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Tarakan Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

city in North Kalimantan Province, Indonesia

About Tarakan

Tarakan is 100km south ofNunukan, and also serves as a visa-free border-crossing betweenIndonesiaand theMalaysiatown ofTawauinSabah. Although Tarakan is the only independent city (kota) of the province of North Kalimantan, and the most populous city by far (population about 220,000), it is not the capital. The provincial capital isTanjung Selor.

Where to Stay in Tarakan

  • 🏨Bahtera Hotel
  • 🏨Grand Taufiq Hotel
  • 🏨Samkho Hotel
  • 🏨Swiss-Belhotel Tarakan
  • 🏨Tarakan Plaza Hotel

Tarakan Travel Guide Sections

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