2012 Travel Reminiscence (Part 2a)
2. Belitung (1)
Why part 2a? Because I love love love loveee Belitung! This 2012
year I also went twice to Belitung and I still want to go there again!
The 1st time was in late Feb 2012, and again, I went
with a group of (almost the same) Docents and college students from Bandung.
Similar with what happen during my trip to Lombok in end of Jan 2012, this
Belitung trip also a bit ruined because of the rain. Nevertheless, it was still
so beautiful even on a rainy day.
I went there using Batavia
afternoon flight and it was delayed one hour (sigh) and went back using
Sriwijaya morning flight as I have to went directly to office (poor me). The
cost was less than RP 1 million and I booked it only 2 days before leaving.
There are only 2 airlines served this destination: Batavia and Sriwijaya.
Sometimes they put higher price for far away travel date, but it was also a
gamble to booked an air ticket just a few days before (but from my experience
just for this Belitung, usually cheaper). Oh, please take cautions, the airport to Belitung is Tanjung Pandan. Don't go to Pangkal Pinang as it is in Bangka (neighbor island) or even to Tanjung Pinang (as it is in Riau Island).