Derawan Island

East Kalimantan Province Government propose to the central government through the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to make Derawan Island and other islands in the region as a national tourist destination. "We hope Derawan Island and other small islands around it designated as a national tourist destination such as Sail Bunaken, Wakatobi Sail and Komodo Island," said Governor Kaltim Ishak Awang Faroek in Samarinda, on Tuesday (12/04/2011).

Moreover, he said, Kaltim Derawan Sail will be holding events in 2013, and to promote the potential of nature tourism on the island of Charitable and Maratua and Kakaban and other islands. Derawan Island is located in Derawan Islands, District Derawan, Berau regency, East Kalimantan. Unit Derawan island morphology is bertopografi flat coastal plain. In the waters surrounding the park and there are well-known as a tourist submarine (diving) with a depth of about five meters.

In the marine tourism objects have a wide range of marine life. In 2010 foreign tourists (tourists) who come as much as 24 410 people with an average length of stay of eight days, while domestic tourists (wisnu) 1,174,626 people with an average length of stay of four days. Visits of foreign tourists rose an average of 3,000 people per year while wisnu 30,000 per year.

East Kalimantan desire for Derawan Island established a national tourist attraction in line with the program year excursions or Visit East Kalimantan East Kalimantan Years 2011. "The government of East Kalimantan seriously make a potential pre-eminent regional tourism. Kaltim wealth and natural conditions support the development of nature tourism," said Awang. East Kalimantan provincial government has submitted the proposal to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The challenge facing East Kalimantan are some other areas have been set the same leading tourist visits, among others Sail Bunaken, Wakatobi Sail and Komodo Island.

Awang added that through Kemenbudpar President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is expected to be approved and set Derawan become a national tourist destination. "Of course, this desire must be supported all the stakeholders and the community must come together to support this program so that the synergy is not only with Derawan Berau regency, Charitable or Kakaban and Maratuanya. But other areas in East Kalimantan to visit local attractions," said Awang .

Event, the Feast of Indigenous ERAU and Irau and Birau to Malinau Regency, Grand Indonesia, and Berau. East Kalimantan provincial government through regional work units (SKPD) has continued to promote the objects associated with the pre-eminent scale campaign to promote local, national and even international business involving the hospitality and travel agency.