To Stay ..

To Stay

Accommodation is only available on Siantan Island, about half hour away from the Airport by boat. On Siantan Island we find the "Capital City" of the Anambas Archipelago, a very pleasant place called Kota Tarempa. Here in Kota Tarempa there are some Hotels with various design and price.

a Little Tips !

Tips

The Anambas islands are very remote and have little facilities, including little health care, while restaurants sell only Indonesian food. Therefore, when you wish to dive here, best travel on fully equipped liveaboards or take your own yacht with complete telecommunications connectivity.

GET THERE !

HOW TO GET THERE ?

By Air:
Anambas is served only by Riau Airlines which flies to  Pulau Matak, "gateway" of the Anambas Islands . This airline operates thrice weekly Fokker-50 flights from Tanjung Pinang's Kijang Airfield on the Island of Bintan. Bintan is connected by hourly fast ferry from Singapore. If you leave from Singapore at 0700AM by boat to Tanjung Pinang on Bintan, you are able to connect to the Riau Airlines flight which brings you on the ground in Matak Airfield at 1200 Noon. The airport, owned by ConocoPhilips for offshore drilling and natural gas explorations, also serves as a domestic terminal .It has a 1,200 meter runway and is beautifully located by a shallow lagoon.  

By Boat: 
Best is to travel to and around Anambas by yacht or live-aboard from Singapore, Batam or Bintan. By Ferry from Batam Twice a week will arrived directly to Kota Tarempa. Twice a month the Pelni shipping lines has a ferry, the KM Bukit Raya that calls on Kota Tarempa (the Archipelago's capital "City") on Siantan Island. You can catch it from the Tanjung Priok harbour in Jakarta, Capital of Indonesia. Sailing times are prone to delays. This boat also delivers almost all the necessary goods to the Islands. 

The Lost Heaven of Indonesia

ANAMBAS ISLAND REVIEW

Anambas Island

Anambas archipelago (Indonesian: Kepulauan Anambas) is a small archipelago of Indonesia, located 150 nautical miles north east of Batam Island in the South China Sea between the Malaysian mainland to the west and the island of Borneo to the east. Geographically part of the Tudjuh Archipelago, it is administratively a regency within the Riau Islands Province.

Anambas have a large reserve of natural gas that is exported to countries such as Singapore and Malaysia. The island of Matak is the main base for oil exploration.

Other islands are Siantan (Terempa), Mubur, Jemaja and Kiabu (Airabu).

According to CNN, the Anambas Islands are one of Southeast Asia's most spectacular coastal spots, with good snorkeling and diving. The main island, Pulau Bawah, is an unhabitated naturally protected lagoon. The shipwrecked vessels Seven Skies and Igaraattract a variety of indigenous marine life and offer diving opportunities.

Administration

The Regency is divided into seven districts (kecamatan) - tabulated below with their 2010 Census population:

Name	Population Census 2010
Jemaja	5,621
Jemaja Timur (East Jemaja)	2,028
Siantan Selatan (South Siantan)	3,177
Siantan	9,920
Siantan Timur (East Siantan)	3,290
Siantan Tengah (Central Siantan)	2,755
Palmatak	10,620