Holiday Ayo - Labuan Cermin Lake is one of the enchanting tourist objects located in Biduk-Biduk Village , Berau District , East Kalimantan Province. This lake is under the auspices of the Labuan Cermin Community Institution (Lekmalamin). This lake is famous for the clarity of its very clear water. Even when there are objects above the lake it looks like on glass, and the branches at the bottom of the lake can be seen very clearly.

Directly adjacent to the Sulawesi Sea, the Labuan Cermin location is surrounded by mangrove forests and high hills as a source of fresh water in this type of lake. Fresh water here, before flowing into sea water, is trapped first in Labuan Cermin Lake. Labuan mirror lake is a lake that has very clear bluish water like a glass. This lake has two layers of water, the top layer is fresh, and the bottom is salty. And the strange thing is that the two waters don't mix at all. This is the reason behind the nickname of this lake as the Lake of Two Flavors.

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The color of the water in this lake is graded from dark blue, light blue, white and green on the outside of the lake. You can see the bottom of the lake clearly from above the surface of the water even though the depth of the lake is more than 3 m. You can swim, dive or snorkel in this place. To enjoy the underwater beauty of Labuan Cermin Lake , there are also snorkeling equipment rentals. For those of you who are not good at swimming, tires/floats are provided on the rented boat. When you dive a little deeper, the boundary between salt water and fresh water will be clear. This also causes the biota in this lake to be very diverse.

Various species of freshwater and marine fish, such as snapper, color fish, bone fish and white fish add to the exotic Labuan Cermin Lake. This place is quite cool and suitable as a place to relax because it is surrounded by a grove of protected forest trees. Along the way to the lake, you will be treated to views of palm trees and beaches with beautiful white sand. While traveling to the location, those of you who like photography can use this panorama as a background that seems to never end.

From Sepinggan Airport, Balikpapan you can fly to Tanjung Redeb Airport, Berau. Then the journey continues towards Biduk-Biduk Village using a rental car with a rental fee of around Rp. 500,000 which takes around 6 hours of travel. Arriving at Biduk-Biduk Village, the journey continues along the trekking path into the forest which presents various trees and animals in it.

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We can take the trekking route for about 30-45 minutes, then we can arrive at the edge of the lake. There will be a boat ready to take us along the beauty of the lake. If you plan to have a long vacation in Labuan Cermin , you can stay at several inns that are not far from the location of this lake, or in Labuan Kelambu Village. Here you can later stay in a local resident's house or inn. Rates for staying overnight near Labuan Cermin vary, starting from IDR 50,000 to IDR 300,000 per night.