2025 South Siantan Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in January)

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.

99% of people don't know about this most expensive private island in Southeast Asia✨, which was rated by CNN as the "Best Paradise Island in Asia" TOP 1🏖, and also the "Best Hotel Resort in Asia" NO 1🏆 by National Geographic. How much does it cost to stay in a water villa here for one day? 🤔 The emerald glassy sea is crystal clear, and the rare blue coral emits a mysterious and serene luster. 🐢 Little sea turtles and 🐠 parrotfish roam freely, and the coral reefs cover 70% of Indonesia's coral species. You can cross the 2,000-year-old primeval forest and greet the little lizards👋, and overlook the world's top coconut lagoon from a God's perspective👀. There is no public transportation🚌 to the island, only private planes✈. There are only 36 rooms on the island, with no more than 70 people, to ensure that guests like me who enter the island become the "island owner"👑 of their wildest dreams. Don't swipe away from today's video🚫, it's a journey of ultimate seclusion you've never seen before🌍. From Batam Island in Indonesia to Bawah Island, you can only take a private seaplane to enter🛫. The pilot flies the plane barefoot, which is incredibly relaxing😎. The wooden beam floating on the sea, the single wooden boat placed on the restaurant roof, the 30-meter-high pure wooden SPA lobby, and the 50-year-old vintage wood used to make stools, washbasins, and even bookshelves📚, the annual rings make my eyes dizzy. After traveling around the world for so many years, this is the top luxury I've never seen before, and all the hustle and bustle is drowned in the sea of time🌊. Bawah Island is located in the Anambas Islands of Indonesia, consisting of six different natural islands that form a natural marine reserve🌿. It was love at first sight for shipping tycoon Tim Hartnoll 10 years ago💘, who bought it and built the Bawah Reserve resort. From the air, there are 13 virgin white beaches and 3 lagoons, and 100 hectares of pristine forest, all naturally formed🌳. The bird's nest restaurant, mid-air SPA, infinity pool, and wooden fish bar, even the steps and handrails, are made from bamboo and stones on the island, and the floating wood on the sea, built by 300 workers over 4 years🛠. My home on Bawah Island is a water villa where I can walk into the sea at any time🏡, and I'm likely to encounter small sharks and parrotfish🐟. The handmade items in the room are so lovely💕. The butler carefully asked about my preferences before I entered the island and filled my entire fridge with exclusive happy water🥤. Every waiter on the island greeted me like an old friend, making my "island owner" identity swell🎈. The island activities and three meals are included in the package, and every minute is fulfilling and joyful🎉. In the morning, I went to the treehouse restaurant halfway up the mountain and made myself a cup of Indonesian hand-brewed coffee☕; then I jumped into the emerald green sea, which is so clear that even the Maldives can't compare. I swam like a fish among the blue corals, and sea turtles swam by, while clownfish were in a hurry to go home, but a big guy was watching them intently; in the afternoon, I went to the treehouse SPA halfway up the mountain to relax💆‍♀, walked through the bamboo corridor, and did a relaxing traditional Indonesian SPA to stretch my mind. In the evening, I went out to sea to watch the sunset🌅, with pink, blue, gold, and dark blue colors changing unpredictably. On the island, you don't have to be deliberate, just walking along the long-tailed beach is beautiful📸. After eating at Michelin restaurants around the world, I can only say that there is always something better. The two restaurants on the island have the appearance of explorers from the Age of Discovery🏴‍☠, with Indonesian national cuisine satay fried rice, raw fish tartare, black tiger prawns, vegetable and fruit salad, and pure natural happy water coconut🥥. Most of the vegetables and fruits are grown on the island, and how can it not be delicious when you are immersed in the blue sea and sky every day? 😋 After visiting Bawah, I can only say that the aftertaste is strong. If there is a paradise on earth, it is Bawah Island🌈.

After ILTM ended this year, I finally had the chance to visit the famous Bawah Reserve. With Singapore's visa-free policy for Chinese passports, Chinese guests no longer need to apply for multiple-entry visas to Singapore, making the whole trip more convenient. To get to Bawah, you need to take a fast ferry from Singapore Ferry Terminal to Batam, Indonesia, which takes about 40 minutes, and then transfer to a seaplane. The flight time of the seaplane is usually about 1 hour, but due to the weather, our flight took 1 hour and 40 minutes to land in the storm. Looking at the storm, I was a little disappointed. I thought the trip would end in heavy rain. Unexpectedly, I went back to the tent and fell asleep. When I woke up, I found that the wind and rain had stopped. The foggy island had lifted her mysterious veil and showed her charm. Bawah Reserve is composed of Bawah Island in the Riau Islands and its surrounding 6 small islands. Only Bawah Island and Elang Island have villas and tents for guests to stay in. There are 36 villas and tents on the main island, and Elang, as a private island, has only 6 villas. The island has complete fitness and wellness and Spa facilities, and there is a standard tennis court on both islands. Boathouse offers lunch and sunset barbecue dinner (every Monday and Friday), and Treetop Restaurant offers breakfast and dinner. Lunch is served from 12:00 to 17:00, so you can eat all day on the island. Bawah Reserve is an all-inclusive resort, and the price even includes a daily double Spa. All food and drinks except alcohol are included in the room rate. The minimum stay is 3 nights, and the round-trip seaplane needs to be paid separately. Bawah Reserve is also a paradise for diving enthusiasts. There are many high-quality diving spots around the island and surrounding islands. For snorkeling enthusiasts, there are a lot of blue corals and various fish in the lagoon between the main island and Elang Island. The sun shines directly to the bottom, and you can enjoy the brilliant underwater world.

#myhiddengems For those looking for eco-luxury in a truly hidden paradise, Bawah Reserve offers an off-the-beaten-path experience like no other. Nestled in the remote Anambas Islands, this private resort comprises five islands and 13 beaches, offering you exclusivity and pristine beauty. Snorkel through coral reefs, trek through dense tropical jungles, or unwind in an overwater bungalow. Sustainability and luxury blend seamlessly at this gem, making it an ideal spot for nature lovers seeking peace and privacy. #myhiddengems #100WaysofTravel

All-inclusive, no cancellation~ Private island next to Singapore! No reason to stick to Maldives ~ This popular private island next to Singapore: 1 month no cancellation; although it is unrealistic to say that it is a garlic, compared with what in Maldives 1 · Name: 3 nights package limited time special offer · Content: Garden/Beach Suite 3 nights · Description: All-inclusive/no cancellation (2 months in advance) · Date: 2024.7.12-12.19 · Three meals a day (excluding alcoholic beverages) · Minibar (excluding alcoholic beverages) · SPA per person per night · Resort activities · Unlimited laundry service 2 · Chinese name: Bawah Private Island · English full name: Bawah Reserve · Hotel star: · Number of rooms: 15 · Hotel location: South Siantan · Distance from airport: 73km 3 · The most beautiful private island in Asia, very convenient to depart from Singapore·The entire island can only accommodate 70 guests at most, with good privacy·No excessive human development, the environment and diving environment are great·One island, one hotel, feel like an island owner·Located in a marine reserve, with high-quality ocean + dense forest·Composed of 6 uninhabited, jungle-covered pocket islands·Close contact with clownfish, angelfish, butterfly fish, corals·Surfing, sunset cruise, short sea trips and other rich water sports

Self isolating in the middle of nowhere. #bawahreserve , so far, has been one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever visited.