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Bintan, Indonesia
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Trikora is the collective name of the northeastern beaches on Bintan, Indonesia. Trikora is actually quite a long stretch of separate beaches, with beaches numbered from south to north as one to four (satu, dua, tiga, empat in Indonesian). The best known is Trikora Beach Four (Trikora Empat), which is the northernmost bit, right next to the "border" with Bintan Resorts. The beach is huge and all along the beach are basic shelters which you can rent from the close-by food sellers. If it is windy the waves can be right strong, swimming is prohibited during monsoon.
Set out on a little island off the resort's beach and connected to the mainland by a pier, this popular seafood eatery keeps the day's catch swimming in nets at the back and cooks it to order. The food is good, alcohol is served, and if you get there early enough you might even avoid the karaoke. Pricy by Bintan standards (Rp 50,000 and up for most fish dishes), but quite cheap compared to Singapore.
A beachfront resort offering accommodation for couples, families and groups. The resort has direct access to the beach and offers a range of activities including jet skiing, canoeing, snorkeling, fishing, paintball, karaoke and swimming. Family-friendly facilities and activities make it suitable for travelers looking for a beach getaway with activities for both adults and children.
YY Resort has a wide variety of accommodation including standard rooms and kelongs in the sea. Room 22 is the one farthest out with its own terrace and great view of the ocean. The restaurant is open until 23:00, the food is mediocre but the coconut jam at breakfast is delicious. It is on Pantai Trikora, possibly the most beautiful beach in Trikora and accessible even during low tide. The resort is named after the sons (Yoga & Yada) of the owner. Fishing is possible from the gangways.
Rustic kelong style bungalows on an isolated lagoon. There are a great number of activities on offer, including climbing, sailing, kayaking, boat expeditions with boom-netting, archery, beach games, obstacle course, raft building, marine expeditions, hill treks, and free child care. Activities are usually included in packages. Popular for school trips and corporate team-building exercises.
A friendly home-stay guesthouse staffed by the local villagers. Located in a well kept 8-ha coconut plantation, with a wide private beach facing a sandy bay. Aroma River Spa, right next to the guesthouse, offers traditional massages in a mangrove setting (spa 10:00-18:00 daily). Delicious coconut crepes for breakfast.
The guesthouse has 4 Pondok pavilions which can take from 2 to 4 persons, and 3 Longhouse rooms at 1 to 2 persons per room. Rooms are basic and clean, with bedsheets, bath towels and mosquito nets provided. Booking is best done in advance, via the website, as the place is small and can get quite busy on weekends. The place now has 24-hour electricity (with occasional outages). There are electrical outputs in the rooms and free wi-fi in the beach club area as well as the dining area. Each pondok has its own bathroom, but no hot water (not really necessary in the tropical climate).
The guesthouse also acts as a base for Tanah Laut Adventures which offers sea kayaking and mountain biking tours at various locations on the island. Tours can be half day, full day or multiple days, and may be a combination of kayaking and mountain biking.
This resort has a spacious semi-open air restaurant/bar beautifully decorated with Balinese paintings, furniture and fittings. Offering western and Indonesian food the resort also offers karaoke and occasional live music. Accommodation is in wooden beach cottages with AC and fan.
The classiest option on the mainland, this is a large but pleasant resort catering mostly to locals and Singaporeans. Two pools, two restaurants, plenty of water sport activities and a spa centre. The resort's own beach is small and muddy at low tide, but they arrange cheap snorkeling and island-hopping tours to the neighboring white sand islands (15 min by boat), or you could even kayak which requires a quite exhausting 20-30 minutes one way. S$99/119 weekday/weekend with breakfast and transfers to/from ferry terminal.
Private island with freshwater pool and an assortment of lodgings, available for rental for only one group (max. 30 people) at a time. Low-season weekday rates start from S$2,500 (1 to 10 people, all-inclusive).
See the main Bintan article for details on getting to Bintan from Singapore or from elsewhere.
Read in the guideTo get around Trikora, you could bring your bicycle on the ferry - it's a 2-hour ride from either Tanjung Pinang or the Bintan resorts.
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