Populations of Tanjung Balai

Populations of Tanjung Balai :


The populations of Tanjung Balai , Indonesia is 142506 according to GeoNames geographic database.

Latitude, Longitude, and Elevation

Tanjung balai, Indonesia is located at 2.96667 [latitude in decimal degrees], 99.8 [longitude in decimal degrees] at an elevation/altitude of meters. The average elevation of Tanjungbalai, Indonesia is 5 meters. 

Timezone

The time zone id for Tanjung balai is Asia/Jakarta. 

Getting in Tanjung Balai.

GETTING TO INDONESIA - Time Difference: Indonesia is 1 hour behind Singapore.

BY FERRY : 

Unless you have plenty of time on your hands and don't mind taking a slow boat to Indonesia, I'd say the best way to get to there is by air.

To get to either Sumatra or Java by ferry, you must first travel to Batam, part of the Riau Islands of Indonesia. From there, there are PELNI ferries to Belawan (port in Medan, Sumatra) and Tanjung Priok (port in Jakarta, Java). PELNI stands for PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia, a state-owned sea transportation company. They have a website where you can check schedules and fares.

The ferry ride from Singapore to Batam is about 45 minutes, and the one-way fare costs about S$25. There are several ferry operators, one of which Penguin Ferry Services has been receiving good reviews for their reliability. You can catch their ferries to Batam from World Trade Centre Ferry Terminal in Singapore. For more information, contact their sales counter at (65) 6271 4866.

BY AIR : ( plane ) 

Check www.airfares.com.sg for airfares for various destinations from Singapore.

You can also choose to take a domestic flight from Batam to various destinations in Indonesia. A user-friendly website for this would be www.travelindo.com/search/flight/.

EAT :

Bakso, a meatball made from low quality meat is just as popular as nasi goreng. Both are sold from street side stalls, or push carts that make their rounds through the neighborhoods.

Several chinese restaurants can be found along Jalan Trikora Laut (opposite Holiday Karimun Hotel). This is probably the central area for Teochew-style Bak Kut Teh. Noodles are also available.

The long stretch of open-air food and drink vendors that convenes outside the ferry terminal after 5pm is a great place to try out authentic, cheap Indonesian food.

粿汁( kue chap), address=Pujasera ... Traditional food ala Tio chiu.... Nice and black soup with white kue. Must Try. Two thumbs up. Chiak...  :p

BUY :

Karimun's main department store is Indo A. Yani Swalayan & Dept. Store in Tanjung Balai. Pasar Swalayan means supermarket in Bahasa Indonesia. This 3 storey department store offers food, clothing, housewares, stationary and basic necessities.

Padimas Department Store another shopping area in Karimun. Beside it, there is a game centre suitable for the families. Opposite it, is the Padimas Hotel, which is reasonably priced.

You can obtain 250g Karimun Utama coffee (Kopi Karimun Utama) for Rp. 7.150 (Agent: Toko Utama, Jalan Nusantara No. 43, Tanjung Balai, Pulau Karimun. ☎ +62-777-21003), local produced Kerupuk, deep fried fish crackers, can be found at Bona Kerupuk Atom 50 and cost Rp. 7.000 per packet.

Getting around in Tanjung Balai Karimun

By mikrolet :

The cheapest way to travel in Karimun is by mikrolet. These small minibuses run a fairly standard route and pick up and drop off passengers anywhere along the way. By the way, the locals call them "oplet".You can get almost anywhere in Tanjung Balai for Rp. 2.000. Tanjung Balai to Meral is 2.500rp.

By bicycle :

This would be one of the ideal way to explore Karimun. However, yet to find one bicycle renter in the town. However, most of the ferry companies will take your bicycle for a SG$5 fee, so if you are coming from Singapore, just bring one over.

From the other Riau Islands to Tanjung Balai Karimun

Miko Natalia

Numerous companies offer ferry services to/from Bintan, Batam and the other Riau Islands.

