Visiting Natuna Archipelago

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Ready to Go to Natuna Archipelago

Planning to go on a tour or travelling, we definitely want a smooth trip, comfortable accommodation, cheap hotels, good food, cheap plane tickets, close to everywhere, and can rent a motorbike or car.

Attraction

In Natuna Archipelago, there is natural beauty and unique culture of the local community. There are many uniqueness, starting from the village (desa), sub-district (kecamatan), district (kabupaten) and provincial levels.

In Indonesia, each province has different and interesting characteristics. Each province has a different and unique culture and lifestyle.

The Natuna Archipelago is Indonesia’s most northerly islands in the South China Sea. If you are adventurous by nature and are looking for beaches that are free from other tourists, then the Natuna Archipelago could be the right place for you.

It comprises some 270 islands and has amazing green-blue seas.  Bunguran, Jemaja and Serasan are the three largest islands in this archipelago located in the South China Sea.

Natuna is a district in the province of the  Riau Archipelago with Ranai as its capital city. Ranai is often translated as “Rantau Nan Indah” (beautiful panorama) because of its amazing vistas.

The government is taking good care of the preservation of nature and maintaining the condition of the forest.

The environment is also well maintained.

Activity

Visiting Natuna Archipelago, we will witness routine community activities in unique traditional cultures. And there are special dishes and food as part of culinary tours that are delicious and yummy.

Natuna is surrounded by deep seas that border the waters of Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Singapore, and has many very beautiful white beaches to enjoy.   Its beautiful pristine seas are ideal for snorkeling or diving.

Visit some of the beautiful beaches such as Tanjung Sebagul, Teluk Selahang or Setengar beach. Here are also caves such as the Batu Sindu, and Batu Kapal caves, or see the strange clusters of granite stones at the Stone Park.

In Natuna, are also found the endangered species of primates called `Kekah`. This monkey only lives and breeds on Bunguran Island in areas that include the Gubung Sintu area (Pian Tengah, Sepang, Seberang), Mount Ranai, and Mount Ceruk.

In season, you can find turtles laying eggs on several beaches.  Don’t forget to visit Tiga Island, which is famous for its coral reefs.  This area is where the Napoleon fish lives and breeds.

In this place there are also regular events or activities held every year, both national and international.

Accessibility

The journey to Natuna Archipelago is now very easy. We can enter through various modes of transportation.

To reach Natuna take a flight to Batam’s Hang Nadim’s airport. Or take a ferry to Batam from Singapore or Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

From Batam, take another flight to Ranai airport in the Natuna archipelago, which takes about a one hour flight. Lion Air now flies Jakarta-Batam-Natuna daily.  Alternatively, you can take a motorboat from Tanjung Pinang but it only sails once a week.

Natuna has amazing scenery with natural beaches. You could travel to a number of beaches including Tanjung, Sebagul, Teluk Selahang or Setengar beach.

You could also visit caves such as Batu Sindu, and Batu Kapal caves, or the stones of Alive Stone Park.  In Natuna, tourists can also find an endangered species of primate called `Kekah`.

This monkey only lives and breeds on Bunguran Island in areas that include the Gubung Sintu area (Pian Tengah, Sepang, Seberang), Mount Ranai, and Mount Ceruk.

If you are lucky, you can find turtles laying eggs on several beaches.  Don’t forget to visit Tiga Island, which is famous for its coral reefs.  This area is where the Napoleon fish lives and breeds.

The condition of the infrastructure is getting better. Starting from highways, airports, trails, ports, bridges, stairs, even some places can be reached by toll roads.

We can visit by plane, car, ship, bus, motorcycle and bicycle. At some point, we can take the train. We can also walk freely.

Amenity

In Natuna Archipelago, as technology getting better. We can easily find locations for mini markets, shops (warung kedai), Money Changer, ATMs, Bank BRI BCA BNI Mandiri, BTPN Bank Nagari BJB, supermarkets, and restaurants. So we will not starve or lack the necessary items.

If you are sick and need help, you can also visit clinics, drugstore pharmacies (apotek), practice doctors, hospitals, and health centers (puskesmas).

In this place we can also look for places of worship such as mosques, churches, and others.

Accommodation

Finding place to stay in Natuna Archipelago is very easy. We can stay at home stays, hotels, inns, hostels and other places.

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Experience and Reviews

There are already many visitors have visited Natuna Archipelago, there are many interesting stories that are told. Like feeling satisfied, happy, wanting to come again, sleep well, and almost no one is disappointed or complains to come here.

So, visitors will find out on how to find the best hotels, where is exactly located, why it is amazing, how much is the fare and rate, who are the people, whom to ask, and when is the best time to visit.

We can visit these tourist attractions from Tanjung Pinang, Tanjung Redep, Tanjung Selor, Tapak Tuan, Tarakan, Tarutung, Tasikmalaya, Muara Bungo, Muara Enim, Muara Teweh, Muaro Sijunjung, Muntilan, Nabire, Negara, Nganjuk,

That’s all the information we provided, hopefully useful.

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