East Kalimantan, the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo, offers incredible diving off the Derawan Island dive resort. Green turtles know a good thing when they see it. Hundreds of turtles come ashore on these islands to nest leaving telltale crises cross prints on the otherwise blemish-free sandy beaches. If you don`t encounter turtles on shore, then you surely will while diving along with whitetip, leopard and nurse sharks, barracuda, napoleon wrasses, sea horses and ornamental reef fishes in record numbers.

Sangalaki is the world capital of mantas, with some black giants measuring close to twenty feet from wing to wing. Explore the land-locked marine lake on Kakaban with its unusual lake plants and animals. Getting to these dreamy islands is an adventure in itself, but once you do, you will be well rewarded.