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| Barelang Bridge Where is it? Batam is a small but busy island in Indonesia, located 20km from Singapore and 25km from Johor Malaysia. Famed for its nightlife and youthful vibe, also rich in cultural and religious attractions. There are several activities available, such as water & sea sports activities, go-kart racing track, and cable ski park. Down at the Barelang Islands, connected to Batam by a series of 6 bridges, there are many good beaches, as well as an old Vietnamese refugee camp, that was occupied for 20 years by Vietnamese boat people, and has now been restored as a tourist attraction. On entering the site there are several colonies of Macaque monkies by the road side which are friendly. How to get there? |
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| Batam is quite near to Singapore, about 1 hour by fast craft. |
What to do?
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| Rent a Car ! (12 hours) You could go where ever you like, anytime you want. |
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| Barelang Bridge |
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| This is also a favorite route for cyclists. |
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| Monkey Standing upright. |
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| Former Vietnamese Refugee Camp, Boat 1 |
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| Melur Beach, Batam |
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| The Pagoda in Galang Island |
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| Buddhist Temple |
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| Shopping at Nagoya |
Where to stay?
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| Golden Virgo Hotel located 10 minutes walk from the center of Nagoya, Batam Island |
Where to Eat ?
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| Golden Prawn Seafood Restaurant |
Verdict:
Cheap affordable destination and delicious seafood.
Rent a Car?
If you need to rent a car (with driver) during your stay in Batam , contact ANTON @ 0812-701-4074/00162-812-701-4074. This guy is very Friendly
Fact File:
Batam time is UTC / GMT + 7 hours or EST - 11 hours. It is minus one hour difference to Singapore time.
The main language spoken on Batam is “Bahasa Indonesian” .
English is also widely spoken, so you should have no problem talking to taxi drivers, hotel staff, restaurant staff, etc.
Geeting around on Batam can be challenging, interesting, frustrating, educational, frightening, and a lot of FUN . There is no fully developed public transport system.
The main modes of travel are taxis (“official” and “unofficial”), ojeks (motor cycle taxis which you can hire to take you to your destination as a pillion passenger), privately operated mini-buses and a few government operated buses.
Useful website:
http://www.bataminfo.com/aboutbatam.html
If you have any questions , please feel free to let me know and I'll do my best to answer them or leave a comment below
Cheap affordable destination and delicious seafood.
Rent a Car?
If you need to rent a car (with driver) during your stay in Batam , contact ANTON @ 0812-701-4074/00162-812-701-4074. This guy is very Friendly
Fact File:
Batam time is UTC / GMT + 7 hours or EST - 11 hours. It is minus one hour difference to Singapore time.
The main language spoken on Batam is “Bahasa Indonesian” .
English is also widely spoken, so you should have no problem talking to taxi drivers, hotel staff, restaurant staff, etc.
Geeting around on Batam can be challenging, interesting, frustrating, educational, frightening, and a lot of FUN . There is no fully developed public transport system.
The main modes of travel are taxis (“official” and “unofficial”), ojeks (motor cycle taxis which you can hire to take you to your destination as a pillion passenger), privately operated mini-buses and a few government operated buses.
Useful website:
http://www.bataminfo.com/aboutbatam.html
If you have any questions , please feel free to let me know and I'll do my best to answer them or leave a comment below
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