepulauan Sangalaki now. Banjar and Kutai Dayak also live on these two
islands while the other islands of the archipelago are not inhabitated.
To explore the undisturbed coral reefs settle down on Pulau Derawan or
Tanjung Batu.
Access
Take a boat to Pulau Derawan from Tanjung
Batu on mainland Kalimantan. Tanjung Batu is reached by boat from
Tanjung Redab (4-5 hr), the capital of the Berau district. To get to
Tanjung Redab you have to catch a plane or ferry (once a week, 24 hr)
from Samarinda.
An other way to get to Tanjung Batu is by boat from Tarakan which can be reached by plane from Balikpapan.
Accommodation
* Tanjung Batu
o Losmen Famili (there are two losmen with this name)
* Pulau Derawan
o Losmen Ilham
o Derawan Diving Resort |
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