Bawah Island Travel Guide

Here is a travel guide for Bawah Island: Preparation - Documents: Prepare a valid passport and the materials required for an Indonesian visa, and apply for the appropriate visa. - Clothing: Bring light summer clothes, swimsuits, swimming goggles, beach shoes, sun protection clothing, sun hats, etc. - Other items: Prepare high SPF sunscreen, after-sun care products, mosquito repellent, and common medicines. Transportation - From Singapore: First, take a car from Singapore Airport to Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal, then take a speedboat to Batam Island, Indonesia. After passing through customs quickly, take a special car to Batam Airport, and finally take a Bawah seaplane to Bawah Island. The whole journey takes about 4 hours. - From Batam Island: You can take a Bawah seaplane directly from Batam Airport, which takes about 3 hours. Accommodation - Overwater Villa: With a separate hardwood walkway, you can enter the sea directly from the outdoor private open-air balcony. - Tent Beach Suite: Close to the beach and coast, the interior is in a luxurious safari style, and the tent ceiling has an automatic skylight. - Garden Tent Suite: Backed by the beach and located in the jungle, it is very private. - Jungle Lodge and Garden Pool Villa: Suitable for families, with suite-style bedrooms and living rooms. Food - Treetops Restaurant: Enjoy exquisite European and Indonesian cuisine among the forest canopy. - Boathouse Restaurant: Offers selected local seafood, and you can enjoy the sea view while dining. - Grouper Bar: Open all day, serving coffee, snacks, and cocktails, and has an infinity pool. - Jules Verne: Offers cocktails made with freshly picked ingredients from the farm, perfect for an aperitif. Activities - Water activities: Snorkeling allows you to see clownfish, coral reefs, and other marine life up close; you can also experience deep diving and participate in coral restoration diving; you can also choose paddle boards, kayaks, or glass boats to tour the island. - Land activities: Walk along 3 hiking trails, overlooking the coastline, coconut beach, and rocky beach; visit the 500-year-old Kruin tree; play tennis on a professional tennis court. - Cultural experience: Participate in Indonesian cooking classes, Indonesian batik making, and other art courses to learn about local culture and traditional skills. - Leisure experience: Enjoy sea salt massage, Ayurvedic essential oil massage, and other treatments at Aura Spa & Wellness; participate in sunrise qigong, beach Pilates, and other exercise classes.