Pinang Citywalk

Pulau Bintan


Pinang Citywalk is a good place for eating (and for a spot of local clothing and snack shopping), with an array of hawker stalls available.


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Nearby Pulau Bintan attractions

1. Vihara Bhatra Sasana

0.06 MILES

Dragons adorn the beautifully painted upturned eaves on the roof of this Chinese temple. A statue of Kuan Yin (Guanyin), the goddess of mercy, stands at…

2. Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alamsyah

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Housed in an attractive building built by the Dutch in 1918, this small museum is full of mostly Chinese artefacts – coins, pottery, musical instruments,…

3. Cetiya Bodhi Sasana

0.31 MILES

This small Chinese temple down by the docks can actually be seen from the water as you leave on boats to Senggarang. There's a small open-air stage in…

4. Chinatown

0.96 MILES

When heading to Senggarang from Tanjung Pinang by boat, unless you ask to dock at the temples, you'll be dropped off at the jetties at Senggarang's so…

5. Banyan Tree Temple

1.02 MILES

This particularly unusual temple is housed in a building dating from the early 19th century. Originally owned by a wealthy Chinese man, believed to be…

6. Vihara Dharma Sasana

1.06 MILES

This well-maintained temple complex, looking out to sea, is accessed through a beautifully decorative Chinese archway and contains three main temples. The…

7. Pulau Penyenget

1.78 MILES

Pulau Penyenget, reached by frequent boats (7000Rp) from the Tanjung Pinang pier, was once the capital of the Riau rajahs. The ruins of the old palace of…

8. Sungai Ular Buddhist Temple

2.32 MILES

Sungai Ulur (called Snake River for its winding path) swims through mangrove forests to Sungai Ular Buddhist Temple, the oldest Chinese temple in the Riau…