Labuan Cermin — Attraction in East Kalimantan

It took us many hours from Berau city to Biduk Biduk for Labuan Cermin visit. Although there was a sharing/warning of crocodiles in the lake and we couldn’t swim. The Labuan Cermin lake wowed me by its crystal clear blue color. The place has enough facilities for guests to play a whole day, however, due to the spread of information that crocodiles came from the river into the lake, it’s closed for safety reasons, and no one take care of this place. I feel so sorry as this wonderful place has been neglected and destroyed themselves day by day. Even though we couldn’t swim, I spent all day and exploring the trail there. Surprisingly, it’s really nice trail connecting many small lakes with the crystal blue water along the way. There weren’t guests except two of us. I am really not sure whether the crocodiles still in the lake or not, but we could see fish swimming freely and gather when we made some noises under the water. Some locals told us no crocodiles anymore but some made the dramatic rumors. Such a great waste of money and natural resources if the authorities/government/operators don’t take actions and left this problem unsolved. To me, Labuan Cermin lake is a gem , a blue green pearl and I hope this pearl will bright and shine again. Love you Labuan Cermin and Biduk biduk. Great place with...

The most iconic attraction in Derawan. 3 hours by speed boat from Maratua, so if you have open trip from Maratua, you need extra one full day to go here. Early 2022 this place was closed due to safety reason (wild crocodile entered this area). But when I came here in early March, it has already opened but boat access is closed to prevent the crocodile from entering again. Overall it is really beautifull ! Clear water combined with natural view....

Wow, this is the best natural large pool of fresh water near the sea. Indeed the very bottom of the pool full school fish from the sea. Just known later the very bottom basically brine salt water that do not mixed with fresh one on the half top surface. I saw haze yellow layer in betwwn when dive there. Perhaps this was the the salty and...