Bintan

What a pleasant day it was meeting our tour guide, Ah Long. He is a local Chinese guide who speaks excellent Mandarin. Patient, polite, punctual, and very knowledgeable, he even brought us to enjoy a delicious and affordable local lunch. We had a great time and truly enjoyed our trip with Ah Long.

We had a great time during this tour - nice scenery at the blue lagoon / sand dunes (bring sunblock and umbrellas as the weather can be unpredictable according to the locals), would recommend going for the optional ATVs (both single and 2-seater ATVs are available, with locals there to guide and ensure your safety). The agency contacted us 1 day in advance with detailed instructions and our driver Mr Eri arrived on time to pick us up from the hotel. He was friendly, offered to take pictures for us and brought us to an alternative lunch spot near the mangrove swamp (which was more spacious and better ventilated) because the original location was fully booked with limited seats. Food was good and cheaper than in the resorts. The coffee plantation and honey bee farm visit was fun too - a welcome drink (jamu), coffee, goreng pisang and roselle tea are included in the package. Insect repellent is provided. Don't need to worry about getting stung by bees as they are stingless.

Thank you Mr Darul our driver for the great service! He brought us to Blue Lake, Sand Dunes, Brother Kelong Seafood, Sister Bintan Supermarket, and the Buddha statue. Very friendly, helpful, and patient driver. Our trip was smooth and enjoyable. Highly recommended!

the Mangrove tour was great! The tour guide introduced the mangrove in detail, and speaks great English and mandarin

I saw on the news that Grab service is now available in Bintan, but it seems like the area is somewhat limited (because I turned on Grab in the middle and it said it wasn't available in that area). I felt a bit lost about how to find transportation, so I searched for a day tour and booked it urgently a day before, and I think it was an excellent choice. Because the guide was so, so great!! 🥳 I don't know if it's a random assignment or if only this guide is assigned, but the guide's name was Anwar, and communication was smooth via KakaoTalk even late at night. Before meeting, he carefully gave accurate pick-up location information again, the car was clean, and he prepared bottled water in the car in advance. Oh, and another great thing was that Anwar had a drone and even filmed with it! He said he wasn't a great expert, but I thought he was skilled enough to film, and he even let me fly the drone once, haha. I had a very enjoyable time. Originally, he explained the Chinese temple on the way to Blue Lake and said we'd stop by on the way back, but the last speedboat time was 6 pm, so we had to rush back ㅠㅠㅋㅋㅋ I highly recommend it to anyone planning to go to Bintan!! It's a shame that I can't attach the video! Oh, and you have to get to Bintan Island on your own, and the tour starts from Bintan Island! There are many eagles or owls there, and it's okay to just take pictures, but it seems like you have to pay if you take pictures with them. I was scared, so I didn't do it, but those who are interested should keep that in mind, haha. I went to Blue Lake around 2-4 pm on a weekday, and it was nice because there were no people or sunlight, but they say Blue Lake looks bluer when there is sun. Well, I thought it was good enough.

Our Tour Guide, Adrian gave us a great plan of travelling here. He is really nice and talkative. He gave us a lot of information related to Bintan. We also got a lot of great photos that taken by him and enjoyed a memorable moment here. Strongly recommend to tourists who want to have a day trip here with family or friends.

The best and most romantic trip. Our driver, Dodi, was very kind and pleasant. We were able to communicate with him in English without any issues. He was also very punctual, and we had a very meaningful time. We also did a firefly tour in Kota Kinabalu, but it wasn't great because the ferry was too big, crowded, and chaotic. We were worried about the weather, but the Bintan mangrove tour was very quiet, and we were able to see fireflies that looked like Christmas trees. It was a very satisfying experience. Thank you to both Dodi and the tour guide.

We book 6hrs car rental as we only have 3 places in mind to visit. Mr Anwar (driver) was punctual and friendly.He suggest other places for us to visit as we still have time before our seafood dinner to catch the sunset.Overall we enjoy our trip.

scenery: very good. guide: very good. equipment provided: very nice. safety: very good. itinerary: verygood.