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Bintan Ecotourism offers Gunung Bintan Trekking Adventure

Ecotourism in Bintan offers unique ecotours to explore nature and culture of Riau Malay: Gunung Bintan Trekking Adventure, Traditional Fishing Tour, and Sribintan Kampung Ecotour.

Here are challenging ecotourism packages in Bintan island:

Fishing Tour Bintan
Fishing traditional way on calm water of sebong mangrove river in Bintan
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Gunung Bintan Adventure
Trek the legend mountain of gunung bintan and enjoy magnificient view at the top
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Sri Bintan Village Ecotour
Cultural tourism in Bintan to explore daily traditional life style of Riau Malay
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Ecotourism destinations in Bintan can be reached by land from various locations on the island. It will take between 30 minutes to 90 minutes by car to arrive at the eco tour starting points. The bellow trip offers an opportunity to get a taste of exploring the nature beauty and the community.

Bintan's ecotourism was developed through Bintan Ecotourism Venture Project (BEVEP), sponsored by DFID, UK, The Local Governemnet of Bintan and PT Bintan Resort Cakrawala. The objective of BEVEP is to strengthen self-helf capabilities of low-income families in Bintan in the ecotourism sector. Through education and on the job training programmes, the project creates a livelihood opportunities with and for the local communities, protecting natural and cultural resources of the island.

Here are ecotourism packages in Bintan:

Bintan Ecotourism Package 1: Traditional Fishing Tour

You can try fishing the traditional way. Embark on a tour to see and learn how the local fishermen catch fish and crabs in river and the sea. Using traditional methods, the local fishermen utilize the resources of the mangroves lining Bintan's Sungai (River) Sebung Kecil without destroying them.

Enjoy a ride in a sampan (traditional rowing boat) on the calm waters of the Sebong River. Test your skills by trying to throw the jala or casting net. If all efforts fail, your tour guide will ask you to make a bubu (boo-boo). This is traditional fish traps made from bamboo or wire to catch crab and fish.

Local guide will certainly teach some fishing techniques and provide an introduction into flora and fauna richness or coastal ecosystem in Bintan.

Bintan Ecotourism Package 2:
Gunung Bintan Trekking Adventure

Discover Bintan's rainforest and see the fantastic views from the 340 meter high summit of moutainBintan. During the 5 hours trek through the rainforest, you can see giant trees over 40-metre tall, home to rare animals such as silver leaf monkeys, sun birds, eagles and kites to name a few.

During the trek you can learn about the practical uses of many plants and discover the local legend of the princess pool. Finally you can cool down with a shower under the waterfall.

The local village guides of Sribintan will take you along a natural trail used by the villagers. After a 2-hour ascent you will reach some of the Bintan last forest giants 40-metres high dipterocarp (two-winged-fruit) rain forests trees.

The climbing mountain continues through thick native palm forest for another hour, before enjoying the sceninc view of bintan Bay and Tanjung Pinang from the top of the mountain at 340 m above th sea level.

Refresh yourself with mountain water and taste local fruit delights, among them the king of fruits, the durian, grown along the lower reaches of moutain Bintan. The 5-6 hours trek ends at the village of Bekapur.

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Bintan Ecotourism Package 3: Sribintan Kampong Ecotour

Explore the traditional Indonesian Kampong of Sribintan and get a glipmse into the daily lifestyle of the Malay, Javanese and Boyanese. This rural tourism is a combination between cultural tourism and village tourism. During the 3 hours guided tour you can experience many interesting village activities. See crafts women weave pandan leaves into usable products. Discover how the only local blacksmiths in Bintan Island makes agricultural tools from the scrap metal. Visit a working rubber plantation - try rubber tapping and learn how rubber is made from trees.

You can also find and enjoy many exotic fruits in season. The 2 - 3 hours tour finished off with optional traditional village lunch, accompanied by Indonesian dance performance.

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Services included:

Local guides
Local village guides from the Sebong Lagoi and Sribintan village. The guides will provide stories on people an nature of the area.

Snack and Drinks.
You will be served local loval lunch, snack and drink. The food is prepared by the villagers.

Reservation and information for Indonesia Ecotourism, please contact:

BRC Tours - PT BINTAN RESORT CAKRAWALA
Pasar Oleh Oleh 401A, Lagoi
Bintan Utara, Indonesia
Tel: (62) 770 692 029/692 092
Fax: (62) 770 692 030
Email:brctours@bintan-resorts.com
Website:www.bintan-resort.com

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Accommodation
308 well-appointed rooms, Deluxe and Suites come fully equipped with all the modern comforts of home.

Restaurants & Bars
This Village boasts three restaurants, which feature buffets with a diverse range of culinary delights. There are three bars from which to choose, to mingle with new friends while sipping cocktails and enjoying the sunset.

Leisure
• Club Med Spa
• 3 swimming pools
• (1 exclusive to Mini Club Medฎ)
• Billiards
• Midnight bar
• Club Med evening entertainment

Sports
All levels
• Golf
• Aqua gym
• Club Med fitness
• Flying trapeze

Tuition for beginners
• Yoga
• Windsurfing
• Snorkeling (with boat trips)
• Sailing (catamarans)
• Archery

Also available
• Kayaking • Water polo
• Beach volleyball • Badminton
• Basketball • Beach soccer
• Table tennis • Weights room
• Volleyball • P้tanque • Tennis

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