Trikora Beach
Pantai Trikora
A natural beach stretching about 30 km along Bintan's east coast, with coconut groves, granite boulders and wooden fishing platforms offshore. Accommodation and seafood are much cheaper than on the north coast.
Trikora Beach runs for tens of kilometers along Bintan's east coast, from Teluk Bakau to Malang Rapat. It is an affordable beach favored by locals on weekends. Unlike the polished resorts of the north coast, the scenery here is more natural. Coconut palms and granite boulders dot the sand, and at low tide broad shallow flats are exposed. Offshore, wooden stilt fishing platforms (kelong) built by local fishermen can be seen, and some have been converted into floating restaurants where you can order crab, prawns and grouper cooked to order. Mid-range resorts such as Bintan Agro and Bintan Spa Villa are found along the coast, along with budget wooden cabins, and roadside stalls sell grilled fish and coconuts. For planning, a half-day trip by hired car from Tanjungpinang takes about an hour, or you can stay overnight to watch the sunrise over the east. Note: during the northeast monsoon the waves are large and the water murky, so swimming is not advised. At low tide the shallows have sea urchins, so wear water shoes. The coordinates for this location are estimated for the area around Teluk Bakau village.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Pulau Beralas Pasir
- Vihara Avalokitesvara Graha
- Vihara Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (500 Lohan Temple)
- Mount Bintan
- Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alamsyah Museum
- Senggarang Chinese Village & Temples
- Tanjungpinang Old Town
- Penyengat Island