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KAKABAN ISLAND
1stopborneo
March 25, 2025
kalimantan

KAKABAN ISLAND

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Kakaban island located in Derawan Islands, Berau Regency in East Kalimantan. Kakaban is 20 minutes from Sangalaki, 30 minutes from Maratua and 45 minutes from Derawan island. Kakaban Island is also known as the ‘hug island’ because of its structure.

ATTRACTION

  • Most diverse brackish lake in the world
  • One of the only two places to find stingless jellyfish
  • Saltwater lake

TRANSPORTATION

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Get To Berau first: There are 4 airlines available to Berau: Garuda Indonesia, Wings Air, Sriwijaya Air, and Kalstar Aviation

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Berau to Kakaban Island: Boat can be chartered direct to Kakaban with seating capacity of 15 people.

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  • No accommodation available in Kakaban, usual routes go through its neighbouring islands (Sangalaki, Maratua or Derawan)
KAKABAN ISLAND

Contact Info

Various tour operator available online

Location

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