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Batam City Guide

Indonesia>Batam
The Island of Batam is a very strategic island designated as a center of industry, tourism and trade. Batam lies close to Singapore and often be as tourist destination. It is one among Indonesia`s key locations of industrial growth.

The Nongsa recreational region has international hotels, four golf courses, a marina sports facility and a forest reserve. The Batam Center is being developed as the administrative and commercial center of Batam island.

Water Front City offers a wide range of watersports and entertainment for all the family, including surfing, sailing, canoeing, cable skiing, jet skiing, indoor snow skiing, bungee jumping, banana boat and many more excitement.

Enjoy one of the traditional dances from the Riau Archipelago or an Indonesian cultural show, such as glass- or fire-eating.

At the Batam Center, you will find one of the biggest shopping centers in Batam. You can also visit the Gateway Duty Free Shop where you can buy Indonesian Batik, sculpture and other duty free items.

Visit the traditional city of Batam where the streets are lined with Duty Free Shops, restaurants, accommodation, music lounges and cinemas. You will find exotic Indonesian spices and the renowned jamu (a traditional Indonesia medicine) at the street markets, and department stores galore.

Getting There and Moving Around

By air

Batam is accessible by flight from Denpasar airport of Bali which is large, well-organized, and modern. It has international and domestic flights that consists of inbound and outbound flights daily to Sumatera and Java and other cities: Kuta, Legian, Sanur and Nusa Dua, and Ubud.

By sea

Batam can be reached in two hours from Tanjung Pinang by ferry, and in about half an hour from Singapore.

By road

The bus services are available in Anyar where you can take buses to the cities or towns nearby. There are also taxi services around the town.

You may also choose to drive on your own by taking car rentals or rental of bikes around the town.

Moving Around

It is easy to travel around Batam as it is not very big and easily accessible by various mode of transport.



 

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