Hey all, SiennyLovesDrawing 👩🏻 would like to sharing about things to do while traveling to 📍 Batam Island, Indonesia 🇮🇩
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Interesting❓⁉️
Yes ✅, other than in mainland of Batam Island 🏝️🇮🇩, you can actually travel to 1️⃣ of its many islands 🌴🏖️🏝️surroundings it. Do continue reading towards the end as SiennyLovesDrawing 👩🏻 is gonna sharing more about Benan Island 🏝️🏖️, which it’s just less than 45mins ferry ⛴️ ride from the 6️⃣th jetty (The jetty is labelled with Labon Island, immediately next to Kepri Island jetty) from the beautiful Batam Barelang bridge 🌉
Things To Do @ Batam, Indonesia 🇮🇩
Welcome To Batam Monument/ Signage
The must-be tourist destination in Batam ~ Welcome To Batam (A famous Hollywood style monument) ~ built in 2008. This area has been massively developed since 1990. Back in 1930, it’s rubber estates & owned by Chinese with named Taman Tua Soka (In Hokkien, it means under a big tree 🌳)
Highly recommended to capture your photo 📸 & video 📹 here to signify that you’re in Batam. There is a photography with print instant photo service available with IDR20K per piece
Do check out her happy things to do @ Batam Island TikTok captured via 📹🌐 https://www.tiktok.com/@siennylovesdraw/video/7121865906472406298
Address📍: https://maps.app.goo.gl/23Rgq4RUkMLrgXec6
FB 🌐: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Welcome-to-Batam-Monument/254196568619526
Museum Batam Raja Ali Haji
It was softly opened to coincide with the commemoration of the 19th anniversary of Batam on 18.12.2020 (Fri). Nong Isa was the person given a mandate bh Sultan Muzaffar Syah I from the Lingga Sultanate to rule the Nongsa area & its surroundings on 18.12 1892. It was a milestone of Batam City & it’s then being celebrated annually till now
Guess what❓⁉️
This museum was a place to be carried out the Musabaqah Tilawatil Quaran XXV event at national level , which was given by the Riau Islands province government to the Batam City Government, by the Governor of Riau Islands, Mr Muhammad Sani
King Ali Haji is a renowed 18th century Malay author, he was born in Selangor, 1808. He has various talents as can be seen from the essays he wrote on inheritance & historical roles he played in the environment of Riau-Lingga Kingdom during his time. He died in Penyengat Island in 1873
Do check out her happy museum visit TikTok captured here 📹🌐
Address📍: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ySwYvaggaeqtUiZXA
FB 🌐: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Museum-Raja-Ali-Haji/101592448654251
Panbil Nature Reserve 🦌🌳
It’s a nature reserve in Riau islands with an area of 260 hectares, which is recognized as safe, fun educational & recreational facilities. The deer sanctuary park is the highlight to visit here, SiennyLovesDrawing was happy to be 1️⃣ of the 1️⃣st to be at this park to feed the deer 🦌🦌here, yes ✅, it will be launching soon
The deer 🦌🦌 are the sambar deer aka deer unicolor species. They are a larger deer species native to South East Asia. The male deer have antlers & the female deer do not
Do check out her happy visit to the Unicolor Deer Park TikTok captured via 📹🌐
Not just deer park, all its visitors get to also enjoy feeding animals within this park too eg. Koi fishes, rabbit, guinea pigs, birds, parrots, spiders, lizards etc.
