Touring Bintan Island, Indonesia
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Whether shopping in the markets of foreign cities is something you look forward to, or if it is the local sports and activities such as bull fighting festivals or music festivals, you will find it in one of the islands of Indonesia. Souvenir stores and markets carry everything from batik prints and clothing to wood carvings and arts and crafts. There are commercial shopping malls and charming street markets. And the events do not stop with the bull fights, there are traditional and non-traditional events such as badminton or table tennis competitions as well.
Entertainment is plentiful in any of the theaters, such as the traditional Wayang Puppet shows, comedy clubs and performances by incredible dance companies and musicians. Everything on the islands is a mix of modern and traditional, local and non-local. The diversity is spell bounding and always interesting and enjoyable. One of the best places to find all of these aspects of the culture combined, is on the island of Bintan.
Bintan Island is the largest in the Riau Archipelago and as such the finest of luxury hotels in Indonesia are located here. The name of the island means ‘the memory of a dream’, a romantic name and one that suits the island well. Fishing villages sit amongst the green of the landscapes, high atop of stilts over the mangrove swamps. This was a quiet fishing village for hundreds of years but has recently become quite the tourist destination. This is perhaps due to the close proximity to another island, Singapore.
Some travel to the island to climb Bintan Besar. This is the tallest peak on the island and is what is left of a once active volcano. At one time the entire island was a tropical rain forest, but not much of that forest remains. What is remaining is best seen from the top of Bintan Besar. There are also museums and monuments located in the main port, Tanjung Pinang, and a vartiey of restaurants and other cultural activities. Any of the islands one chooses to visit in Indonesian are wonderful, but nothing is as as spectacular as this, the largest and most quiet, the island of Bintan.
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I have already booked with a good website for a Bintan hotel as part of my tour and look forward to enjoying the water activities, shopping and festivals.