0 MARINE TOURISM IN BATAM INDONESIA

Batam is both an island and largest city (on the island) in Riau Islands Province of Indonesia. It is a Free Trade Zone, as part of the Sijori Growth Triangle, and is located 20 km (12 mi) off Singapore's south coast. The 715 km² (276 miles²) island has a population of 1,153,860.

Batam has a beautiful beach which is very beautiful and wonderful, other than tourism. Beaches in Batam has an unspoiled beauty, there are several beaches frequented Batam touris namely:

Name	:	Abang Island
Address	:	Abang  Island- New Galang, Batam Indonesia
Abang Island who has tourist activities include: Abang Besar Island (Taung Water Beach), Ranuh Island and Pengalap Island. Nautical tourist attraction is marine park that has a coral reef a pretty good life and encountered many green fish and other ornamental fish. This marine park can be used for diving  and snorking. Name : Marina Beach Address : Tanjung Riau – Sekupang,Batam Indonesia Marina Beach  was built with the concept of developing a seaside town (water front city). Nautical tourism attractions on offer: Banana Boat, Parasailing, Jetsky, etc. This tourism object is located in Tanjung Riau (Batam Island Indonesia) which can be reached from Nagoya ranging from 20-30 minutes by taxi, even if you are coming International port of Singapore. Name : Sekilak Beach Address : Batu Besar, Batam Indonesia Locations situated in Batu Besar has advantages such as white sandy beach, children's games facilities. To go to Sekilak Beach, you can use public transport in order Nongsa from the batam center. Name : Kampung Nongsa beach Address : Nongsa, Batam Indonesia Tourist appeal is the existence of traditional Malay village on the coast with the beauty of Singapore. The width of beach at low tide range 20-40 meters, while the length is 200-300 meters. The beach is located between the Marina and the Nongsa Batam View that can be in use from Nagoya 30-60 minutes, 10-20 minutes Hang Nadim Airport, which can be reached by taxi or minibus Nongsa majors. Name : Melur Beach Address : Galang Island, Batam Indonesia Melur Beach visited by many local tourists. What's a tourist attraction adjacent to Camp Vietnam tour the island and the bridge girder Tambusai lord. The condition is quite sloping beach of fine white sandy beaches with a width of 20-30 meters, while the length reaches approximately 100-200 meters. Is a popular tourist attraction nautical tourists, including swimming and sailing. Tourist sites can be reached from Nagoya via trans Berelang range 60-90 minutes. Name : Panau Beach Address : Kabil, Batam Indonesia This tourist attraction has a tourist attraction panoramic beauty of the sea and the traditional Malay village that can be used as the characteristics of the coastal tourist village. The width of the beach when the tide is 20-40 meters 10-20 meters at low tide, the beach is relatively gentle and white sandy beaches. Long Beach reaches approximately 100-200 meters, waves were relatively small and, yet at the southern sea angina categorized huge waves. Places that provide marine tourism among other things swim, boat races layer, jet sky and parasailing. The potential tourist attraction is located between the harbor and the lake Pungkur Kabil Industrial Estate (Asia Port) which can be reached from Nagoya 45-60 Minutes, Port Nongsa Pura 20-30 minutes, 10-20 minutes Hang Nadim Airport.