Batam Beach Tourism: the Top Five

Coast of Batam Island already known to the world. White beaches and cleans and has a beautiful ocean view. Travel nuanced culinary seafood to make the visitors always want to come back again.Metropolitan city of BatamBatam is the industrial area in Riau Archipelago. Batam’s Metropolitan Regions itself, is a combination of three islands linked by a bridge. This bridge is identified by name Barelang Bridge. Three islands itself is consist of Batam Island, Galang Island and the island of Rempang.Due to this island lay in international crossings, natural Batam visited by tourists, both domestic tourists and foreign tourists. Its natural beauty is also enlivened by a number of small islands is another...

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Batam Prepare Various Tourism Events in 2012

Batam City Government targeting foreign tourists to visit Batam reached 1.26 million people in this 2012. Target was up about 10 percent of the realization of foreign tourists visiting in 2011 that reached 1.161 million people.Head of Batam City Tourism and Culture Yusfa Hendri said the target is a realistic figure if they see the potential of existing tourism. It also has coordinated with relevant party, ranging from PHRI, Asita, Batam Tourism Board and others, to jointly realize the targets of foreign tourists visit it.Yusfa words, throughout these 2012 Batam agenda prepared a number of tourism to attract foreign tourists, especially the sporting-annual sporting Pemko Batam. As in previous...

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Tracing Exoticisms Tourism Attractions in Batam Island

Usually Singapore became one of the favorite tourist sites for the citizens of Indonesia. But, in fact, in Indonesia there is also a tourist spot near Singapore, even with the charm and natural beauty that much more interesting. Yes, it is the island of Batam in the Riau Islands. One of the places that can be addressed is the Vihara Duta Maitreya is said to be the largest Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia. Batam as much as 6 % of the population adheres to Buddhist and most of Chinese descent. Not surprisingly, this small island was also the basis of spreading the Buddhist kingdom of Srivijaya. However, 80 % of the total of one million inhabitants in Batam embraced Islam. One who is quite famous...

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Exquisite Batam Island Celebrates New Year 2012

Towards the turn of the year 2012, passenger traffic activity in the three international ferry port off and to Batam increase. Passengers destined for Singapore and Malaysia have surged since last December 26, so did the opposite destination. Because many Singaporean and Malaysian will celebrate New Year in Batam also the opposite, many people from Batam were celebrated the turn of the year in these both neighboring country. Based on data from the Port of Batam Center Ferry average number of passengers at the Port of Batam Centre Ferry on a regular day about three thousand people per day. However, since December 26 last, the number jumped to five thousand people per day. Highest increase occur...

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