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!!! :)