Saturday, June 1, 2013

Make Bintan Island Your Holiday Destination

By Flora Clinton


Holiday makers have plenty of destinations each as attractive as the next, but they will remember Bintan Islands as one that is special. Scuba diving, water skiing and snorkeling are the sports on offer here. People come to this place for relaxing on the beach or just sunbathing. Bintan on the eastern side has the beach group Trikora. A road takes the one to the place after it passes through the fishing village Teluk Kawal and then through Kangka Kawal, which is a smallish town.

Different kinds of water sports combined with abundance of marine live make the place irresistible to people. There are many kinds of sea turtles, squids, oysters and snails found here. Green turtles and dolphins make their appearance from time to time. Bintan Islands are just right for filming movies about the underwater fauna and rich flora which are so exciting. Water games and activities form the bulk attraction of the people who are gathered for their vacation while some folk like to go island-hopping.

There are many islands present which gives the people who like to island-hop a chance to enjoy themselves. There are many tour packages which have special destinations such as tourists spots built into them. You will find them choosing historic sites, common places for selling artifacts, and old monuments and buildings. The tourist will come across the sulfur-colored-mosque when he visits Tanjung Penang. The domes along with the minarets are yellow in color and the structure is constructed using the egg-white mortar.

The Riau island group has capital at Tanjung Penang. Bintan is one among the islands of the island group. It is located in Singapore's backyard and provides the outlet that Singaporeans need for a spot of fun and relaxation. There is no law against littering or smoking in places that are public. One will find plenty of markets and commodities are competitively priced. Raja Fisabilillah Monument is being studied with the idea of including it in a list of those monuments very good universal value.

Bintan islands are ideal for the vacationers since it has miles of beach, temples built in olden days, spas and golfing courses. The Bandar Telani-Bentam ferry on the northern side is best for the passengers who are from Singapore. It is at Batam that one will find the airport; then one could traverse the expansive waterways with the help of boats to places such as Bintan Resorts. The tropical climate and the two monsoons set the overall weather pattern of the place. Typical monsoon will last from November to March and the second spell will last from June to October.

Bintan Islands have a strategic importance due to its location on the trade route of India and China. Electricity generated using generators and drinking water is supplied by the resorts to the local people. Another attraction is the wide variety of wildlife in the form of silver leaf monkeys, eagles, kites, hawksbill turtles, and sunbirds. The beauty is really the sea turtle which exist in plentiful, comprising of six of the seven known varieties.




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