• From Batam: Regular ferries link Tanjung Balai with Sekupang domestic ferry terminal on Batam. Many of these ferries originate from or are heading to the Sumatramainland or Kundur Island. Tickets cost Rp. 70.000 one-way (excluding Rp. 1.000 port tax & Rp. 1.000 insurance)

• From Bintan: Ferry company Arena operate regular ferries between Tanjung Balai and Tanjung Pinang, the main town on Bintan. The ferries also stop at Sekupang on Batam enroute.

• From Kundur Island: The Miko Natalia 3 links Tanjung Balai with Tanjung Batu, the main town on Kundur Island several times daily. Tickets cost Rp. 46,000 one-way before port taxes. Journey time is over one hour, longer if stops are made at islands along the way. The ferry continues its journey to Sekupang on Batam.

From Singapore to Tanjung Balai Karimun

Penguin (Tel: +62-777-324300 in Tanjung Balai; +65-62714866 in HarbourFront) and Indofalcon (Tel: +65-62783167 in Harbourfront) ferry companies operate ferries between Tanjung Balai and Singapore's HarbourFront Centre. Between them, they run 3 trips on weekdays (From HarbourFront: 0800, 1420 and 1820. From Tanjung Balai: 0730, 1100 and 1700), increasing to 6 trips on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays (From HarbourFront: 0800, 0950, 1225, 1420, 1625 and 1820. From Tanjung Balai: 0715, 0945, 1130, 1315, 1530 and 1700). From Singapore, tickets cost S$63 return before Indonesian port taxes or Rp 110.000 one-way before port taxes (Rp 10.000) from Tanjung Balai. Journey time is about one and a half hours.

Please note that the two companies' code-sharing agreement allows you to board any ferry at Tanjung Balai for the return leg to Singapore only if you hold a return ticket that was purchased in Singapore. If you buy your ticket in Tanjung Balai, you can only board the ferry of the company from which you buy the ticket.

Visa

For details on visa requirements for visiting Karimun, please see the Indonesia page. Karimun's Tanjung Balai port is designated as a visa-free and visa-on-arrival entry point.

Karimun does not have an operational airport, so travellers' only option is to get in by boat. Karimun has good ferry connections with Singapore and Kukup in the southwestern tip of Johor, Malaysia as well as the other Riau Islands and the Sumatra "mainland".

Karimun ( Tg. Balai )

Karimun  is a small island offerring a range of tourist activities in the Riau Islandsprovince of Indonesia. It is also the name of a group of islands and regency (kabupaten) to which it belongs.

Karmun is located just off the east coast of Sumatra, guarding the southern entrance of the busy Straits of Malacca. It lies west of Batam and to the southwest of Singapore and is the furthest west of the Riau Islands.

Its proximity to Singapore has made the islands quite affluent and busy. Its main town,Tanjung Balai is a bustling port town with a lot of commerce, boosted by tourists from Singapore and Malaysia, however, it must not be confused with Tanjung Balai in North Sumatra province, a much larger city also known as Tanjung Balai Asahan and an international port. However, like Batam and Bintan, Karimun is also listed as a Free Trade Zone area.

Meaning of Tanjung Balai Karimun

Tanjung Balai (Tg. Balai, also Tanjungbalai) can refer to many things:

• Kota Tanjung Balai, the independent city which split off from Asahan Regency of North Sumatra, formerly a part of Tanjung Balai, Asahan.
• The port of Tanjung Balai on the Asahan River which lies in the district but not in the city.
• Tanjung Balai, Karimun, a port and town of Karimun Island, Riau Islands province of Indonesia.
• Tanjung Balai, Asahan which is the remaining part left over after the city incorporation, still part of Asahan Regency.

THE END. :)

Ferry Schedule & Ticket Fares

SINGAPORE TO TANJUNG BALAI ( SINGAPORE TIME ) :


0800
1300
1820


TANJUNG BALAI TO SINGAPORE ( INDONESIA TIME ) ;


0730
1100
1700


- check in at Indo-Falcon
- Indo-Falcon Vessels - under penguin Charter.


