PRIVATE: Batam car & bus charter (10 hours with driver)
- 10 hours
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
Explore Batam at your own pace with a flexible 10-hour private car charter tailored entirely to your itinerary. Whether you want to visit cultural highlights like Pura Agung Amerta Bhuana Hindu Temple, learn about the town's history at Museum Batam Raja Ali Haji, or admire the striking architecture of the famous Barelang Bridge, the choice is completely yours. Enjoy a comfortable, private vehicle that comfortably fits your entire travel group for a stress-free day of sightseeing. Highlights ✅ Personal meet-and-greet service at any of Batam's 6 ferry terminals or at your Batam hotel lobby ✅ Complimentary Wi-Fi and bottled water ✅ Customize your ideal itinerary and let your experienced driver navigate the most efficient routes ✅ Ultimate travel companion for you and your group!
Inclusions
What's included
- Batam ground transportation by air-conditioned vehicle
- 4-course seafood lunch (2 types of seafood, chicken and vegetables)
- Admission to Batam Raja Ali Haji museum (with museum docent)
- Optional photostop at Grand Barelang Bridge (upon request)
- Fully-guided small-group tour in Batam by local English-speaking guide
- Round-trip transport by high-speed public ferry (required to cross Singapore/Indonesia border)
- Admission to Grand Maha Vihara Duta Maitreya temple
- Exclusive photostop at Tanjak Mosque and Welcome To Batam monument
- Exclusive photostop at Balinese-style Pura Agung Amerta Bhuana temple
- 1-hour (60-min) traditional Indonesian massage
- Traditional Kueh Lapis (Indonesian layer cakes) tasting
What's not
- Indonesia visa-on-arrival fee (US$20/person, payable in cash at the border)
- Hotel pickup and dropoff
Itinerary
Make your own way to Singapore Harbourfront Centre Ferry Terminal for your 10:00am (GMT+8) high-speed public ferry to the Indonesian town of Batam. After about 1 hour at sea, you will arrive at Batam ferry terminal to clear immigration.
Upon clearing immigration in Batam, your small-group licensed guide will meet you with a signboard, and escort you to your air-conditioned vehicle for a tour around Batam, the largest city in the Riau Islands Province of Indonesia. You will first stop by for a photostop of the Welcome to Batam monument. Modelled after the world-famous Hollywood sign, many tourists and locals come to Batam Center to take photos with the Welcome to Batam monument.
Next, you will visit Mini Indonesia Park featuring miniature replicas of architecture from Indonesia's 34 provinces including the capital - Jakarta.
Next, you will get to make a quick stop at a local bakery to sample famous Indonesian layer cakes, also affectionately known to the locals as Kueh Lapis. Kueh Lapis is not difficult to make, but it requires time and a lot of patience. The bakers hover next to the oven for a couple of hours grilling each layer of batter. Kueh Lapis is typically served in small, thin, rich and fragrant slices.
Next, you will visit this local museum named after a famous local poet to learn more about the history of Batam through its many collections and artifacts. Note: In the event that the museum is closed (ie: for Covid-19 sanitisation every Monday etc), a visit to Batam Mini Indonesia Park (featuring miniature replicas of Indonesian architecture) will be offered as a replacement.
Next, you will stop by to visit the Maha Vihara Duta Maitreya Temple. This temple is the largest Chinese temple in Indonesia, situated on a hill called Lucky Hill. The temple is dedicated to the Maitreya, who is the future Buddha who will achieve complete enlightenment, Maitreya can also be seen at the most centre of the temple plated in gold standing at 5m high.
Next, you will stop by the beautiful Balinese-style Pura Agung Amerta Buana temple. Established in 1999, Pura Agung Amerta Buana is a Hindu temple adopting a mixture of classical and modern Balinese architecture. Inside the temple stands the highest Padmasana in Indonesia, at an impressive height of 18 meters. The Padnasama is a lotus-like pagoda shrine dedicated to their Supreme God.
Next, you will stop by Garuda Park (Taman Rajawali). Built in 2017, this park features a monument with a statue of the Garuda, often used to represent Indonesia, much like the Bald Eagle in the United States. The Garuda symbolises the virtue of knowledge, power, bravery, loyalty, and discipline.
From the Garuda Park, you will have a vantage view of the Tanjak Mosque. The mosque is built in Tanjak Melayu architecture and features a minaret of 45 meters. The exterior is made of modern aluminum composite panels.
Next, you will visit the grand Barelang Bridge, sometimes called the Golden Gate Bridge of Batam, which is a piece of modern architecture seemingly ahead of time in this laid-back developing Indonesian town. You will then tuck in to a 4-course traditional Indonesian feast consisting of seafood, chicken and vegetables at traditional Indonesian restaurant nearby.
Finally, your guide will bring you back to the ferry terminal for your high-speed public ferry back to Singapore. The ferry terminal is connected by a skybridge on the departure level to Megamall. If there is still time, you may pop into Megamall for everyday non-touristy items and snacks at local prices. Please head back to the ferry terminal 30 minutes before ferry timing for boarding formalities.
You will arrive back in Singapore Harbourfront Centre Ferry Terminal at about 10:00pm (GMT+8) where your trip ends.
Cancellation
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Address: Batamfast Ferry Shop, #02-50, 1 Maritime Square (Lobby C), Singapore 099253 Directions: If you are taking the subway, alight at Harbourfront MRT Station, and follow signs to Harbourfront Centre. At Harbourfront Centre, there will be signs pointing you to Lobby C.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- JE Travel
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A current valid passport (with at least 6 months validity) is required on the day of travel to visit Indonesia
- Indonesian visa-on-arrival (US$20/person, payable in cash at the border) is available for guests from: Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States Of America, Vietnam
- Guests from all other countries not stated above, please seek prior travel authorization from your nearest Indonesian embassy
- Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all guests
- Your tickets will be held at the ferry counter for collection on the day of travel up to 9:20am (GMT+8), you will be required to present all passports (with at least 6 months validity) to exchange for your tickets
- Refunds will not be issued if high-speed public ferry is missed (ie: late check-in, fever, incomplete documents etc)
How it compares in Batam Center
- Its from-price is 23% below the median of the 5 experiences we list in Batam Center.
- By number of reviews it ranks 1 of 5.
About Batam Center
Batam Centre is the commercial heart of Batam, an Indonesian island across the strait from Singapore, with ferry terminals, malls and a waterfront square.
Batam Centre is the main commercial and government district of Batam, an island in the Riau Islands of Indonesia, about 20 kilometres across the strait from Singapore. Its ferry terminal receives boats from Singapore, and the district is a grid of malls, offices, hotels and wide roads. By the seafront, Engku Putri Square holds the large welcome sign that greets many arrivals.
Top-ranked sights in Batam Center: Maha Vihara Duta Maitreya, Batam Grand Mosque (Masjid Agung Batam).
