Pulau Bintan Island Indonesia Riau
Indonesia

19 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Emerald Waterways (19 Cruises)


Frequently Asked Questions

At the Bandar Bentan Telani terminal, on a quiet inlet on the island's northwest coast, at the end of a marked channel through the shallows. Bintan belongs to Indonesia's Riau archipelago, just across from Singapore.
Not much: the terminal serves a resort estate and everything runs by shuttle. They connect to the nearby beach resorts, where passengers can book day access. Distances are short and the arrangements are well practised.
Relaxed, and you may as well accept that from the start. Pale sand slopes gently into water that stays warm all year, shaded here and there by casuarina trees. Kayak, paddleboard, unapologetic idleness under a parasol: you set your own programme while coconut sellers pass by without ever pressing.
A vast man-made lagoon, among the largest saltwater pools in Southeast Asia. You can paddle it, pedal floating contraptions across it or be towed on a ring, all in water of an almost unreal blue. Families love it.
Yes, on the Sebung River. On a roughly 90-minute trip you glide between mangrove stilt roots, watching for monitor lizards, tree snakes and kingfishers. The guide sometimes cuts the engine, and the flooded forest fills with a thousand invisible presences.
Yes. Several courses are laid out facing the sea, a rare luxury this close to a cruise berth. It is one of the three ways to spend the day ashore, alongside the beach and the mangroves.
Very much so. The Treasure Bay lagoon keeps children busy for hours, the beach shelves gently, the shuttles are well organised and English is understood everywhere. It is one of the easiest calls in the region to manage.
Fish grilled with sambal, fried noodles and the morning's seafood, often facing the beach. Offshore, the kelong fishing platforms on stilts show where the evening's prawns come from. Mango, papaya and calamansi juices come with every meal.
No, and it would be a shame to. Three options share the hours ashore: the beach and its lagoon, the mangroves, the golf. The resorts run departures at regular intervals. Bintan moves at a pace set by the heat, slowly and without a watch.
A hat, sunscreen and your swimsuit already on under your clothes, so you lose no beach time. The Indonesian rupiah is the currency, but the resorts take cards without difficulty, unlike many other Indonesian calls.