Moving Bats and Islands in Zamrud Lake

Luxurious and quiet. Perhaps this is one of the appropriate nicknames for the calm and spacious beauty of Zamrud Lake. The lake which located in conservation area is located in Siak Sri Indrapura Regency, Riau province. Besides having a large surface, this lake also has islands. There are large and small islands. Uniquely, these islands can move. This island is marshland floating above the lake. Big and deep, of course. You can not imagine how deep this lake is. Not only that. On this big island also live thousands of…

Kerumutan Reserve Forest, Riau

This wildlife reserve forest is spread in an area of ??1,332,169 ha and it inhabited by many species of flora and fauna that typical of lowland forest. Its area of mangrove trees decorated corridor through the Kampar River, that made ??it so special among other forests which spread across the island of Sumatra. Kerumutan reserve forest is a conservation area that located in Kerumutan sub-district and spreading across two districts namely Pelalawan and Indragiri Hulu, Riau Province. The forest boundary is the River of Indragiri, Kampar River, the East Coast…

Rimbo Tarantang, Riau

Rimbo Terantang tourism forest is located in Padang Lawas village. This tourism is having marvelous nature tourism between the genuine forest and it has exotic flora. This tourism object is officially becomes the research area for nature phenomenon for both flora and fauna. This type of tourism for this forest is adventurous tourism; the visitors who come to this place are those who seek for adventure need while enjoy the fresh atmosphere, chilling situation and great sightseeing. www.indonesia-tourism.com

Tesso Nilo Wild Reserve – Riau

Tesso Nilo Tesso Nilo National Park is reserve and special sanctuary for elephants, which was officially inaugurated on July 19th 2004, with 38.576 Hectares width. Tesso Nilo is the biggest low land forest in Sumatera, and habitat for about 3% species of mammals in the world. A single hectare of this national park consists of 360 flora, divided into 165 genus and 57 family, 107 species of birds, 23 species of mammals, 3 species of primates, 50 species of birds, 15 species of reptiles and 18 species of amphibians. this…

Merbau Island – Riau

Merbau Island Merbau is an Island and a district in the Meranti Islands regency, Riau, Indonesia. The city district is Renak Rungun. Meranti Islands Regency is a result of the expansion area Merbau District, formed on January 26, 2011. Where the Pulau Merbau District is covering the entire island of Pulau Merbau, while Merbau subdictrict covers the entire island of Padang. The island has bordered with Malaka strait in north, west Tebing Tinggi sub district in south, Merbau sub district in west, west Rangsang in east.     www.indonesia-tourism.com

Tebingtinggi Island – Riau

Tebing Tinggi Island Pulau Tebingtinggi or literally means high cliff island, is an island in Riau province, which is geographically located at latitude (0.9 degrees) 0° 54′ 0″ North of the Equator and longitude (102.75 degrees) 102° 45′ 0″ East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of the world. The locations related to Pulau Tebingtinggi are represented by the nearest distances for a beam of light to travel and may not be nearest by road. For example, Pulau Tebingtinggi, is located 11.7 kilometre from Selatpandjang, 11.7 kilometre from Selat…

Jemur Island – Riau

Jemur Island Jemur Island or Pulau Jemur is an island of Indonesia which is located in the Strait of Malacca, about 45 miles from capital of Rokan Hilir regency, Bagansiapiapi, and about 45 miles from Malaysia. This island is administratively part of Pasir Limau Kapas sub-district, Rokan Hilir regency,Riau province. Jemur islands are uninhabited and only a stopover place for fishermen who are to sea. A post of Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) was established in this island for the purposes of observation and navigation. Currently, there is no accommodation in this…

Rupat Island – Riau

Rupat Island Rupat is an island in the Strait of Malacca, and administratively part of Bengkalis regency, Riau province. It lies just off the eastern coast of Sumatra, across from Dumai city, across the Strait of Rupat (Selat Rupat). Rupat was one of thousands of abandoned islands, but now the population is growing year after year, then it makes them expand the area for the settlement. This island is can be reached from Pekanbaru, Dumai or Bengkalis. The main transportation line from and to the island is by the sea.…

Natuna Archipelago, A Group Of Magnificent Islands in Indonesia

Natuna Islands Natuna Islands or Kepulauan Natuna is islands that consist of 272 islands, which located in the South China Sea in the larger Tudjuh Archipelago, off the northwest coast of Borneo. The islands is administratively a regency within the Riau Islands province and the Indonesia’s northernmost non-disputed island group. The Natuna islands are divided into three groups: North Natuna, which includes Laut Island (Pulau Laut); Central Natuna, which includes Natuna Besar; and South Natuna, which includes Subi Besar. Natuna is the most northern islands in the strait of Karimata.…

Batu Mandi Island

Batu Mandi Island Batu Mandi island is administratively located in Rokan Hilir, Riau and becomes the outer island in Indonesia that directly bordered with Malaka Strait, Malaysia. Pulau Batu Mandi is part of a cluster of Arwah islands or Spirit Island comprising ninesmall islands. The island is a black stone that is not too high and there is a guard office at the top. The conditions of Batumandi Island is also typical of refreshing, clean and it has normal wave. This is because the wind is blowing from the West,…