Recording traces Batam travel charm, it would not be endless. As one tourist destination in Indonesia as well as trade and industry business area's most vibrant, Batam became the target and target tourists. Especially tourists from Singapore and Malaysia, whose location relarif very close to the two neighboring countries. Other tourists from India, Thailand, Philippines and Brunei Darussalam.
Various destinations are very attractive, exotic area with a beautiful penorama, can be recorded during his stay on the island of Batam. Ranging from golf tours, culinary tours, relegi tours, heritage tourism, nature tourism, marine tourism with coastal island, made tours, shopping tours are up to now a mainstay of the province of Riau Islands.
Tourists who travel to Batam, always looking for golf outings. There are six golf outings point. In Nongsa area, there are four golf tourist sites, namely Palm Springs, Nugra Santana, Tering Bay, and Indah Puri. Additionally, one in Southlinks, Tiban and one in Paradise, Cape kitbag. The six golf courses, the international standard start 18 hole or 100 acres to 27 holes of more than 274 acres.
Each area of golf has a fairly wide area, at least 200 hectares. As an illustration, the area of Palm Springs golf tourism reached 274 hectares with 27 hole facility, while the broad Southlinks reach 213 hectares with 18 holes. The travelers from Singapore or Malaysia can freely play golf with affordable rates.
Nongsa golf tour in the region, the most exciting. Because of its natural attraction incredible. Around him stretched a beautiful beach with waves neat quiet, overgrown with hundreds of coconut trees. Bands of sea birds, always appears when a golfer swinging a stick or a beautiful meadow surrounded by the contour of the land is hilly island has a small and artificial bunkers.
Unlike the Nongsa, Southlinks located approximately three miles from the center of government, Batam Centre. Conditions surrounding the golf field no less interesting. The trees in protected forest areas that still look green even though most young people have many were replaced by residential buildings. Various creations created Southlinks managers, such as making various islands (island) on the golf course with a green and shady trees, making the air remains cool and fresh.
In golf it's a tourist area, other tourist attractions are also available so that tourists do not feel bored. Various tourist attractions, the swimming pool, spa, fitness center and tennis courts. If you want to enjoy the challenge, is also provided where hiking, diving, jet sky, fishing, shopping as well.
In fact, Palm Springs, Nongsa, planned to be built tourist area of 42 acres of public area, such as Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, Jakarta. Also tours of 30 hectares of mangrove forest and nine acres for a beginner golfer (Teachings holes) as much as nine holes.
In addition to golf outings, Batam also exists at the location in the tourist kulier Jodoh Sei. In this culinary wistaa area, visitors easily select foods uniquely different regions in Indonesia are also foreign cuisine while shopping for a variety of souvenirs with affordable prices.
"Sei Jodoh has long been recognized as the center of Singaporean cuisine. Various snacks are easy to find typical Chinese citizens there. So also typical snacks like pempek residents of Sumatra, kemplang, and lempuk durian, including rice lemang," said Usman Rahman, Director of Batam Tourism Board.
No less interesting is the Harbour Bay in Batam. This culinary destination is the center of Sea Food with the exotic beauty of the panorama of the sea. Location of Harbour Bay itself is quite strategic, and equipped with entertainment facilities and an international ferry terminal to Singapore and Malaysia. Travelers enjoy the variety of seafood while sitting on the beach while enjoying the sunset. Location of places to eat that is open and located directly on the seafront is really exciting.
Batam also has relegi tour. There Vihara Maitreya, the biggest smile on the Mount in Asia. Places of worship it, every week, especially at the Cap Go Meh, Lunar New Year, Vesak, or the holy days of other Buddhists, always visited by many tourists from Singapore, Malaysia, and India. Buddhists average of the three countries who come to the temple to worship.
For Marine tourism, coastal Malays has always been a major destination for local and foreign tourists to enjoy the great waves and scenery offshore. The condition of a sloping beach with decorated shade trees, plus a cool breeze semiliran main attraction to visit. Also there are many other coastal sights that can be visited. Start Melur Beach, Marina Beach, Beach Nongsa, Seikilak Beach, Beach Setokok and so on others.
In addition, Batam has a jungle tours Cats Eye. Natural attractions of natural forest with a variety of games and a collection of rare animals. Mini zoo with various animals such as monkeys, birds, snakes, and fish. Sedangkah form of games or presented, among others, Burma Bridge, spidernet, Posman, Tarzan swing, donnat balancing. Natural forest ambience is perfect for local tourists. Also in the jungle tours Eye
Cats are also frequently used as a tracking and outbound.
Batam has also made a tour is always visited by tourists were targeted, namely the Bridge Barelang, abbreviation of Batam. Eccentric and Galang. Barelang Bridge is a symbol of the city of Batam, because this bridge connecting the three islands as well as bridge construction was initiated by former President BJ. Habibie in order to develop the industry in Riau archipelago, jambatan plans are relayed to the island of Bintan.
Barelang down the shaft, there is a very historic island for the boat people from Vietnam who were evacuated to the island by the United Nations Galang. At Galang island, on May 2, 1975, hundreds of people stranded after the country berkecambuk Vietnamese civil war. The refugees were scheduled to Australia. But the stock runs out unfriendly weather also resulted in them stranded in the Riau Islands.
Galang Island camp sites themselves defined as boat people from Vietnam from 1975 to 1996. The UN is responsible for all costs of living around the boat people on the island. In 1996, the UN told the Indonesian government that no longer charge for the refugees.
As a result, all the refugees in Galang Island repatriated to their home country either by air or by sea. Galang Island is now a part of the development of tourism in Batam. To create an attraction for tourists, especially from Vietnam, so he would come to Galang Island.
There are several relics of the refugees who still can be seen, like a dead boat, the barracks for the refugee camp, a place of worship (mosques, churches, monasteries and pagodas), hospital, prison, youth cottage there is even the fields that once planted the refugees, as well as glassware belonging refugees whose condition is very alarming. Also there is the monument as a symbol of humanity.
One more destinations are the main objectives and foreign tourists is shopping. Almost every corner of the city of Batam, a place full of shopping. Nagoya is the superblock area shopping centers, shopping, as well as culinary in Batam. As it stands central to the majestic Nagoya Hill shopping mall, which brought the concept of classical European-style architecture.
Not only stylish place abroad, but the products sold here are mostly from abroad. Ranging from fashion, cosmetics, electronic goods and computers until encountered. Around outside the mall, you can walk around the shopping complex while enjoying a variety of culinary dishes from various regions. Nagoya area is designed as a shopping street with adopting the model of Singapore's Citywalk.
Also, Mega mall the largest in the city of Batam. In addition to their large size, the location of the Mega Mall is also quite strategically in the middle of city government center adjacent to the pelabuahan Batam and Batam Ferry International. On Saturday-Sunday, Mega Mall, visited by tourists from Singapore. This is because access to the Mega Mall of the Ferry port is quite easy. Interested
