Bintan Island 2 Days 1 Night

Bintan... Never heard of this until I saw on our Company handbook that we got a Villa there. OMG~! Villa and we are having staff price for this.

Bintan Island or Negeri Segantang Lada is an island in the Riau archipelago of Indonesia. It is part of the Riau Islands province, the capital of which, Tanjung Pinang, lies in the island's south and is the island's main community.^[1][2][3][4]

Little information I could find about this Island and only through visitor who visited and some Internet review. Is my turn to contribute some useful information. For the departure from Singapore, you need to heading to Tanah Merah.

1. Public Transport: Take the MRT to Tanah Merah MRT, board bus 35 and take it to the last stop at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal (12 mins).
2. Taxi: Almost every taxi driver will know how to get to Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal.

http://singapore-getaways.com/how-to-get-to-tanah-merah-ferry-terminal/

Before heading to Bintan, there are some funny thing happen to 1 of my friend. After the scanning of the bag, he totally forgot to take it back and after 10mins only rushed back and claimed from custom staff Lol... get scolded :)

Day 1 - Begin of Bintan

This is the ferry we taking

Cam whore with wide angel lens

About 1 and half hours in the ferry and finally we reached Bintan Ferry Terminal. Small and simple. Bintan is 1 hour behind Singapore time, that means we gained 1 hour here :)

Same like Langkawi? Lol

Bintan Lagoon Resort do have their own bus for pickup

The island doesnt sound busy interm of population here. We take around 30mins to reach our Villa from the Terminal. Enjoying view and bumpy road :) Reach the beautiful Bintan Lagoon Resort, it actually located just in the Golf Club.

Swimming pools no1 just infront of the entrance

Swimming pools no2 500 meter from the 1st one.

Sent by mini Golf car to our villa... Beautiful

Unpack and ready to visit all the environment in the Resort. Huge, Big and Great place to stay. Have own their private beach with alot of facilities available for guest (mostly will be charged).

When you feel lazy to order anything , just ring for service :)

Kayaking (sgd20 per hours) & water sport (sgd100>) but EXPENSIVE :)

Picture speak thousand word~

Beautiful scenery~

Cant wait to enjoy the crystal clear water :)

Due to the late check in, we didnt visit any place just stay at resort. The hotel provide alot activities such as ATV (sgd100 per hours), Town Visit (Tanjung Pinang - sgd180 per visit/car), Jungle Tracking, Archery (sgd10 per 10 arrows), Pool, Kelong Seafood (Transport sgd80 and having order seafood yet) and alot more but just cant too expensive for everything. You can spend SGD widely in Bintan without any Rupiah on hand. They ACCEPT SGD :)

Without much option (time but not money) we settled our dinner at Hotel for the International Buffet (sgd50 per person). Environment is good and food is acceptable 3/5 rated for it. After a wonder"full" dinner, we plan to play pika pika at the beach. What is pika pika? see the below :p However 2 of the ladies was sleeping soundly at the beach, -_-" ... just 2 of stupid guys playing :)

JT de Johntim

Force to wake up... YK de Butterfly

AYCK de Devil... Ngek ngek ngek

KL de Angel :) So Cute :)

Day 2 - The End of Bintan

A long beautiful night with sound of the waves from the sea, RELAX. A long chat among each others and is time to sleep.

Early 530am, our excited friend went to shoot the sunrise... Bad weather and cloudy failed the plan for sunrise. However he really a person who got heart for photography, willing to wake up for this.

This only the best photo of him :) 加油~！

can you see the crystal clear water?

My little pussy :) *run

Our signature jump :)

Beach Boys & Girls

After enjoying our beach session whole morning, our stomach starting call for 911 :) we decided to visit Pasar Oleh Oleh which a must go place from Internet/Source. Our resort provides shutter bus (12pm and 2pm) to there but we need to pay for SGD8 for return ticket per person.

A big disappointment, maybe because we have high hope on this places. I am not sure this is right time to come or it just normally looks like this. Empty with no visitor, only the local shop keeper and some tour agents bugging around (they are offering town visit and some others activity with lower price).

Pasar Oleh Oleh? No Human 1?

However we still found some good food around

Nasi Padang - Beef

Tips - Walking around 500 meters from Pasar Oleh Oleh, you will find this store which located at local market. Considered cheap compare the one I ate but still... no tourist around, empty market with local people around.

