Visit and Enjoy Natural Wonders in Belitung, Bangka Belitung Islands Province.

Belitung is an island in Bangka Belitung Province which recently has become a popular destination of tourism in Indonesia. Belitung is naturally endowed with beaches characterized by white sands and clear water dotted with big and small granite stones. The natural beauty of  of Belitung Island is alluring tourists to visit the island, also known as Negeri Laskar Pelangi, literally means the country of Rainbow Troopers. The name is taken from a popularity novel called Laskar Pelangi by a Belitung born writer, Andre Hirata. It makes Belitung Island increasingly more appealing to tourists at home and abroad to visit. 

You can reach beautiful beaches and remote islands in Belitung by air and land transportation. By air transportation, Belitung is accessible mainly from Jakarta by any air planes of most well known aero plane companies with a travel time of around 50 minutes. From Sumatera Island, Malaysia and Singapore, Belitung Island is accessible from Batam City as  the hub. By land transportation, You can hire rental cars, by rule of thumbs in Indonesia, in the air port of any cities visited, and also in the hotel you stay by asking hotel staffs to find you rental cars, to guarantee more of your safety. Here are tourist destinations in Belitung Islands :

Pantai Tanjung Tinggi

Pantai tanjung Tinggi is one of tourist spots on the island of Belitung. It is located not far from Pantai Tanjung Kelayang and is approximately 31 km from the town of Tanjung Pandan. This beach has an area of 80 hectares, white sand, and there are hundreds of large granite boulders scattered in both the peninsula and also in the sea on the beach front. 

Pantai Tanjung Kelayang

Pantai Tanjung Kelayang  is located in KecamatanSijuk, around 27 km from Tanjungpandan,  or 20 minutes by motor vehicle. Tanjung Kelayang Kelayang has a a beach with approximately 1.5 km long and  approximately 7 m wide. This beach has an area of about 60 hectares. In addition to enjoying the beauty of stunning beaches, you can also go kayaking and snorkeling at this beach.Pantai Tanjung Kelayang is famous for its white sand gently sloping beach stretches so beautifully. On this beach, you can see small islands with decorative granite.

Pulau  Lengkuas

Pulau  Lengkuas atau Lengkuas Island is accessible from Pantai Tanjung Kelayang using rented fishing boats  with a travel time of about 30 minutes. Once you set foot in this island, you will notice here that the seascape is full of beautiful array of granite stones scattered surrounding the Island. In addition, you can enjoy a stunning beauty of this island by climbing Menara Mercusuar, or a sea traffic light tower of around 12 meter above sea level. From the top you have a panoramic view of 360 degrees over the island. 

The Sea view of Lengkuas Island with  Tanjung Kelayang at the background.

No wonder that the alumni of  Bandung Institute of technology (ITB, Bandung) has initiated to nominate Belitung to have the status of World site of Geopark by conducting Belitong Geopark Festival held between December 9 to 11, 2016 in cooperation with local administration and a number of state owned companies. Indeed, Lengkuas Island is the most best site of attraction of all in Belitung. So, just come and enjoy the natural beauty of Belitung Island. Visit http://geoparks.id  for more.

Wecome to Bangka Belitung Province : A Tourist Destination with Unique Beaches.

Depati Amir Airport in Pangkal Pinang, Bangka Belitung.

Bangka Belitung, or Babel, is a provincial region of Indonesia consisting of mainly two islands -Bangka, Belitung- and other small islands. Geographically, Bangka Belitung lies off the southeast coast of Sumatra, close to the South Sumatra province. Chronologically, Bangka Belitung Islands is a regional division of the province of South Sumatra.

Governor Office of Bangka Belitung Province in Pangkal Pinang.

Formerly part of South Sumatra, Bangka Belitung Province became its own province on 21 November 2000 along with Banten and Gorontalo based on  the Act No. 27 of 2000 on the Establishment of Bangka Belitung Province consisting of the Bangka Regency, Belitung Regency and Pangkalpinang. Currently, Bangka Belitung province is made up four more regencies: Bangka Barat, Bangka Tengah, Bangka Selatan, and Belitung Timur.
 

Tin Museum in Pangkal Pinang.

The main stay of economic activities in Bangka Belitung Province is tin production,providing about 30 per cent of the world's tin (http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine). Bangka Belitung Islands is kown as part of "Indonesia Tin Belt". "Indonesia Tin Belt" constitutes the east Asian tin belt, stretching from China through Thailand and Laos to Malaya and Indonesia (wikipedia.com). In Indonesia, tin deposits found in Karimun Island, Kundur, Singkep, and partly on the mainland of Sumatra (Bangkinang) in the north continues to the south of the island of Bangka, Belitung, and Karimata to the area of west Kalimantan. 

A Typical Beach in Bangka Island.

Since the popularity of  "Laskar Pelangi" or Rainbow Troop, a novel by a Belitung-born writter Andra Hirata, Bangka Belitung Province has become famous tourism destinations for its beaches. "Laskar Pelangi" has help promote Bangka Belitung Islands as tourist destinations with fine white sand beaches, calm waves with bluish green Tosca sea water as well as clusters of granite along beaches.Beaches around Pangkal Pinang are the closest destinations for those with a short visit in Bangka Island. 
 

A Cluster of Granite Rock on Parai Tenggiri Beach.

As Capital City of Bangka Belitung Provice, Pangkal Pinang is the center of government and thus cater for government activities, trade and industry; yet Pangkal Pinang also has quite many attractions to enjoy.  when visiting this city, you will find a lot of beautiful spots, one of which is Parai Tenggiri beach, which has a blend of natural rocks and the sea with a stunning beauty.

Parai Tenggiri Beach, Bangka Island.

Parai Tenggiri beach is 40 km away  from the provincial capital of Bangka Belitung, Pangkalpinang.This beach is the most beautiful beaches in the Bangka Belitung Islands and has the character of gentle waves and a sloping surface. The Panorama of this one is very exotic with a stretch of granite rocks. As on other Bangka beaches, the beach also has granite rocks with large sizes in a variety of unique shapes and amounts presenting beautiful view of seascape.

BBG, A New Atttraction in Pangkal Pinang.

 A new icon of tourism in Bangka Belitung is Bangka Botanical Garden (BBG). BBG is one of the favorite icon agrotourism in Bangka Belitung. On the island of Bangka, Pangkalpinang city in particular, BBG has become one of the prime tourist destination and is always crowded with tourists. This agro-tourism attraction occupies 300 hectares of green areas and located at Jl. Raya Pasir Padi - Kelurahan Temberan, Kecamatan Bukit Intan, Pangkal Pinang City, Kepulauan Bangka Belitung 33684

Fishing Pond in BBG, Pangkal Pinang.

In BBG, tourists can enjoy the peaceful atmosphere, as well as learning about the business of agriculture, livestock and fisheries organically integrated that is already well underway. Moreover, it location is adjacent to the Pasir Padi beach, and within easy reach from the downtown of Pangkalpinang. BBG is offered as a integrated solution to the former tin mining areas with severe environmental problems, replicating the same success in Phuket, Thailand. 

For golf enthusiasts,  you can have a different golfing experience at Bukit Intan Golf Course. This golf facility  stands on the highest hill of Pangkalpinang, located very strategically from the city center and can be reached in around 10 minutes from Depati Amir Airport. Currently, it has 18 holes and driving range, which is equipped with locker rooms and multipurpose hall with a capacity of 100 people and a cafe VIP room. Backed by the beautiful scenery, we can see the green hills, natural, cool, comfortable and charming.

Surrounding View of Bukit Intan Golf Course, Pangkal Pinang.