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About Anambas Islands

Not many local travelers might know Anambas. However, Anambas is already popular among foreign tourists. Where is exactly Anambas? Anambas is islands that are administratively located in Riau Islands Province. The Islands are located in the South China Sea and are the borders of Indonesia and neighboring countries such as Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand and Cambodia.

 

Anambas Islands, center of Asean 600 million community is a new regency of Riau Islands Province, located 150 nautical miles northeast of Batam and Bintan Island. Anambas has all tropical island beauties, blue warm sea with its coral reef and fishes, palm trees out spread on the beauty of white sand, sun, serenity and many others. 

 

Anambas beauty seems to make the traveller's eyes unblinking. Just imagine, there are as many as 238 islands  and they are mostly uninhabited and 98.73 per cent of the island is the open sea. All marine potential is abundance there. It is the view of the green tropical forests in the land that spoil the tourists and make their fatigue of daily routine fades away. 

 

One of the most popular island of Anambas is Pulau Bawah (Bawah Island). 

 

Anambas just like some other exotic spots in Indonesia can easily be reach, by air and sea. From Batam or Bintan Island via air or from Tanjung Pinang by ferry boat. The flight journey by air about 1 hour to reach Matak Airport of Anambas Islands and by boat it take 9 hours journey from Bintan Island.

 

Experience the true island living with all its comforts surrounded by  the beauty of lush vegetation, peoples, culture and the dazzling beaches of  Anambas Islands.

 

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Anambas islands in brief 2015 by Faisal Karim

 

The islands has become a popular destination for divers from Singapore, the best known sites are the underwater reef systems of Tokong Malangbiru island, the submerged Acasta Rock, the disused Udang Oil Rigs and the wrecks of the sunken vessels "Seven Skies" and "Sara-D".

 

 

 

Come to Anambas,  you will find a virgin tropical islands, white sandy beach, crystal clear water and good coral reefs only some miles away from an extremely busy city of Singapore and Malaysia.

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