Flights to Maratua Island are Only 30 Minutes

Maratua Island is one of the islands of the Derawan Island cluster. Maratua Island is one of the beautiful islands to visit in East Kalimantan. Derawan Islands are famous for the beauty of the sea, especially for diving and snorkeling spots that are famous throughout the world. But this is only for those who really are lovers of diving and snorkeling. There is good news at this time, that flights to Maratua are only 30 minutes. This flight is taken from Kalimarau Berau Airport, Tanjung Redeb.

Maratua Island Resort
Maratua Island Resort @alle_orri

Now Kalimarau Airport has been landed by a number of airlines such as Wings Air, Susi Air, Garuda Indonesia, and finally there is the airline Nam Air. It turned out that Nam Air tried the first flight to the island of Maratua. Nam Air uses the ATR-72 type aircraft with a capacity of 70 passengers with two propeller engines making the trip to Maratua Island shorter than before using sea travel.

The trip from Kalimarau Berau Airport to Maratua Airport on Maratua Island only takes 30 minutes. Prior to this flight route, usually the trip to Maratua island was done by using a water transportation trip. This Transportation Trip takes up to 3 hours or more. Of course this takes a lot of time that can actually be used by tourists to do other interesting things or something more important work according to the needs of tourists.



Keep in mind, Maratua Airport has been inaugurated in 2015. And now it has been improved to improve facilities and comfort for visitors using air transportation through Maratua airport. A number of airlines were lobbied to open the Kalimarau - Maratua route. Local airports that are intended for the needs of local residents and also the comfort of tourists to the island of maratua.

For friends of tourists who want to use this service can directly ask the officer at Kalimarau Airport. Those who do not know about reaching Kalimarau airport are from Sepinggan Balikpapan to Kalimarau Berau. Flight schedules from Sepinggan Balikpapan to Kalimarau Berau can be checked online at several airlines in Indonesia. Getting to Balikpapan or Berau can be from Jakarta, Denpasar Bali, Surabaya.

Don't hesitate to ask in the comments column or contact page for your friends. I live in Balikpapan, maybe I can move from Balikpapan. If possible, stop at Balikpapan and stay in Balikpapan.

Tips on Vacationing to Maratua Island: Prepare your budget and cash carefully. It is recommended to come in groups so that prices are cheaper. You can bring your own snorkeling equipment from home. From Balikpapan, you can also continue the journey to Berau by land transportation. For those who come alone, it is advisable to join the tour package to make it more practical.

For foreign tourists, don't forget to register your travel insurance. This is to give dependents to you while in Indonesia. Choose an insurance agent that you already trust, making it easier for you to claim later. For Muslims, you should not use insurance, because this is included in Riba law. Hopefully this will be useful information for fellow travelers. Awaiting the arrival and story at Maratua, Have a nice trip


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