Bintan Island
An island in the Riau archipelago, a short ferry ride from Singapore, traditionally called Negeri Segantang Lada. Tanjung Pinang, the provincial capital, lies in the south, while the north coast is lined with beach resorts.
- Where
- Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 1.0833, 104.4908
Get the Bintan Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Bintan Island. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Riau Islands volume with your photos and a note.
Near Bintan Island
Desaru Beach 57 km
A long beach of fine sand on Johor's east coast, facing the South China Sea and backed by casuarina trees. Resorts sit along it, and it is a weekend escape from Johor Bahru and Singapore.
Jewel Changi Airport 64 km
A glass dome linked to Terminals 1, 2 and 3 of Changi Airport, holding a terraced indoor forest and about 300 shops and restaurants. At its centre the Rain Vortex falls from an opening in the roof, the world's tallest indoor waterfall.
Changi Beach Park 64 km
A long, quiet beach park at the northern tip of Changi, in the east of Singapore, looking out towards Pulau Ubin. It is a place for picnics, cycling and watching planes pass low on their way in and out of Changi Airport.
Changi Chapel and Museum 65 km
A museum in Changi on the lives of the prisoners of war held in the Changi camp during the Japanese occupation. At its centre is a replica of one of the simple chapels the prisoners built, alongside copies of the murals some of them painted.
Chek Jawa Wetlands 66 km
A 100-hectare wetland at the south-eastern tip of Pulau Ubin, among the last places in Singapore with a natural rocky shore. Boardwalks lead through mangroves and out over the sea, and low tide uncovers flats full of shore life.
East Coast Park 67 km
A long beach park on land reclaimed in the 1970s along Singapore's south-east shore. People come for its cycling and skating tracks, barbecue pits and seafood restaurants, with ships anchored offshore in the strait.
Pulau Ubin 69 km
An island off Singapore's north-east coast, one of the last places in the country with a kampong village and dirt tracks. Bumboats cross from Changi, and people hire bicycles to ride past old granite quarries to the Chek Jawa wetlands.
Katong 70 km
A residential district in the east, stretching from Fort Road to Joo Chiat, that once ran down to the sea before land was reclaimed for East Coast Park. It is the old home of the Peranakan community, known for its pastel shophouses and its own style of laksa.
Questions
Where is Bintan Island?
Bintan Island is in Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Desaru Beach (57 km), Jewel Changi Airport (64 km), Changi Beach Park (64 km).
How do I get the Bintan Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Bintan Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Riau Islands volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Bintan Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Riau Islands volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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