Friday, January 16, 2009
Other Hotels in Bintan Island - Kepulauan Riau - Indonesia
- Banyan Tree Bintan
- Banyu Biru Villas Bintan
- Bintan Lagoon Golf
- Indra Maya Villas Bintan
- Laguna Bintan Golf Club (Banyan Tree Bintan Golf)
- Mayang Sari Beach Resort Bintan
- Nirwana Resort Hotel Bintan
- Nirwana Beach Club Hotel Bintan
- Nirwana Resort Hotel Bintan
- Mayang Sari Beach Resort Bintan
Golf in Bintan Island Yuk!
With decades of professional golfing experience, Jack Nicklaus and Ian Baker-Finch have designed courses that are at once enchanting, breathtakingly beautiful and challenging. Whether you play golf for business or pleasure, you will love the well-designed, well tended courses at Bintan Lagoon Golf.
The challenge posed by each hole promises to make golfing at Bintan Lagoon Golf an unforgettable experience.
Indeed, they are designed to bring out the best golfers of all handicaps and skills. Bintan Lagoon Golf is for one to enjoy, to achieve and to conquer.
Facilities at the golf club include:
* Putting green.
* Buggy and caddy.
* Driving range.
* Pro-shop.
* Steam room and hot tub.
* Rental clubs and shoes.
* Individual and group golf clinics.
Location Map Golf Bintan Lagoon Location Map
Ferry Transfer Ferry Rates and Schedule
Two-way (2 way) Ferry transfer is included in all Packages.
Collection of Ferry boarding passes and tickets, and checking in of golf bags will be at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal Counter 12.
Guests are advised to arrive at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal and procceed to Counter 12 at least 1 hour prior to departure time.
Land Transfer
Land transfer from Bandar Bintan Telani (BBT) Ferry Terminal to Golf at Bintan Lagoon is included in the rates. Upon your arrival at the ferry terminal, proceed to the Golf at Bintan Lagoon coach parked outside the building for transfer to the club.
Lets To Go Tour in Tanjung Pinang - Bintan Island - Kepulauan Riau
Weekend to Bintan Island Now!
This Bintan Vacation Resort or also known as Lagoi is located at Riau Archipelago Regency, Archipelago Province of Riau. This place is where travelers could enjoy the amazing natural beauty of Sumatra seas. Its location which is far away from the hustle and bustle of the city is a perfect place for travelers seeking a calm and peaceful vacation, another alternative to Gili Nanggu in Lombok. This place promises a quite white sand beach and clear ocean water.
Its beauty is complemented with a combination of tropical forest and palm trees swirling along with the wind at the coast line. This atmosphere surely gives you a quite peace of mind. It’s a tropical paradise around the west part of Indonesia.
The Bintan Resort can be reached 55 minutes by ferry from Tanah Merah Port, Singapore and only 45 minutes from Nongsapura, Batam using a ferry. This vacation resort has 23 thousands hectares of space and run very professionally to guarantee a good vacation experience.
Some vacation activities you can do around Bintan especially water sports like Jet Ski, sailing, surfing, wakeboarding and scuba-diving. If you prefer to stay out from the water there’s also an international golf course in the island. The golf course was designed by famous golf player like Gary Player, Greg Norman, Jack Nicklous and Ian Baker. This golf course is facing the sea while sharing a border with the forrest of Bintan that will surely give you a unique challenge.
The Bintan Resort hotel offers a variety for accommodation. Tourist can choose whether they choose the cottage near the beach or the luxury villa near the hills of Bintan with swimming pool facing the South China Seas, the regular rooms are also available for you to stay. There’s also a relaxing tropical spa in this hotel that you can try.
Tourist with an adventure spirit could explore the mangrove forest with a length of 6.8 KM (4.2 miles) using a boat. Tourist will be able to view of the mangrove tropical forest and some of the rare species of Indonesia. The fee to explore this forest is S$ 39 and US$19, with that entrance fee tourist will be able to explore the forest using a speed boat for one and a half hour.
Tourist could also explore the Bintan Moutain. Climbing this 340 meters tall would be a nice climbing experience, and at the top tourist could see the entire island.
Tourist could also visit and see the native of the Island. Bintan Resort will help you to explore the Sri Bintan tourism village. Tourist could watch the native daily life, which most of them are fishermans. The native is living in a stage-house, a common architecture found in most of Sumatra regions. Tourist could watch the villagers plait the pandan leaves into many kinds of handicraft.
Tanjung Pinang Travel Guide in Bintan Island
Bintan Besar: This mountain is highest point on the Riau islands and is the remains of an old volcano. Accessing this place is relatively easy and a great area for hiking as it has the last primary forests on the island. A steep trail to the summit goes up from the village of Kapur and will take you 1-2 hours to reach the top.
Penyengat Island: The island was the centre of the Malay Riau-Lingga empire for a long period and is home to numerous mausoleums honouring various Malay nobles and heroes. There are numerous heritage sites such as Sultan of Riau Grand Mosque and an old Dutch fort.
Tanjung Pinang: Here you will find a bustling port with good markets and excellent facilities for the budget traveller. The centre of this town you will find traditional wooden houses built over the water.
Sungai Ular Bhuddist Temple: An isolated temple located upriver opposite the harbour of Tanjung Pinang. It is here that you will have arrange a sampan to take you to the temple.
Mangroves: Bintan has a diverse ecological wildlife and this can be found and seen by taking one of the many mangrove tours that are available. It is a beautiful experience, in fact, awe-inspiring. Like most mangroves throughout Indonesia the variety of birdlife is outstanding.
Visit Bintan Island 2010 "Gurindam" Kota Tanjung Pinang Kepulauan Riau
Its close proximity to Singapore has made Bintan Island, Indonesia, a popular tourist destination. Most of the tourism of Bintan Island, Indonesia, is concentrated on the north coast around Lagoi. There are many wonderful and interesting places to visit in and near the Bintan Island, Indonesia. Some of these have been listed by AsiaRooms.com, for the benefit of the discerning traveler.
The highest mountain on the Bintan Island, Indonesia, Bintan Besar, is the remnants of an old volcano, and at an elevation of 376 m, is the highest point on the Riau Archipelago. It is also the only place where one can get to see the vestiges of the tropical rain forests, that at one time covered the whole of Bintan Island, Indonesia.
Tanjung Pinang is the main port town on Bintan Island, Indonesia. The town has a Museum located on Katamso Street, which is open to the public. There is also the 28m tall Raja Haji Fisabillah Monument of Struggle, which was raised in memory of the hero Raja Haji who died during the battle for Malacca. Another popular tourist attraction here is the Sungai Ular (Snake River) Buddhist Temple, opposite the harbor in Tanjung Pinang.
The most popular beach on the east coast of Bintan Island, Indonesia, is the Trikora Beach. The sand is white, the water is spotless, and it is a great place to relax in.
Bintan Island, Indonesia, is also a well-known for the numerous activities that tourists can engage in while on a holiday. Watersports, like kayaking, snorkeling, diving, scuba-diving, fishing, and swimming are the most popular activities of Bintan Island, Indonesia. From virgin white sands to crystal clear waters and colorful coral reefs, one can indeed find everything for a picture-perfect holiday in the Bintan Island, Indonesia!