Bintan

Tanjung Pinang

Batam

Bintan water sport, wind surfing, diving and Snorkelling

Bintan Water Sport activities in Angsana Resorts Sea Sports, Club Med Ria Bintan and Marine Centre Laguna Bintan includes snorkelling, wind surfing, air blast or kite boarding.

Alang Alang Sea Sports - Bintan Lagoon
Some of the facilities includes Banana Boat Ride, Beach Volleyball, Boat Charter Trip (Half or full day), Body Board, Canoeing, Dinghy Sailing, Catamaran Sailing, Scuba Diving, Ocean Kayaking, Fishing Trip, Jet Skiing, Knee Boarding, River Excursion, Skiing, Snorkeling, Surfing, Windsurfing.
Reservation:
Telp. (62) 0770 691 388 08.00 - 17.00 hrs

Angsana Resorts & Spa Bintan Sea Sports Facilities
Enjoy the beauty of the marine life and try your hand at catamaran sailing. Some of the activities include: windsurfing, Pro-kite, canoeing, body boarding, snorkeling, hobie cat catamaran (with and without instructor), zuma sailing, banana boat rides, water-skiing/wakeboarding and fishing trips.

Water Sport Center - Club Med Ria Bintan
Offers you with a great water sports experience. The water Sports Centre is professional in organizing scuba diving around the many beautiful reefs of the island, allowing you to discover an aquatic haven, with amazing underwater flora and fauna. It also offer others such as kayaking, sailing, windsurfing and snorkeling.
Reservation: Telp. (62) 0770 692 801 08.00 - 17.00 hrs

Mana Mana Beach Club/Nirwana Beach Club
Mana Mana offers a host of adrenaline-pumping sea sports ranging from windsurfing, snorkelling, jetskiing, water skiing, ocean kayaking and boogie boarding to surf boarding, banana boating, catamaran and laser boat sailing.

Nirwana Beach Club also offers “Air Blast” or “Kite Boarding” or "Kite Surfing". Using only the power of Mother Nature (all one needs is wind), launch 30-foot jumps, pull your favourite wakeboard moves, carve tracks through wind power or just ride some waves to the sunset - that's what it is. The best time to enjoy kiteboarding is during the North East Monsoon (from November to March) when the wind is strong.
Reservation: Telp. (62) 0770 692 555/56 08.00 - 17.00 hrs

Marine Centre - Laguna Bintan
Reservation:Telp. (62) 0770 693 111 08.00 - 17.00 hrs<

Diving Sites Around Bintan

Mapor Island
This idyllic forested island, with its sculptured rock formations, can boast visibility in excess of 20m and depths of up to 30m. With a profusion of marine life such as schools of jacks and batfish, moray eels, Spanish Mackerel, large Blue-spotted Rays, Giant Cuttlefish and White-tip Reef Sharks, Mapor Island is well worth the trip.

Sandy Bay
It is a fairly easy dive site with a flat seabed. At a depth of ten metres, you may spot schools of Lion Fish, Grouper, Butterfly Fish, Damsel Fish and huge clams embedded in the sand.

Pulau Maoi
This shallow reef fringes three neighbouring islands and although visibility is variable, holds possible sightings of nudibranchs and soft coral, large jacks and snappers and the iridescent Blue-Ringed Angelfish.

For more information pertaining to the diving conditions as well as marine life that can be found around Bintan, the "Underwater Guide to Bintan" can be purchased at the Bandar Bentan Telani Ferry Terminal or the Mana Mana Surf shop.

For action seekers, Bintan Resorts thrills you with an Adrenalin - pumping array of watersports.

Bintan Resorts offer pristine white beaches with extensive watersports facilities - from windsurfing, boogie-boarding, sailing, snorkelling, kayaking or canoeing to scuba-diving, jetskiing, wakeboarding, boating or fishing trips.

All the Bintan Resorts' hotels are fronting the South China Sea, and offer pristine white beaches with extensive watersports facilities - from windsurfing, boogie-boarding, sailing, snorkelling, kayaking or canoeing to scuba-diving, jetskiing, wakeboarding, boating or fishing trips. Note however that different hotels offer different watersports programmes, thus it is best to check with the individual hotels first before committing to any holiday plans.

Watersports enthusiasts should take note of two seasons in Bintan: from about November to March, the north easterly winds bring in the waves and swells from the South China Sea. It is the best time for wind sports - the superb weather draws savvy surfers, boogie boarders and long board beginners.

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