It presents the concept of educational tourism that synergizes with forest ecosystems & acts as an oasis in the midst of crowded city life, yes, it’s Batam city’s largest Eco Edu area to offer hiking activities, camping to family recreation. It contributes to providing a safe & comfortable experience exploring a conserved forest. Interacting with feeding animals & standing in close proximity will be an unforgettable experience
During the park visit, if feeling thirsty or hungry, can dropping by to The Atrium, a dining space with food & beverage stalls so all its visitors can enjoy a drink or a meal here. There is also a supermarket that the visitors can shopping for foods, snacks, drinks or souvenirs from here
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Address📍: https://maps.app.goo.gl/uDUFSoUvrkJkZwJd8
Website 🌐: https://panbilnaturereserve.com/en/home-en/
FB 🌐: https://www.facebook.com/panbilnaturereserve/
Barelang Bridge 🌉
This bridge 🌉 is the most prominent icon & must visit whenever we’re at tourist & industrial island of Batam Island, yes ✅, in the Riau Islands Province of Indonesia 🇮🇩, the trip will never be complete without visiting it
This bridge 🌉 is an architectural feat that connects 🔄 Batam Island with several small islands to its south, which are Rempang, Galang & Galang Baru (which, together are also known as the Barelang Islands area) & the smaller islands of Tonton, Nipah & Sekotok. This explains its name Barelang is a short form derived from the 3️⃣ major islands of Batam, Rempang & Galang
This bridge is built by local Indonesian engineers & architects, truly a proud iconic of Batam people here 👏🏻🙌🏻 It’s a bridge 🌉 system consisting of 6️⃣ bridges & connecting 🔄 roads, that together stretch across the total area of the Barelang islands region of approximately 715 square km. It covers 2️⃣km, while the actual distance covered from the 1️⃣st bridge to the last is about 50km
SiennyLovesDrawing enjoyed her OOTDs time here with the background of this beautiful built bridge 🌉
Do check out her happy things to do @ Batam Island TikTok captured via 📹🌐 https://www.tiktok.com/@siennylovesdraw/video/7121865906472406298
Address📍: https://maps.app.goo.gl/x9dbZ2vNPbkmNrd66
FB 🌐: https://www.facebook.com/jambatanbarelangbridge/
Ohh ya…For Batam Island hotel accommodation, you may consider for Favehotel Nagoya Batam, anewly launched hotel in July 2022, do read more via https://siennylovesdrawing.wordpress.com/2022/08/02/hotel-stay-with-favehotel-nagoya-batam-indonesia/
Awesome Stay at 📍 Bernan Island 🏝️
It’s in Senayang Sub-District, 1️⃣ of the most recommended islands to visit in Riau Islands Province as it belongs to Lingga Regency. It was with soft opening since Sept 2021
How to reach this island 🏝️❓⁉️
It’s just less than 45mins ferry ⛴️ ride from the 6️⃣th jetty (The jetty is labelled with Labon Island, immediately next to Kepri Island jetty) from the beautiful Batam Barelang bridge 🌉
There are many houses on stilts which some are actually with anchovies farms. On Benan island is a school 🏫🎒 that caters to students from various islands around the area who commute here by boat daily to attend classes. There even is a small marine army office here too 👍🏻
Once arrived, you can opt to walk slowly or opt for a motorbike ride going through the fishing villages to reach Benan Island Resort. Early morning 🌅, you get to view the busy fishermen going out to work with their fishing boats here
The beauty of be at this island 🏝️ is its visitors get to enjoy beautiful sunset 🌄 at its mangrove forest 🌳, as well as sunrise 🌅 at its beach front 🏖️, yes ✅, both. Yeah👍🏻😁😃
Plenty of beach activities available here are beach cycling 🚴🏻♀️, canoeing 🛶, swimming 👙, beach walking🚶🏻♀️🩴🐚🏖️🌊, enjoy fresh coconut or drink 🍻🍷& relax chit chatting at its Coconut Beach Club, mangrove forest 🌳, relaxing chill at fishnets hangover the sea while catching sunset 😴 etc.
The sea water is crystal 🔮 clear & clean that you will be enjoying your snorkeling/ diving pleasure 🤿 to see an array of tropical fishes & corals here, in particular, beautiful corals at Pulau Katang Lingga
Do check out her happy stay @ Benan Island TikTok captured via 📹🌐
Visitors to this island can either opt to stay in its cottage villa or glamping 🏕️ The cottage villa is clean & neat, with toilet 🚽, air conditioning, towels & toiletries are provided. Extra bed 🛏️ can be requested to add, if required
While glamping is neat & clean, with shared toilet 🚽 outside, well set up & equipped with movable air conditioning, towels & toiletries provided. Each tent ⛺ is available for 4pax
Ohh ya…The best of being at this island 🏝️🏖️ is to enjoy its fresh tasty seafood 😋🤤👍🏻 SiennyLovesDrawing really loves her black ink squid 🦑 dish from her tasty dinner during her island stay here. Her travel mates were indulged with siput gonggong (Laevistrombus canarium), yes ✅, fresh big delicious sea snail served here
This Benan Island is a famous sailing event destination, especially for the annually held Lingga Fishing Festival (LLF)
Address📍: https://maps.app.goo.gl/CnzGZqLZzQiuZHdU7
Website🌐:
So, what are you waiting for❓⁉️
Do plan your travel to Batam Island & Benan Island,Indonesia ya 😀
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