Travel and Shopping Tips in Batam Island

1. Cheap goods. Long ago, when import duties are exempted trade all foreign goods coming into Batam sold very cheaply, especially electronic items (mobile phones, Laptops, LCD, etc.), perfumes, bags and clothes imported. The price could be up to 50% of the price of similar goods that sold in other big cities in Indonesia. But along with the removal of duty-free policy by the city government to the Riau Islands (Riau), then only the price of perfumes and bags (Super KW and KW 1) course which is still much cheaper than the market price in Indonesia. However the price of mobile phones, cameras, LCD or laptop there is still discounting its price, depending on your skill in the bid price. Mobile...

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The Smile Hill (Bukit Senyum) Tourist Place in Batam Island

The Smile Hill (Bukit Senyum) Tourist Place in Batam IslandBatam city is not only known as a city of commerce and industry, but the city of Batam also has a remarkable tourism potential. At mid-year holiday season and year-end, the ferry port in Batam Island is always filled with local tourists and foreign tourists, mostly from Singapore. One of the favorite tourist attractions on the island of Batam, especially for tourists from Singapore is Smile Hill (Bukit Senyum).The Smile Hill (Bukit Senyum) on Batam Island became a favorite tourist attraction because from this Smile Hill (Bukit Senyum), we can look at the sight of the distant city of Singapore. From the top of this hill, you can see the...

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