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Derawan Islands Stays for Your Dive Trip

Stays · Destination Guide

Derawan Islands

Mantas, turtles, and a stingless jellyfish lake in a remote Coral Triangle corner of Borneo

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Plan your stay

Accommodation listings are not available for this destination yet. Use the local planning notes to choose your base.

Getting there

Most visitors route through Berau Regency in East Kalimantan.

Fly to Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) near Tanjung Redeb (Berau). Many itineraries connect via Balikpapan (BPN) or other Indonesian hubs.
Drive to Tanjung Batu jetty, the common speedboat departure point.
Speedboat into the islands: Derawan is typically the shortest crossing, with longer rides to Maratua, Sangalaki, and Kakaban depending on where you stay.

Some packages also route via Tarakan (TRK) as an alternate gateway, but BEJ is the most direct for Berau-based transfers.

Getting around

On the islands: movement is mostly by boat. Resorts and dive centers arrange daily dive boats and island-hopping speedboats.

Getting there and around