Bintan Island in the short profile

Although Bintan is not as popular as Bali yet,the island is certainly developing into a magnificent tourist resorts in Riau Islands Province. Bintan may even bigger name in the region has fabulous beaches and natural marine beauty reinforced by several international resorts such as Bintan Resort and Bintan Agro Resort. The modern facilities and infrastructures would make your holiday as unforgettable one.

The total area of 1,949.13 sq.km provides easy International access to Singapore and Malaysia with approximately 45 minutes ferry rides from Bandar Bentan Telani (BBT) International Terminal. Tourist information in the Riau Islands Province may also be obtained from a big plasma screen comprising a variety of tourist information like Hotels, Resorts, Restaurant and other attractions.

Bintan is also a part of Special Economic Zone (SEZ) endowed with abounding marine natural beauties with pristine white sand beaches as long as 5 km such as Trikora Beach. The lavish sunset on the beach is unforgettable warmed end of your day at Bintan.

List of Shopping Centre in Batam

No	Name	Address
1.	Mega Mall / Hyper Mart	Batam Centre
2.	Batam Centre Mall	Batam Centre
3.	Matahari Lucky Plaza	Lubuk Baja
4.	Ramayana Dept Store	Nagoya
5.	Robinson Dept Store	Nagoya
6.	Batam City Square	Lubuk Baja
7.	Center Point Dept Store	Nagoya – Lubuk Baja
8.	Top 100 Penuin and Jodoh	Penuin – Lubuk Baja
9.	DC Mall	Batu Ampar
10.	Panbil Mall	Muka Kuning
11.	Pusat Belanja Marina	Marina City
12.	Nagoya Hill	Nagoya
13.	STC Mall	Sekupang

List of Tourist Attraction in Batam

No	Name	Address
1.	Water Front City/Marina Beach	Sekupang
2.	Nongsa Beach	Nongsa
3.	Melur Beach	Galang Island
4.	Melayu Beach	Rempang Island
5.	Kampung Panau Beach	Kabil, Nongsa
6.	Tanjung Pinggir Beach	Sekupang
7.	Pulau Setokok Beach	Galang Island
8.	Sekilak Batu Besar Beach	Batu Besar, Nongsa
9.	Tengku Fisabilillah Bridge	Batam-Tonton
10.	Nara Singa II Bridge	Tonton-Nipah
11.	Ali Haji Bridge	Nipah-Setokok
12.	Sultan Mahmud Abidin	Setokok-Rempang
13.	Tuanku Tambusai Bridge	Rempang-Galang
14.	Raja Kecik Bridge	Galang-Galang Baru
15.	Vietnam Refugees Camp	Galang
16.	Mini Bulang Lintang Museum	Bulang Lintang
17.	Jabi Batu Besar Village	Nongsa
18.	Setokok Village Tour	Setokok Island
19.	Japan Graveyard	Galang Island
20.	Tumenggung Abdul Jamal Graveyard	Bulang Island
21.	H. Daeng Fuang Graveyard	Nongsa
22.	Nong Isa Graveyard	Nongsa
23.	Keramat Graveyard	Sekupang
24.	Pilar Tri Argulasi Primer	Galang
25.	Gugus Islands Tour	Galang
26.	Belakang Padang Island Tour	Belakang Padang
27.	Bulang Lintang Island Tour	Bulang
28.	Akar Panjang Island Tour	Jembatan 1
29.	Batam Centre Mosque	Batam Centre
30.	Cetya Tridarma Temple	Sei Panas
31.	Pura Agung Amerta Bhuana	Sei Panas
32.	Dewi Kwan Im	Sekupang

Galang Island : The memory of Boat People

Batam is second gateway for tourism after Bali, with average visit of 2 million people per year enriched with humanity memoirs 32 years ago of Ex-Vietnamese Refugee-Camp sited at Galang Baru Island. The camp is used to accommodate 250 thousand Vietnamese from 1975-1997. The refugees are also known as Boat People who escaped from the civil war between the South Vietnam (Capitalist) and North Vietnam (Communist).

The memory of Boat People are still securely reserved at Galang such as the boats, barracks, Catholic Church of Cua Ky Vien, Buddhist Temple of Nha To Duc Me Vo Nhiem, al list of refugees data and photos as well as graveyard which became witness of the captivating humanity tragedy in the past. The world has also recognized Batam by rated the camp as preeminent ex refugees camp in Asia.

Batam,”The Thousand of Shop Island”

Batam is a shopping paradise for those shoppers mania where numerous shopping malls are now standing to allure you with their products and facilities ranging from fashion, restaurant to the children amusement park. Many shop houses are also conducting commercial activities offering products to cater miscellany demands. That’s why Batam is called “Scorpion Island” also known as “Thousand Shop Island”.

