Bintan, Indonesia (Part 3 of 4)

We were in for ladies luck. We came on the day where there was a promotion of the Mangrove Day Tour which came with complimentary Night Tour (firefiles). Hence we save around SGD 30 plus. I personally felt that the Mangrove Day Tour will be more value for money compare to the Mangrove Night Tour. If you manage to get hold of any good deal promotion, then you should visit both the Day and the Night Tours. If luck is on your side, then you will be able to see the animals that live around the mangrove. We were only fortunate enough to see a few snakes up in the trees and lizards. (Please refer to the Mangrove Map)

Mangrove Day Tour

After the 3pm Mangrove Day Tour, we were back to Pasar Oleh Oleh and Kampoeng Lagoi Leisure Village. We decided to stay put here until the Mangrove Night Tour. We spent our times by taking photos, shopping and having dinner. It was like a ghost town, with little tourists. Wonder was it because it was a weekday and off-peak season, hence there weren't much people. Seems like we were the only people around.

Pasar Oleh-Oleh, a souvenir gift market and shopping village set up to promote Indonesian culture, arts and crafts is located in the Township. There is a whole array of Indonesian gifts, cultural artefacts, Indonesian batik wear, beach wear, fashion and local cuisine. There are three restaurants providing drinks and a variety of local and western dishes as well as two mini marts selling a wide range of necessities and local delicacies. Aura Spa and Kintamani Spa also offer services at local prices.

Pasar Oleh Oleh

Aroma Day Spa is located in the pleasant environment of Kampoeng Lagoi Leisure Village, just opposite Pasar Oleh Oleh. It has a variety of spa packages that bundle 2-way land transfer from the hotel to the spa. This will help you to save the SGD5 unlimited bus ride to Pasar Oleh Oleh and Kampoeng Lagoi.

If you like to have some drink, you can try Cafe Tampo. It is open daily from 4 pm to 1 am. It has a wine bar and equipped with sports TV and free WIFI.

Kampoeng Lagoi Leisure Village

Makan Makan Foodcourt at Resort Centre where we had 2 of of lunch here to save some cost so that we can spend on the activities. It is open at 12pm on weekdays and 11pm on weekends. The food is quite nice and acceptable, with reasonable price.

Makan Makan Foodcourt

Lunch at Makan Makan Foodcourt

We had dinner at Bumba Indonesia Restaurant at Kampoeng lagoi, and we were the only customers that evening. The lunch from foodcourt tasted much better. If not for the satay and avocado drink, I will blacklist this dining place. May be the food at Pasar Oleh Oleh will taste better. If you don't try, you will never know.

Lunch at Bumba Indonesia Restaurant

Glad that we had one of the lunch at Pool Side Restaurant to try out the food prepared by different restaurant. I liked the Korean food that I shared with my friends. It came with side dishes and by adding another dish of vegetables and 2 bowls of plain rice, the portion was just right for 2 ladies sharing the food.

Pool Side Restaurant

Lunch at Pool Side Restaurant

How can one leave this place without having a meal at the Kelong Restaurant. So far this is the best dinner we had. The food are tasty and well-cooked. Do not worry about how to get there, the hotel provides shuttle bus to bring you to and back.

Kelong Restaurant

Dinner at Kelong Restaurant