East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Derawan
Turtles, jellyfish lakes and a stilt village off Borneo.
$–$$$hard accesshigh adventureBest: Mar–OctShoestring → Comfort
Why go
Why this island
A small archipelago most travellers in Indonesia have never heard of, with green turtles nesting under the bungalows.
- Turtles in numbers that stop feeling normal.
- Kakaban's stingless jellyfish lake.
- Almost no international visitors.
At a glance
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- East Kalimantan
- Best season
- Mar–Oct
- Access
- hard
- Known for
- Turtles, Jellyfish lake, Manta rays, Stilt villages