Batam is a part of Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Indonesia supported by modern facilities and infrastructures such as Hang Nadim International Airport with the longest runway of 4,000 m in Indonesia,the Central Mosque,Largest Buddhist Temple in the South East Asia of Maha Vihara Duta Maitreya,Sumatra Promotion Centre designed for international exhibitions, a range of beach resort and hotels as well as shopping malls. International destinations such as Singapore are served by 45 minutes ferry rides five International Ferry Terminals at Batam Centre,Sekupang,Harbour Bay at Batu Ampar,Nongsapura and Waterfront City Marina.

Batam City in the short profile

In the year 231 AD, Batam was originally inhabited by Malay origins usually known as “Strait People”. The colonialism was defeated under the perseverance of Commander Hang Nadim at the scorpion-like island. In the 60’s, Batam turned into a reputable oil and gas logisitcs base located Sambu Island. Today, Batam has certainly transformed. .The island has evolved into a city at the Riau Islands Province designated for investment and tourism supported with modern infrastructures and facilities which grew within 25 years.

Two main districts in Batam Centre and Nagoya. Batam Centre is an area where vital government institutions located whereas nagoya is an area designated for commercial purposes such as shopping centers, hotels and restaurant. Some government institutions in Batam Centre are the Batam Industrial Development Authority (BIDA), Mayor Office, batam Parliament House, Immigration Office,The Post office, Central Mosque and Pilgrimage as well as State-Owned Gas Company. Meanwhile, as the Nagoya region the economic wheel, both as a business centre,and as central hotels and restaurants. The names itself is taken Nagoya when Japan troops Batam occupied during World War II.

The 715 sq.km area of Batam-Rempang-Galang is offering various attractive tourism packages compiled on Batam Calendar Events including Sea Eagle Boat Race. The region is also suitable for those who love the beach, art and culture,shopping,convention and treasure the historical substance in Batam.

List of Tourist Attractions in Tanjungpinang

No	Name	Address	Kind
1.	Monumen Raja Haji Fisabilillah	Tanjungpinangkota	View
2.	Taman Rekreasi Hanaria	Batu 11	View
3.	Ramayana Dept Store	Jalan Wiranto	Shopping
4.	Bintan Centre	Batu 9	Shopping
5.	Traditional Market	Tanjungpinangkota	Shopping
6.	Akau / Pasar Malam	Tanjungpinangkota	Shopping
7.	Mesjid Raya Sultan Riau	Penyengat Island	History Tourism
8.	Komp. Makam Engku Putri Hamidah	Penyengat Island	History Tourism
9.	Komp. Makam Raja Haji Fisabilillah	Penyengat Island	History Tourism
10.	Komplek Makam Raja Ja’afar	Penyengat Island	History Tourism
11.	Istana Raja Ali	Penyengat Island	History Tourism
12.	Makam Raja Abdulrachman	Penyengat Island	History Tourism
13.	Benteng Pertahanan Bukit Kursi	Penyengat Island	History Tourism
14.	Perigi Putri	Penyengat Island	History Tourism
15.	Sungai Carang	Hulu Riau	History Tourism
16.	Komplek Makam Daeng Marewah	Hulu Riau	History Tourism
17.	Komplek Makam Daeng Celak	Hulu Riau	History Tourism
18.	Kota Piring	Pulau Biram Dewa	History Tourism
19.	Makam S. Sulaiman Badrul Alamsyah	Kampung Melayu	History Tourism
20.	Situs Istana Kota Raja	Kampung Bugis	History Tourism
21.	Senggarang	Pulau Senggarang	ReligiousTourism
22.	Hutan Bakau Dompak	Dompak Country	River Tour
23.	Sore Island	Sore Island	Island tour
24.	Terkulai Island	Terkulai Island	Island Tour

List of restaurant in Tanjungpinang

No	Name	Address	Phone
1.	Ayam goreng 88	Jl Pos Blok A 33
2.	Damai Baru	Jl Merdeka
3.	Hanly Cafe	Jl Ketapang 41
4.	Tunas Pisang Catering	Jl Bakar Batu
5.	Maratama	Jl Gambir
6.	Indo Rasa	Jl Merdeka 95
7.	Vegetarian Sinar Bodhi	Jl Bakar Batu
8.	Pinang Lestari	Jl Senggarang
9.	Minang	Jl Bakar batu
10.	Bali	JlTugu Pahlawan
11.	Giant Rasa	Jl Potong Lembu
12.	Mamak Den	Jl Bakar Batu
13.	Kentucky Fried Chicken	Jl Teuku Umar	+62771 318184
14.	Senggarang Jaya	Jl Kampung Bugis
15.	Selera Kita	Jl B. Katamso
16.	Siantan	Jl Kemboja
17.	Sam’s Anna	Jl Ir Sutami
18.	Ayam Goreng 88	Jl MT Haryono
19.	Sangkuriang	Jl B. katamso
20.	Nelayan	Jl Sungai Jang
21.	Jawa timur	Jl Raja Ali Haji8
22.	Kelong Shangrilla	Jl Sei Jang
23.	Gerai Selera Rasa	Jl Tugu Pahlawan
24.	Jumbo Sari Laut	Jl Usman Harun
25.	Sei Nam Teluk Keriting	Jl Usman Harun
26.	Sari Bundo	Jl Tugu Pahlawan
27.	Indah Sari	Jl DI Panjaitan
28.	Hanaria	Jl Gesek 12
29.	Suka Ramai	Jl Gatot Subroto
30.	Vegetarian Bumi Maitreya	Jl Ir Sutami
31.	Bakso Pamedan	Jl Raja Ali Haji
32.	Bakso Solo Pramuka	Jl Pramuka
33.	Kayoe Manis	Jl Bakar Batu
34.	Bakso Solo	Jl Wiratno
35.	Depot Ayam Penyet	Jl.Soekarno Hatta
36.	Sedap Saji	Jl Soekarno Hatta
37.	Bambu Resto	Jl Soekarno Hatta
38.	Warung Semarang	Jl Soekarno Hatta
39.	Sweet Bakery	Jl Bakar Batu
41.	Saimens Bakery	Jl Pos
42.	Ayam Penyet Ria	Jl MT Haryono
43.	Putri Minang	Jl Bakar Batu

