Must Visit Five Iconic Places in Batam Island

Batam is regularly visited by many travelers all over the world since there are lots of distinctive locations widely spread out around the province of Islands of Riau, Indonesia. There may be ought to visit these places below for initial journey in Batam otherwise you be said "Not yet to Batam if to not visit this 5 iconic locations of Batam".1. The Great Monastery of Duta Maitreya (The Buddhist's Monastery) This is the great monastery which is touted as the largest monastery in Southeast Asia. It's situated in jalan Sei Panas, Batam Center, constructed on a land area of 4.5 hectares.In addition to touring around this vast monastery, vacationers may also try to forecast Ciam Si. In the back...

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Nagoya City So Beautiful Featured as Travel Destination

Batam is cool and impressive. One of them is Nagoya area, the city is visited every day by many tourists from abroad. Saturdays and Sundays are very busy. Batam city generally industrial city indeed. But for tourists Nagoya has its own charm. Really nice to enjoy the atmosphere of the city of Nagoya. Therefore the Government Batam will due appearance polishing business district in Nagoya city planning as a leading tourism destination. Batam City government, through Mayor uniform regulations such buildings in the business district of Nagoya. Nagoya, the business heart of the city of Batam chosen as Tourism Destinations Featured Regions  as this place hold various MICE (Meeting, Incentive,...

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Alternative Tourist Shopping Attractions in Batam

If we talk about the Batam city, which certainly comes to mind is shopping, electronic and across the country Singapore.  Batam, which just opposite the Singapore state, is one of the tourist destinations frequented by foreign tourists. Tourist attractions in Batam is quite a lot, from tours to attraction places, culinary tourism, to tourist shopping. Here I want to tell you about shopping in Batam not far from electronics, gadgets, fashion, and by-the typical Batam. Let's peel one by one: 1. Elektronics Electronic prices in Batam exactly cheap compared to other cities in Indonesia. Such as tv, home theater, computer pc and laptop. If you like to hunt electronics such as television sets,...

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Montigo Resort Nongsa Review

Over the weekend, I paid a visit to Montigo Resorts in Batam on a personal trip, and just had to do a quick post on the place before I overlook - the place is simply wonderful despite the fact that they are not fully open yet! Simply try the welcoming view from the lobby…the resort is made up of three sorts of villas with subtle differences - Hill Side Villa, Hill Top Pool Villa and Spa Villa (I reckon you'll be able to more or less tell what the differences are from the names!). There was a cold towel and welcome lemongrass drink to enjoy whereas we had been checking in…even in case you do not converse Bahasa Indonesia, no worries as the workers are decently proficient in English. The...

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Batam Targets 1.25 Million Tourists in Year 2013

Batam City Government targeting foreign tourists to visit the area as many as 1.25 million people in 2013, an increase compared to 2012 some 1.2 million people. "Target 2013 as many as 1.25 million foreign tourists," said Head of Batam City Tourism Yusfa Hendri in "focus group discussion" Tourism 2013 at Batam Riau Islands, on Thursday.Improvement targets, he said, along with the improvement and enhancement of infrastructure and various events organized to attract tourists to Batam.For example, he said, the tourism area around the barelang  bridge I that built by central government in 2012, is now ready to use so it is expected to absorb more foreign tourists.In the same place, Head...

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