Certified beginners
Easy reef slopes
Pulau Derawan, Kakaban's outer reef and Sangalaki's sandy slopes: mild currents and entries from 5–12 metres.
Guide · Diving
Derawan diving: a guide for every level
What the reefs offer each level: relaxed reef slopes for new divers, macro and drift, and big-fish channels around Maratua for the experienced. Indonesia Juara does not sell diving packages; our Derawan trips are snorkel-based.
- Our trip lengths
- 3D2N · 4D3N
- Our trips are snorkel-based
- Snorkel
- Best season
- Apr–Nov
- Beginner entry depth
- 5–12 m
Beginners to advanced
Which dives fit your experience
The archipelago mixes easy and demanding sites, from sheltered reef slopes to current-swept channels.
What our trips include
Inside the Private and Open Trip
Indonesia Juara does not sell diving packages; our Derawan trips are snorkel-based and scuba diving is not included. The multi-leg transfer is bundled in, so there is no last-minute bargaining on the way to the islands.
Included
- Meeting at Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) and car to Tanjung Batu
- Speedboat crossings between the islands
- The stay you choose, from Derawan water cottages to Maratua resorts
- Guides and a snorkel kit (mask, snorkel, life jacket)
- Documentation and mineral water
- Meals (6 on 3D2N, 9 on 4D3N)
- Entrance fees and travel insurance
Not included
- Flights
- Scuba diving and dive gear
- Fins, tips and personal expenses
Getting there and on the water
From Kalimarau Airport to the islands
Fly (booked by you) to Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) in Berau, where we meet you; about 2.5 to 3 hours by road to Tanjung Batu, then about 40 minutes by speedboat to Derawan Island.
On the water, macro sites sit alongside turtle hotspots near Derawan and Sangalaki and the Kakaban jellyfish lake, where fins are not allowed. Visibility is often 20–30 metres in season (April to November).
- Our trips are snorkel-based; scuba diving is not included
- Maratua, Kakaban and Sangalaki on day 2 of our trips
- Briefing on the evening of day 1
- Entrance fees and travel insurance included
Trip costs
What drives the cost of a Derawan trip
Indonesia Juara does not sell diving packages, so there are no dive prices here. Our Private Trip is priced by the stay you choose and the group size; entrance fees and travel insurance are included.
Flights to Berau (BEJ) are not included. Rates as published on indonesiajuara.asia.
Private trips
A private boat for your group
The Private Trip Derawan (3D2N or 4D3N) gives a group of 2–10 guests its own speedboat for island hopping. It is snorkel-based; scuba diving is not included. Solo travellers join the Open Trip Derawan (4D3N).
Flights to Kalimarau are booked by you. The private trip finishes by 14.00 WITA on the last day, so fly out after 15.00 WITA; on the open trip, land by 08.20 WITA and fly out no earlier than 15.40 WITA.
Mixed groups
Beginners, advanced divers and snorkellers together
The same islands suit divers and snorkellers, each at their own comfort level.
A shared day
Mornings
Easy dive sites for beginners and shallow reefs for snorkelling.
Afternoons
Deeper drift sites for confident divers, under guide supervision.
From Bali
Travellers already in Bali fly (booked by you) to Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) in Berau, where our trips start.
Surface intervals
Turtle beaches and conservation
Surface intervals can take in the turtle conservation on Sangalaki; on our trips, snorkellers visit it with Manta Point on day 2.
Answers
Diving package questions
The Open Trip Derawan 4D3N is USD 280 per person (VIP USD 300), minimum 7 guests. A private trip starts from USD 1,290 in total for two guests on 3D2N (Standard), or USD 2,190 for two on 4D3N, depending on the stay. Flights from Bali are extra, and our trips are snorkel-based; scuba diving is not included.
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Tell us your dates and group size
Compare the Private Trip (3D2N or 4D3N) and the Open Trip (4D3N) for your dates; both are snorkel-based.