Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Water sport and Adventure at Bintan Island

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. Snorkeling, water skiing and scuba diving attract a good majority of the tourists. The place is full of beaches and where one may relax and sun bathe. Bintan on the eastern side has the beach group Trikora. This place can be reached by going on the road that passes Teluk Kawal full of fishermen and then a small sized town Kangka Kawal.

The place is rich in marine life and loaded with water sports of all kinds. Several kinds of squids, snails, sea turtles and oysters can be found here. One would also get to see the dolphins and green turtles. Bintan Islands present the tourists the ideal spot to film pictures about the underwater life and love being in the water. Most tourists will take up water skiing or scuba diving but there are those who will travel to the various islands collecting souvenirs.

It is indeed pleasant for the person who goes island hopping to visit the clusters of islands. One will find the tourists visiting the heritage sites that comprise the vacation package. After scuba-diving and visiting market places, the tourists look to the buildings that reflect the past. Tanjung Penang has a Mosque which also known as the sulfur-colored-mosque. Egg white cementing substance fills the joints of the yellow colored minarets and many domes of the structure.

Tanjung Penang is the capital of Riau group of islands. 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. One can smoke wherever one wanted to and littering is not punished. One will find plenty of markets and commodities are competitively priced. The monument Raja Haji-Fisabilillah is now looked on as a world precious one and plans are afoot to have it included in the overall world list.

The golf courses, historic temples, spas and plenty of beaches make Bintan islands one that is made for the vacationer. The Telani-Bandar Bentan ferry which is on the island's northern side is perfect for the tourists coming from Singapore. The numerous ferry boats connect the islands to the airport at Batam Island and also to the Bintan Resort and Bintan. The tropical climate and the two monsoons set the overall weather pattern of the place. The one that begins first starts in November and the other one begins in June; the first lasts till March and the second one till October.

The Bintan Islands are located on the waterways where the trade routes of China and India lie and so it is significant. The resorts run the generators to supply the people with electricity and also give them water that is potable. Many of the people who tour the place are taken in by the silver-leaf monkey and the hawksbill turtles, the sunbirds and turtles. The place is the only known habitat for six out of the known seven varieties of sea turtles.




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