Customer satisfaction may well be a foreign concept to the (foreign) resort owners of this stunningly beautiful location. Instead, they seem to have settled on a money-making strategy of overpricing some, but not all, goods and services, and cutting corners where they shouldn't, such as skimping on access to their showcase dive sites while requiring that some dives take place... More

My stay in Maratua Paradise Resort was arranged by a well known tour company which specializes in Eastern Indonesia. Located in the shore of Maratua Island which is reachable by 3 hour bumpy speed boat ride from Tarakan or one hour speed boat ride from Berau During my two nights stay, all I can say is this resort is gorgeous.... More

We stay for 5 days there. The resort is was build on the water and you can see the fish swimming on the bottom of your room. In the morning many turtle swim from the beach back to the sea. The room is ok and clean and the staff was friendly. We dive 6 times there and the diving rental... More

Reason why I picked this resort is because I want somewhere not too crowded for my diving. Me and my friends were the only 5 divers during the whole week on the island so we could have the whole ocean to ourselves. Transportation back and forth from mainland to the island is conducted by a speed boat. On the way... More

I'd say the location is everything with Maratua Paradise Resort. The rooms are ok, not more, but the location is awesome. And It's very nice to wake up and the first thing you see when you go outside are five batfishes and a turtle swimming right under your little house. The diving experience is great and very personalized. We were... More

I was very impressed all around with Maratua Paradise Resort. My wife and I just spent a week's vacation there, and we both felt welcomed and looked after. The diving was absolutely spectacular, and my dive guide Rivi deserves 5 stars for being hardworking, friendly, and helpful. The food at lunch and dinner were quite good, especially considering the remote... More

Maratua is an island 45 minutes by boat from Derawan Island, the main island of the Derawan archipelago. My friend and I joined a tour from Jakarta and arrived in Tarakan before setting off for Derawan. Derawan can be reached by speed boat from Tarakan's main harbor, Pelabuhan Tengkayu. It's a 3-hour ride by three-engine speeds, and you couldn't help... More

It's a long way to get to Maratua from Jakarta, flew through Balikpapan, Berau before arriving here, but if you follow resort's suggestion, you won't have to stay at Bearu for one night which it's great. I stayed chalets for couple days and moved into water villa for the days I am off-dive, both are excellent. Foods are well prepared,... More

I was pretty unfortunate to experience 8hours flight delay on Batavia Air Balikpapan-Berau before arriving in Maratua Paradise for a week dive vacation. Thought Sriwijaya Air would be a better option. Due to late night arrival in sleepy Berau town, I was picked up and brought to Hotel Indah Berau on 20mins ride to spend a night there involuntarily. They... More