3 Day 2 night will be wonderful for us but however, Bintan should be categorised as a relaxing place and not place for busy night life or shopping parade. A SPA and relaxing beach activities is what can you do here.

A photo before we check out, Happy Reading :)

Here we come the summary of the Day:-

Day 1

1) Ferry Ticket - SGD240 for 4 person

2) Villa - SGD180

3) Lunch - 40 SGD for 4 person

4) Dinner Buffet - SGD200 for 4 person

5) Wifi - SGD20 per day

Day 2

1) Pasar Oleh Oleh - SGD32 for 4 person

2) Breakfast/Lunch - 40 SGD for 4 person

Total Damage = about 752 SGD

*SGD 1 = MY 2.40 +- ringgit

Bangkok - Day 4

Nothing much I can explain for Day 4 activity because we spend 9 hours+ at Cha Tuk Chak Market. I can tell you that my leg is not my leg anymore because walk until numb jor. She get crazy when reach this place. She so surprise that the fashion (clothes and accessories) is so INN here. Everything also plan to bring back~

Chatuchak (or Jatujak; Thai: จตุจักร) weekend market in Bangkok is the largest market in Thailand. Frequently called J.J., it covers over 35 acres (1.13 km²) and contains upwards of 5,000 stalls.

Map of Cha Tu Chak Market

We spend all our money and yet go to local bank for exchange another sgd200. Omg... Hahaha we nearly cant back to home, lucky we still have another 1000 Baht as deposit at hotel. Phew~

Looking at the plastic bag below, you will know how much thing we bought and spend. My face expression just like the photo below... and she keep smiling happily... I know girl like shopping... Okokok

Sorry for not environment friendly, next time she plan to bring luggage to shop -_-"

20+ Bag 30+ shirt 10+ pants and etc -_-"

Here we come the summary of the Day:-

1) Cha Tu Chak Market- ∞ Baht

2) Taxi to Cha Tu Chak Market- 100 Baht

3) Taxi back Hotel- 200 Baht (they are not use meter -_-")

4) Normal Dinner-200 Bath for 2 person

Total Damage = about 10000+- Baht

*BAHT 10 = MY 1 +- ringgit

Bangkok - Day 3

After a tiring at Day 2, we took a package from Pick Me Easy to floating markets, which I think must go at least once.There are few floating markets around Bangkok but we choose Damnoen Saduak. The journey is about 1 hour+ and we sleep all the way when in the van.

Unique and quite funny place, we never see market like this, selling at the boat and some are having their meal on the boat too.

This is how we feel on the boat.

The ang mo help us take photo

This is how auntie sell coconut

Here also got traffic jam de lor...

We love this place~

Coincident or just nice? Yellow :p

The market closed before 1pm. This is because the weather was too hot. At noon, the sun burn and cant really stand. Most of the stall closed at 1pm, so if you plan to come, please plan before that. The best time was 9am according to the tour guide. Enjoying breakfast beside the busy river and watching people busy around, such a wonderful place.

Time to go back and the van send us to Khao San road which near to China town, Bangkok. We heading to MBK/Siam Paragon using Taxi. Taxi around here was too nasty, charge was high and dont want to use meter.

Reach and walking around near MBK looking for "Yum Sap" restaurant (is the name of restaurant) but cant find due they move into another place end up we take our late lunch at Inter 1981.

Suprise that the food was great especially the Famous Kopi O - Liang, we order 2 of it. Great food and overall mark given is 4/5. After the satisfied lunch, we continue our journey to Siam Paragon for shopping. Reach Siam Paragon but most of the thing are branded such as LV, Gucci, Prada and etc, expensive~!! It similar like Pavillion in Kuala Lumpur.

Finally we decide to watch movie, we choose "Rise of planet of the Apes". The movie was awesome with good cinema. The seat (leather) is bigger than cinema in Kuala Lumpur and the sound effect was great. In additional, they having crunchy cheese pop corn and we like it much~!.

How to find if all signboard in Thai word???

This is how the cinema look like, grand right? Of coz the price was indeed expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Walking around and looking for good thai food. Bah Kuan Mae, famous among that area. Indeed good food and this are what we order (below picture). Pricey abit, but overall mark given is 4/5. The dessert was soft and taste good, remember to order ya.

We going back after the dinner and walking around near hotel and Platinum Mall. Funny thing is the shop closed around 8pm -_-" So if you want to shopping, please go earlier ~!

