Batam City is the largest city in the Riau Islands Province, Indonesia. The Batam City area consists of Batam Island, Rempang Island and Galang Island and other small islands in the Singapore Strait and Malacca Strait. Batam, Rempang, and Galang islands are connected to the Barelang Bridge. Batam City is also known as the Industrial City.
Batam is not only famous for its big industry, but also as a shopping paradise, not only local residents or domestic tourists, Singaporeans shop a lot here. with quality goods at very low prices. ranging from electronics, bags with original brands, perfumes and many more items that can be searched. The famous shopping places in Batam are Nagoya Hill, Mega Mall, Batam City square. However, if you want to find used goods with good quality, you can look for them at the AVIARI market on JL. Batu aji or you can look for it at the Match Market which is located at Jalan Lubuk Baja, close to Nagoya Hill and behind the Ramayana Complex.
Because the location of Batam city is adjacent to Singapore, the habits and lifestyle of the people are also slightly influenced by the State of Singapore, such as order when driving, and throwing garbage, as well as the style of Hedonism because of the many nightclubs that line up, especially in the area of Jalan Baturaja or around the matchmaking market.
Although Batam is an industrial area, in this city the streets still look deserted without road congestion as we can find in big cities in Indonesia. Because public transportation in Batam is also very limited and the general transportation conditions are also very unfit for use. So that people here use more conventional taxis and online taxis. So to be able to visit this Batam city, we spend more on transportation that we will use.
In addition to shopping paradise in Batam City, there are also many interesting tourist attractions that are worth visiting. including the following :
1.WELCOME TO BATAM
WELCOME TO BATAM is a greeting for foreign tourists visiting Batam City. to be able to enter here visitors are not charged.
In this place there are many food vendors, there are meatballs, there is satay, there are various drinks, and I tried egg crust food.
2.SEKUPAN BEACH
This beach is directly adjacent to the State of Singapore. when we look off to the beach, the Singapore State building and its Lion Statue will be clearly visible from here. On this beach you can also see the blue water and white sand. To be able to visit here tourists will be charged a fee per person of Rp. 5,000
3.MOSQUE OF SULTHAN MAHMUD RIAYAT Syah
This mosque is located in the Batu Aji sub-district and was just inaugurated in 2019. This mosque is estimated to be the largest mosque in Sumatra, with an area of 57,144 meters and a mosque building that reaches 41,422 meters, this mosque building resembles the Nabawii mosque building in the City of Medina, Saudi Arabia.
4.SKY CLIFF
Cliff sky is in Tanjung Pinggir Sekupang. The price of entry to this tourist spot is Rp. 10,000 per person. and a parking fee of Rp. 15,000 for four-wheeled vehicles. Sky Cliff has become a tourist spot for millennials to fulfill their desire to take pictures or selfies, because at Sky Cliff there are many photo spots provided by the place manager.
Actually there are many more tourist attractions in Batam that can be visited. if you are in Batam on vacation, don't forget to stop by the places I visited earlier. happy Holidays.