22 July, 2006

The Big Day:
The main thing to note is the time that everything gets underway: 16:45. Oh yeah, and the location: Baan Aarya Thai Restaurant, 1 Indra Maya Villas, Nirwana Gardens, Bintan Resort, Riau, Indonesia. For a map of the place – and also to browse Baan Aarya’s website – please click here

Other details on Bintan, accommodation, getting there, etc can be found below!

About Bintan:
Bintan is under an hour away by ferry from Singapore, and part of the Riau archipelago of Indonesia; however the area we are travelling to (Bintan resorts) is an extension of Singapore in many (but not all!) ways. Bintan is a very big island, and you can do day trips to see the ‘real’ side of Bintan, but if you are only there for a weekend then the sea, pool, golf etc. are quite alluring..
NB: Bintan is one hour behind Singapore time and that you will need to get a visa on arrival (SGD$18 or USD$10). Plus a useful map showing Bintan Resort in relation to Singapore and other background info on Bintan can be found here

Getting there and away:
Ferries run directly from Singapore to close to the Bintan resorts. Ferry times can be found by clicking:here. For those arriving from outside Singapore we can make arrangements for ferries/accommodation for you, for Singapore based friends we will leave it up to you to organise your own travel arrangements.

Accommodation:
There are numerous accommodation options within Bintan resorts, see:- here. However as Baan Aarya is located within the Nirwana Gardens group, we recommend that all guests stay at one of the following:-

Indra Maya Villas
Mayang Sari
Nirwana Gardens
Banyu Biru

More details on these can be found at Nirwana Gardens. (Most confirmed guests are staying at Mayang Sari although we will be staying at Indra Maya villas).

For those arriving from outside Singapore we can make arrangements for accommodation for you, for Singapore based friends we will leave it up to you to organise your own accomodation arrangements.