Bintan Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
island in Bintan Regency, Riau Islands Province, Indonesia
About Bintan
Bintan: the northern tip of the island,Bintan Resorts(Lagoi), 45 minutes from Singapore by ferry, full of expensive resorts and manicured lawns. As it has very little in common with the rest of the island, the resorts are covered in theBintan Resortsarticle. Separated from the resorts by checkpoints and armed guards, the rest of the island is "real" border town Indonesia, home to electronics factories, fishing villages and local-style resorts (beach and adventure type) along theEast Coast Bintan. The colourful town of Bintan,Tanjung Pinang, 1.5 hours away from Singapore by ferry, used to be a local destination for prostitution and gambling (just like neighbouringBatam), but after a clamp-down by the local authorities it is regaining its rightful reputation as one of Indonesia's most histo
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