Northern Bintan Full Day Tour

A very nice trip, we were the only guests, so we could customize the trip. Moderner SUV. The tour guide (driver) was super punctual, very nice, friendly and helpful. We drove to all points, super nice, except for one point: The Safari Park. Please DO NOT visit or boycott this park. Most exotic animals are not kept there in a species-appropriate manner, it is already bordering on animal cruelty. We only looked at some "cages" and are immediately back towards the exit, you can't look at that!!! Just the monkey at the entrance in a tiny cage. Terrible!! Those who love animals get the horror here. Eine Bitte an Tripadvisor: Please remove this item from the program, no one wants to see anything like this, thank you. Otherwise, all other points were worth the trip, even crocodiles and snakes seen in the wild on the mangrove tour. Blue Lagoon we imagined much bigger, but good. Lunch was very plentiful and delicious, we didn't make it. As I said, thank you again to the guide/driver of BintanTaxi

Our day in Bintan was very well taken care of, with first the mangrove boat ride which gave us the opportunity to view multiple snakes, then the safari with many local species, lunch at a Kelong on the ocean which was very peaceful and the food was very good. In the afternoon, we stopped to see a reclining buddha and we ended with the blue lake, which was very beautiful. Ari, our driver, made us feel very comfortable (always had bottles of water for us) and was a very safe driver. We highly recommend this tour and Ari if you end up on Bintan. This tour did not have many tourists and got us to see Bintan island from a local point of view.

A well paced tour with the knowledgeable local guide Rio. The Mangrove part is memorable and the Blue Lake is really beautiful. The car was comfortable.

We enjoyed the day although it rained for most of it. Our driver was able to reorganise things around the weather. We had a ride on an ATV, at the sand dunes at an extra cost. A very good seafood lunch. The best part was the Mangrove trip up the river in a small boat with Dave and Mr Alan. Certainly would have been a better day without the rain, but worth doing.

It was a great experience to view Bintan from a different perspective. The highlight of the trip was the speed boat in the mangroves. Witnessed plenty of tree snakes hanging right above our heads. An out of the world experience in the heavy rains. The zoo was another way to explore Bintan which we weren't aware of. Plenty of animals to see and you get to feed them. Amazing seafood by the waters, but we enjoyed delicious vegetarian food since we don't eat meat. The blue light was an icing on the cake which was so unexpected. Families with kids will definitely enjoy. Boat ride to the mangrove is highly recommended.

Enjoyable private tour. Budi who is both driver n guided has done great job. Car provided is comfortable. Lunch is great too but too much quantity. Great tour packages to cover most of the Bintan activities that we enjoy very much.

Fabulous full day trip made even more enjoyable by our English speaking tour guide. Rio was extremely knowledgeable and helpful.

Fantastic day. Our guide Rio was very helpful and knowledgeable telling us all about the places and sights we seen.

Prompt service and friendly tour guide (Harry) who took beautiful photos for us. Luv the exotic Sand Dunes and the Blue Lake.

If you book from Bintan Taxi, the tour company. Please look for Hitler Sinatra. He is knowledgeable, amazing and fun! He is very polite, and he is flexible and goes out of his way to make sure you experience Bintan under proper weather and circumstance. I highly recommend Hitler Sinatra. The north bintan tour was educational, the zoo, the sand dunes, archery, the blue lake, the lunch, the mangrove tour, places you don’t expect to see in Bintan. He even brought us to a fishing village and there is so much things to learn about Bintan.