| Day 01: |
Singapore—Batam (Lunch)
Assemble at Harbourfront Centre at 0730hrs, Collect your boarding pass and ferry ticket at Penguin Counter #03-43. Depart by high speed ferry to Batam at 0830hrs, the journey will take estimate 45 minutes by sea, Upon arrive at Batam Centre Ferry Terminal, after immigration / custom clearance, you will be greet by our friendly tour guide and escorted to awaiting air-conditioned bus and proceed to visit Barelang Fisabililah Bridge(which is the biggest bridges linking tiny island of Tonton, Nipah to the larger Setoko island, Rempang island, Galang island and Galang baru island. The 1st Bridge connecting Batam to Tonton island is impressive with its 38-metres high spans and 642 metres in length), thereafter, tour will drive ahead to visit Camp Vietnam (Ngha Trang Memorial Wall, The Monument of Boat People, Galang Museum, Vietnamese Village and Quan An Du Monastery), (is the site of 80 acre located on Galang island, Batam in the Riau Province where 250,000 Vietnamese refugee were housed from 1979 to 1996). En route, will drive to the plantation of the bizzare looking Dragon Fruits (pitaya) where located in 16 hectares of orchard fruits more than 80,000 trees. Lunch will be serve at Golden Prawn 555 Seafood Kelong Restaurant, built at wood and bamboo over the sea, Indonesia traditional serves a variety of local seafood dishes with the nice view of north eastern coast of Batam, en route, will stop-by at Local Dry Market. After lunch, our next destination will visit to Golden Tourist Shop, Kuda Lumping Cultural Dance(where you will be entertain by local villagers with their traditional trance dance), Polo Outlets (where you may wish to purchase clothes by American brand Polo Ralph Lauren, which were made in Jakarta and cheaper than in Singapore), Traditional Massage (Optional) and lastly drop off at Nagoya Hill Shopping Mall(where is the biggest shopping mall in Batam and hosted the Matahari Departmental Store (famous department stall chain in Indonesia) as well as Hypermart supermarket located here, the Food Street in Nagoya Hill Shopping Mall offering you with many choice of food outlets, you can see A&W, KFC and many local food retail outlets). Come at evening, assemble and transfer to Sekupang Pier. 1820 hrs Depart by high speed ferry to Singapore. |