Penyengat Island

The magnificent Penyengat Island has even had its own love story between Sultan Mahmud Riayat Syah III (Sultan at Johor-Riau-Lingga-Pahang) and Her highness Hamidah or commonly known as Engku Putri.

Sultan Mahmud had shown his love to Engku Putri by presenting the whole Penyengat Island as his wedding offering. Engku Putri is daughter of King Haji Fisabilillah whose possess kingdom’s great treasures. One of the is Cogan, a mighty spear in a shape of golden betel vine leaf and silver bone. The Cogan is now securely reserved at the National Museum in Jakarta.

Heritages buildings may be discovered at Penyengat Island comprising of Memorial Park of Engku Putri and King Ali Haji, King Haji Fisabilillah, daeng Marewah,Daeng Celak,King Jakfar,Kantor Palace compound, Gunpower Building,and wall of defense at Kursi Hill. The hill is occupied with flawless architectural fortress during its time opposite the ocean so the soldiers were in their full alert when the enemies ship anchored.

The short history of the Kingdom Riau - Lingga

One of the famous historical heritages is Sultan Riau Mosque at Penyengat Island. It was built in the year 1249 Hijjriah or 1832 A.D by King Abdul Rahman . The building is 19.80 meter length and 18 meter width supported by 4 concrete pillars where each corner has a tower with 17 domes in conjunction with numbers of the Moslem ritual motions in a day. The most captivating detail in building the mosque is the usage of white eggs mixed with sands and limestone.

Penyengat Island was the centralized wall of defense of Riau-Lingga Kingdom on the Dutch colonialism in the 17th century. Two national Heroes of Indonesia were also born in island;King Haji Fisabilillah,the 4th king whom symbolizes the spirit of patriotism among the malay Origin.In honoring his spirit, the first of six main bridges connecting Batam to Galang Baru is named after him.

Another hero during those years was a King Ali Haji,who was given major contributions in literacy works. He has created the legendary rhyme of Gurindam XII in the year 1847 where is composition has grown to be religious principles of Malay lifestyles. He has even initiated and the Indonesian National language of Bahasa Indonesia. The son of Tengku Raja Haji Ahmad and Hamidah passed away in the year 1873 at his hometown of Penyengat Island.

Tanjungpinang City

In the 16th Century,Tanjungpinang was a Malay Kingdom centralized at Penyengat Island. Today, Tanjungpinang is the capital cityof Riau Islands Province endowed with fascinanting tourists attractions of historical heritages,art and culture as well as natural and marine destinations.

With total area of 812.7 sq-km,Tanjungpinang own tropical characteristics and the very strategic geographical position as commerce town and tourism town because Tanjungpinang had direct border with two developed countries, Singapore and Malaysia. This make Tanjungpinang start to have x'self order prepare all infrastructure as tourism support. Leisure and security become Tanjungpinang priority in order for every tourist which dating pay a visit to "Old Town" will get tourism experience not easy to forget.

Tourism Profile of Riau Islands

Riau Islands is strategically located on International Shipping lane of Malacca Strait right on the borders of Singapore,Malaysia,Brunei,Vietnam,Cambodia,and Thailand. The province is covering area 252,602 sq-km with total population of 1,238,364 people under six main district of Tanjungpinang City,Batam City,Bintan Regency,Karimun Regency,Natuna Regency,and Lingga Regency. Riau Islands has become the main gateway for tourism of the South East Asia region offering abundant attractions such as historical,natural,shopping,humanity,agribusiness,and marine tourism. the province has also established as one of the most favorable M.I.C.E (Meeting,Incentive,Convention and Exhibition) cities in the world. The region is predominant with striking origin culture of Malay which enriched by traditional dances,customs,and other cultural heritages.