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Tour modue 7 days Belitung

Belitung

Belitung


The island of Belitung has more than 250,000 inhabitants and is almost 5,000 square kilometers in size, comparable to the province of Gelderland. It is located in the southeast of Sumatra, approximately between Sumatra and Kalimantan. During the Dutch period, the Biliton company mined tin here and thereby also gave the island its name.

Belitung is a wonderfully relaxed island with very few western tourists. On weekends there are many local tourists who mainly come for the white beaches and rocky islands.
Island hopping is an absolute must. A day with a boat along the various islands, including Pulau Langkuas with the iconic lighthouse of L.I. Enthoven from 1882 and a fantastic snorkel spot.
The island tour takes you to the east side of the island with stops along the way at an old tin mine, the film set of the then popular Indonesian film Laskar Pelangi, the book museum and various other sights. It should also be possible to spot the Tarsius monkeys at the end of the day, but I missed the how and what. The city tour through Tanjung Pandan has stops at several old buildings from the Dutch East Indies period, the Rumah Adat museum and the Tanjung Pandan museum.

The translations from Indonesian to English and then to Dutch are hilarious:
• Make Sumur bor Palembang KE-18
• Make 18th century Palembang drill well
• Make good use of 18th century Palembang drill

In the northwest are the most beautiful beaches and our favorite hotels: the boutique hotel Rock & Wreck and the Swiss-Belresort Belitung.

Favorite restaurant: Dapoer Belitung. Try the Gurame goreng.
Belitung has several flights daily to Jakarta and via via to Medan.