Here we come the summary of the Day:-

1) Floating Markets- 1130 Baht for 2 persons2) Foating Markets Food- 100 Baht

3) Taxi to MBK - 80 Baht
4) Inter - Tomyam + Red curry duck + Green curry pork + etc 350 Baht
5) Bah Kun Mae- Tomyam + Fish + Dessert + etc 700 Baht

6) Taxi to Hotel - 100 Baht

7) Shopping at Naraya - 1000 Baht

Total Damage = 3460 Baht

*BAHT 10 = MY 1 +- ringgit

Bangkok - Day 2

After a relaxing and great food from yesterday, here we go with our journey to Grand Palace. We start our journey just after our breakfast in hotel. Good breakfast I would say but we having some bad experience with tuk tuk over here. The story is like...

We are trying to get a taxi to Grand Palace but most of them do not want to go by meter so I have no choice to take tuk tuk. He charge me 100 Baht which I agreed. He start to tell me alot story say shop no open yet and bring me to some jewellery factory which I know he want to claim some petrol voucher, I was OK.

I visiting the jewellery factory and go out without buying anything. The tuk tuk driver very angry and tell me why go out so early, I was say "finish already, no buy" and I come... He say no no no you must stay there 5 minutes only can get the petrol voucher, which I really dont know got such thing. What piss me off is he trying to bring me to another factory which this time I'm not agreed due to wasting time. We having some arguement and with the non professional acting, he drop us somewhere that we have no idea where we are. We waiting about 30mins and we get taxi to Grand Palace.

A Long walk... a very very long walk hahaha... hot and spicy... I mean the weather, half died and finally we go most of the place in the Palace. Ermmm a must go place but I would recommend only for 1st timer :)

It is build from gold??

Roarrrrrr, We are Strong :)

Beautiful scene...

Small little princess :)

Act Macho :p

Lunch time is what we waiting... We trying to get local food but see like it not so recommended because we scare stomachache. Finally we choose "Royal Navy Club" and we order plenty of local food in this restaurant. Food was not that great but environment just awesome. Due to the hot and spicy weather, aircond just perfect for us.

Tomyam was sour without much spicy, Green curry chicken was too milky and vege fried with cashew nut is over salty. Overall mark given is 2/5. I cant find any better place than here since this is the nearest restaurant.

Just finish our Lunch and we walk around the market, guess what we found something delicious, Durian hahaha. It was name "Golden Pillow".

Yummylicious, must try :)

Energy level was drop from full bar to 30%... Tired and Hot... Wat Arun was our next destination. We decide to take boat at River Ferry Pier which only cost ur 3 Baht. We didnt really walk much at Wat Arun but just take some photo for our memory.

Is about 3pm and we have no way to go and we decide to go back hotel rest for the night activities. After a great nap and massage (great), we heading to our dinner by BTS (Train). We plan to visit Sombon and make sure Sombon not Sombon"dee". I was told by forum which this was the mimic restaurant from Sombon. Reach Sombon and this was our crazy and the most fullest dinner :) Look at the picture tell more than I would say.

A Famous Chili Crab

A Fresh cockles

A Tiger Prawn

A Spicy Sour Fish

A Vegeatable

Just for 2 person~!! Yes only 2 of us :) Hahaha... burp, cant finish... regret and really waste food, I am sorry. I will not order so much in future again :) 4/5 rated but food consider expensive.

Next destination was the most interesting place to go. I actually lying to her that we going to some drinking session but I didnt tell her much about this place. When she reach to top... She very happy and she able to view the whole Bangkok night view from top here. This place is call Sirocco (Located on the 63rd floor)

I was jokingly as her If I propose here, will you marry me? Hahaha She say, definately :)

It very hard to cam-whore there, too many people

She drunk :)

Picture worth thousand word, alot of tourist with limited place. Nice view with alcohol (resoanable price about 400-800 baht perdrink). Must Visit Place ~!

Here we come the summary of the Day:-

1) Taxi- 100 Baht + Night 100 Baht
2) Grand Palace Tickets - 800 Baht for 2 persons

3) Royal Navy Club - 670 Baht
4) Massage - 400 Baht for 2 persons
5) Sombon - Crab 90 Baht + others 90 Baht

6) BTS Transport - 80 Baht

Total Damage = 2330 Baht

*BAHT 10 = MY 1 +- ringgit