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What To Do on Bintan Island

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Tour Guide, Bintan Island, Indonesia

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  • Bintan Mangrove: Take a mangrove tour on the river by boat with a professional tour guide. Here, you can see animals such as mangrove snakes, monkeys, and many wild birds, each with its own uniqueness.

  • Fireflies: It's the same location as the mangrove forest beside the river; however, you can only see it at night because these fireflies come out at night with beautiful light.

  • Snorkelling: Enjoy a beautiful sea tour where you can play with a collection of fish in the coral reefs, feed the fish, and take photos or videos. A camera is provided for your convenience.

  • Safari Lagoi Bintan: Here, you will see many native animals from Indonesia, and you will be guided by a tour guide. You can also ride an elephant to get around the area.

  • Sand Dunes: These sand dunes are the prima donna of Bintan Island. You can see the wide sand dunes, and on the outskirts of the dunes, there is a blue lake that is perfect for taking pictures. You can also enjoy ATV rides, and archery, take photos with eagles, and purchase souvenirs and young coconut drinks from sellers.

  • Kelong Seafood: Enjoy very fresh seafood that is different from the seafood in Bintan with recipes or chefs from Malay Indonesia.

  • City Tour/Full-Day Tour in Tanjung Pinang: Here, you can shop at the mall, and visit the buddies temple such as the Lohan temple or the temple with a thousand statues, monasteries, Senggarang temple, and Banyan tree temple.

  • Bintan also has many 5-star hotels, such as Banyan Tree Hotel, Hotel Cassia, Angsana, Sancaya, Bintan Lagoon Hotel, Nirwana Hotel, Hotel Anmon, Natra Bintan Hotel, Beautiful Beach Hotel, Hotel Kamuela, Pantai Indah Hotel, Laguna Golf, and Ria Bintan Golf.