Bintan Island is
a big island in Riau and it consists of nearly 3,000 big islands and small
islands. The island is adjacent to Singapura and Johor Baru in Malaysia. The
island stretches from Malaka Strait to South Cina Sea. Bintan itself is a main
gate to Indonesia because there are many ferries to Singapore and Malaysia.
Location
Bintan
Island is located at Tanjung Pinang, Kepulauan Riau, Indonesia. There are many
ports in Riau Island and Batam Airport of free visa for visitors. If you choose
to take a flight from Jakarta, you can land to Batam Hang Nadim International
Airport. Besides that, Bintan Island has a small airport to transfer visitors
to Natuna Island. Ferry is the main transportation to Bintan Island. There are
many departure schedules there.
From Singapore, the ferry has route from
Singapore – Batam – Bintan. There is also a ferry from Singapore – Tanjung Bali
in Karimun Island and Tanjung Baru in Kundur Island. From Malaysia, the ferry
depart from Johor Baru – Batam – Bintan, and from Kukup in southwest of Johor
and Tanjung Balai in Karimun Island. If you start your journey from other
islands in Indonesia, the ferry can depart from Dumai, Pekanbaru, Palembang,
and Kuala Tungkal in Jambi.
Accommodations
Since
many decades ago, there is agreement between Indonesia and Singapore to build
Bintan Island together to be a free trading zone in Batam – Bintan – Karimun. The
agreement contains a development of Bintan Resort and beaches as tourist
destination along 23,000 hectares in Bintan Island facing directly to South
Cina Sea.
The
facilities and accommodations in Bintan Island are complete. Bintan Resort in
the north of Bintan offers classy hotels such as Bintan Lagoon Resort and Ria
Bintan Resort with exotic beaches. They also offer luxurious spa and ideal
place to rest for tourists. Because the area is windy, the island is suitable
for surfing.
Activities
Actually,
the main attraction when you visit Bintan Island is Bintan Resort. It is kind
of spectacular tourist destination with white sand. You can surf because the
beach has powerful waves. Bintan Island has many beaches with an exotic
condition. Besides that, you also can learn about local history, especially in Kota
Piring Palace in Biram Dewa, Melayu in Kota Piring, East Tanjung Pinang, Pencil
Monument and Gurindam as an icon in Tanjung Pinang City.
Visiting
Bintan is not complete without coming to Tanjung Pinang. The city has old
stilts and an old temple for Buddhist with big bayan tree. You can explore the
city by crossing to a small island named as Penyengat Island for about 15
minutes. The island offers you historical site.
At
the east of Bintan Island, you can find white sandy beaches with a blue ocean which
is become interesting islands. At Nikoi Island, there are villa and outbound
area as an ideal place to picnic. If you explore the south of Bintang Beach,
you can find Loola Adventure Resort. The resort offers you eco-tour and
adventure for your family. Bintan Agro Beach Resort is the resort that exists
along the beach that provides you relaxation, including spa.
As
you come to the island, you can explore the nature and beaches. Besides that,
you will be challenged by dense of rain forest with 340 in height. There, you
can see incredible scenery. Tanjung Pinang is identical to delicious seafood. At
night, the street is closed and you can see food stalls providing steam shrimp,
spicy crab, fried and drilled fish with spicy flavor.
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from www.dianhark.blogspot.com
