Golf:

There are six beautiful golf courses located just on Batam Island alone.  The Indah Puri Golf Resort is set in greenery and ringed by water, and is designed by renowned golf architect Ronald Fream. Each of the 18 holes of the championship course is distinctive with its own special character.

The Palm Spring Golf and Beach Resort ranks as one of Batam’s most popular courses with three nine-hole layouts.  The Batam Hills Golf Resort has an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Pro Max Wexler. It is part of the Waterfront City development that includes housing, a marina club, campsites and cable skiing. The Clubhouse has picnic and barbecue areas, karaoke lounge, saunas, squash and tennis courts, jungle and jogging treks, and a swimming pool. Other facilities on the island include the Southlinks Country Club and the Tering Bay Golf & Country Club.

Sightseeing:

Seeing the Barelang Filsabillah Bridges is a must for any visitor to this island.  The icon and pride of Batam, especially the first bridge is beautifully designed, and constructed entirely by Indonesian engineers, connecting Batam with the island of Tonton Nipah.  The height of this bridge is 38 meters, and is 642 meters long. There are six bridges in all connecting Batam with Rempang and Galang to its south giving one the feeling as if the Barelang islands are one large island.  

When you proceed to Galang island, here you will find the Vietnamese Refugee Camp. Here are the Ngha Trang Memorial Wall in tribute to the boat people of Vietnam , and the Galang Museum.

Another Batam feature is the Maha Vihara Duta Maitreya, one of the largest Buddhist temples in South East Asia which draws thousands of devotees and visitors daily.  

At the Padepokan Seni art center in Sekupang you can see arts and crafts from all over Indonesia, as well as various kinds of performances that are staged every day for visitors and tourists. Desa Seni, is an art village built to maintain, conserve and develop Indonesian culture in  Batam, and to manage a cultural institute where qualified instructors conduct various shows and courses.
For duty free shopping go to Batam’s own Nagoya , the commercial center of Batam. Here are shops, restaurants, hotels, spas, dance clubs, karaokes, cinema bars, music lounges, shopping centers and plazas.  Shopping malls are available mostly in Batam are at Nagoya, Waterfront City and Batam Centre. The most popular on Batam are the DC Mall, Lucky Plaza, Centre Point, Batam Centre Mall, Robinson & Ramayana, and Megamall. 

Nightlife:

At Nagoya, the major city center of Batam, are shops, restaurants, hotels, spas, dance clubs, karaoke, cinema bars, music lounges and shopping plazas.  The Lucky Plaza and Jodoh Square. have shops and boutiques selling Indonesian art and crafts, duty free goods, and branded luxury items. Nagoya at night lights up as entertainment facilities spring to life.