Bintan Island is an island located in the Riau Islands Province. This island is the largest island in the Riau Islands and very close to Singapore. In the first century AD, this island became a favorite stopover for trading ships from China and India. Besides being located in a strategic location, precisely between Singapore, Johor Baru and Malaysia, the island is also rich in tourism potential. One of the famous tourist attractions in Bintan Island is Trikora Beach.
location
Trikora Beach is located in Malang Rapat Village, Gunung Kijang District, Bintan Island, or about 45 km to the east of Tanjung Pinang city. This beach is divided into four parts, namely Trikora 1, Trikora 2, Trikora 3, and Trikora 4.
The road to access Trikora Beach is good enough, it can even be traversed up to four lanes of cars. To get to this beach, you can travel from Tanjung Pinang to the border of Bintan Regency. Unfortunately there is no public transport access that can take you to this beach. Therefore it is recommended that you rent a car and the driver. Or you can rent a motorcycle at a cost of approximately 100,000 Rupiah per day. While for car rental around 200,000 to 400,000 Rupiah complete with a driver.
"Tour de Bintan has entered the Wonderful Indonesia calendar at the Ministry of Tourism. The calendar determines the 100 best events in Indonesia. Hopefully next year the implementation of the Tour de Bintan can be even better, "said Esthy who is also an Expert Staff to the Minister of Tourism.
The Minister of Tourism Arief Yahya followed suit. Because, Tour de Bintan which was pioneered since 2010, has been recognized internationally. In fact, the event attracted a lot of quality bicycle racing teams.
"Over the past few years we have been able to see a tremendous increase in the construction of infrastructure, facilities, businesses and tourism facilities in various regions of Bintan Regency. The flow of tourist visits to the Riau Islands also continued to show an increase from year to year.
the origin of the beach Trickora
According to legend circulating in the community, the name Trikora itself was taken from "three corral", which is the name of foreign tourists when they visit this beach. Meanwhile, according to another source, the name Trikora was taken from one of Indonesia's history, Tri Komando Rakyat. At that time the beach was Indonesia's outer fortress on a hot issue "Ganyang Malaysia".
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