TICKET FARES : 
terminal : Tanjung Balai


Type Of Ticket /  Ticket fare / Passenger Departure Fee / Fuel charge / Indonesia terminal Fee & insurance :
 Adult - 2 way  / S$33             /  S$6                                         /  S$18            /  S$5
 Adult - 1 way  / S$24             / S$6                                         /  S$18            /  S$5
 Child - 2 way  /  S$24             / S$6                                         /  S$18            /  S$5
 Child - 1 way  /  S$16             / S$6                                         /  S$18            /  S$5

* all prices above are valid at time of update and subject to changes. Ferry tickets available at point of departure only.
Adult fare from 12 years and above.
Child fare from 3 years old and above but below 12 years old.
Infant fare below 3 years old (only plying to Batam Centre and Sekupang Sector)
Passenger Departure Fee " PDF " Announcement.
Terminal Fee & insurance to be paid upon departure from Indonesia.
If you need further assistance or clarification, please do not hesitate to contact us.


Please contact us at:
Harbourfront Centre counter
penguin Ferry Service PTE LTE
No 1 Maritime Square # 03-43
HarbourFront Centre
Singapore 099253.


OR you may view our website : http://www.penguin.com.sg

Those Ferry ( s'pore ) to ( Indonesia ).

                                                      The Indonesia Flag.

                                                           Batam FAST 12 ( s'pore - Batam )

                                                         Batam FAST 8 ( s'pore - Batam )

                                                        Gamelan  ( s'pore - Bintan )

                                                      Kumpung Boat ( use for Fishing )

            

                  penguin 6 ( s'pore - Sekupang )

                                                              penguin 1 ( s'pore - Sekupang )

                                                              penguin Tioman ( s'pore - Sekupang )

                                                        Batam FAST 2 ( s'pore - Batam )

                                                           Batam FAST 10 ( s'pore - Batam )

                                                Indo-Falcon ( s'pore - Tanjung Balai Karimun )

                                                           Wave Master ( s'pore - Sekupang )

Tanjung Balai ; Tanjung Buru trip

Hi, nice to see you all again...

    i actually love Indonesia a lot. especially Tanjung Balai Karimun and Tanjung Buru Karimun...Both can be consider as my hometown or birth place. :)

   My sisters , Brothers and Uncle lives there and work there... Thus, whenever it reach holiday, i will went back to visit them... They will always come 2 the Harbour to fetch me.. :) They are all very caring..

   I normally took a ferry ( Indo-Falcon ) from Harbourfront , Singapore Cruise Center to Tanjung Balai Karimun.. This Ferry will last for one hour and the half to two hours in the sea then reach the shore of Tanjung Balai Karimun. Finally, we reach the State Of Indonesia.. But that is still not the end.. We had to still take a " speedboat " to reach Tanjung Buru Karimun...

  Finally , we reach Tanjung Buru Karimun... And most likely, we would stay there for like 4 days to 1 week. It is quite fun there... But the only bad thing is that, there is a lot of MOSQUITES!! haha..
  And then, when we went back to Singapore, we take this same transport back!  The trip is Indeed awesome and Cool!!!

                                                                          The End.

hi,

Hi,
i am joosoon.
the creator of this blog.


i want to create this blog is because i want to share my Indonesia trip with everyone.. :)
and hope anyone who see this blog website, they will enjoy it!!


the place i been to Indonesia is Tanjung Balai Karimun and also Tanjung Buru Karimun.
some of my relatives live there.. whenever my holiday starts, i will confirm went back 2 Indonesia...


Tanjung Balai Karimun = is a " city " place unlike Tanjung Buru Karimun.
Tanjung Buru Karimun = is a  kumpung place.


people from this two places are all very heartwarming...  :)  they are very kind, very generous, and also very helpful.
tat all i have introduce... more post will be updated.. and you will know more about Tanjung Balai Karimun , Tanjung Buru Karimun.


thank you!!! :)