Batam is a gateway to Indonesia. Visiting Batam means you will be brought to recognize "Mini Indonesia" because of the pluralization of the population, covering of various ethnics existing in the archipelagoes, even though at the beginning Malay ethnic was the majority community.
Situated in a strategic location, namely borders on
Singapore and Malaysia, Batam has been designed truly by the Government of Indonesia becomes a development center of tourism, besides Industry, trade and transshipment area. All of those are not without reason, because besides the strategic location, the Almighty granted Batam charming nature, surrounded by a group of hundred of beautiful island at left and right side of it.
You will see Batam as a unique city of incomporable. It is the manifestation of the combination of modern Industrial city with charming natural environment as well as the friendly and warm multiethnic population.
There are so many choices of interesting places you can visit, feel and all at once you enjoy this island city. Are you eager to explore this city? Batam offers you Jodoh, Nagoya and Batam center as well. The three of them are center points of the city of being wriggling. here, you can gratify your shopping hobby, ranging from branded fashion products, sets of electronic equipments to artistic goods for souvenir.
Being tired after shopping, almost at every corner and in the center of the city of which you are served with the spreading of various kinds of restaurant, foodcourts readily to serve you various kinds of menus inviting your taste. In the evening, dont forget to meet a demand of your desire to have a party ... get down to the disco floor at the well known club or relaxing at a pub or a luxurious hotel while drinking your favorite drink.
For whom who are bored of the hurly-burly of the city, Batam is a paradise of the natural tour. You can spill out of desire of natural adventure by visiting the coastal area of Batam like going to the well known Barelang Bridge then you can continue your trip to the surrounding island of which they still virgin. There, you can do canoeing, snorkeling, diving, waterskingg, cross-country, parasailing and other adventure's activity as well. Or if you don't want of being too tired, just set your feet on the coastal area, feel the sea breeze while enjoying the taste of seafood or the drink of young coconuts.
If you are willing to have nostalgia of the long time a go, you can visit the old settlements of Batam such as Batubesar and Nongsa area. Or, just stop in Galang Island, you will find the traces of boat people, Vietnam refugees which made Galang long time a go as a place of escapees.
Now then ... Your Choice is in your Hand.
So, please enjoy your visit in Batam, the Island City of incomparable.
For you who like most bowling, Batam provides a number of bowling locations such as at sport Hall Holiday Inn (Marina Waterfront City), Panbil Mall (Mukakining), Lucky Plaza (Nagoya) and Nongsa Point Marina (Nongsa). As an alternative of entertainment when you visit Batam, at places like these, you can play Bowling comfortably while enjoying music and the drink you like most. Because at these bowling locations usually provide cafe as well as restaurant.
Please visit Batam before the celebration of imlek or the Chinese New Year. You will find how Batam dresses up, mainly at the areas of well known as "China Town" of Batam namely Jodoh, Nagoya and Batam Center as well. Hotels, shopping centers, Buddhiest Monastery at these regions, also including resort as well as tourist sports at the coastal areas, make themeselves beautiful by which of variegation, typical decoration of Imlek.
Having the typical Sundanese dishes while relishing the restaurant decoration of completely traditional. If you would like to have it, please come to "Rumah Makan Pak Chomot" situated on Food Street Nagoya Hill Superblock.
Go Shopping! Please relish your visit in Batam by shopping corresponds to your desire. Of having more than seven shopping centers, Batam is reasonable of being called as a shopping paradise.
Batam is a gateway to Indonesia. Visiting Batam means you will be brought to recognize "Mini Indonesia" because of the pluralization of the population, covering of various ethnics existing in the archipelagoes, even though at the beginning Malay ethnic was the majority community.