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Kakaban, one of the clusters Islands Derawan nominated as a World Heritage Area. For those of you enthusiasts of maritime tourism, which has a wide area has a population of 774.2 hectares and the diversity of jellyfish in the world’s most lots, four unique species that are not jellyfish stings. It took 45 minutes from Kakaban Derawan to use boats. Boat rental fee can be three times higher than the fishing boat which only requires the cost of USD 300 000 for the same distance.
The island is surrounded by high cliffs, west plains stretching beyond the cliff meters wide consisting of 50s rock. From the plains of the rock you can snuggle, certainly with a bathing suit and snorkeling equipment swim toward land. Some parts of mainland reefs still closed shallow sea water approximately 30 cm. In a puddle of water that a bunch of small-sized fish teri bright green around the reef. At the foot of the cliff there are wooden stairs that climb and then down 120 meters away, leading you to the edge of the lake behind the hill. This staircase is made of meranti wood and on both sides of the stairs looking grove of mangrove trees (Rhizophora) interspersed with other genera of tropical trees towering form of mangrove forests, such as tanjang (Bruguiera), apiapi (Avicennia), and Sonneratia (Sonneratia). Read the rest of this entry »