Go-Kart in Golden City

Filling the holiday not only looking for entertainment. Also by the exercising courage in the arena go-kart. Go-Kart circuit in Golden City Area Tourism could become a place to test your nerve. The condition must be aged over 12 years.

Holiday shopping and spa in Batam

In addition to shopping paradise, Batam tour massage is also an option for tourists. The price is cheaper, than the neighboring countries and a choice of quite a lot. For example, in Nagoya Hill, Lucky Plaza and Mega Mall. Batam is still relying on tourism shopping and spa treatment. Spa and massage using high quality spices favored by visitors from Malaysia and Singapore.

Batam Sights

1. Vihara Budhi Bhakti Temple : This is a colorful modern Buddhist temple in Nagoya which is actively used by the Chinese community on Batam

Riau Islands Province

Originally part of Riau Province, the Riau Islands were split off as separate province in 1 July 2004 with Tanjungpinang as its capital, located at Bintan Islands. The major ethnic group of the province is Malay, others are Javanese, Sundanese Buginese, Minangkabau and Batak.

1st PGI Amateur open Golf Championship 2010 in Batam

List of Hotels in Batam

List of Money Changer in Batam

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.