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PULAU BELITUNG

220 miles from Batavia Marina

PULAU BELITUNG (TANJUNG PANDAN). 2°45.774S, 107°33.337E

Tanjung Pandan is a designated International CIQ port for checking boats in and out of Indonesia.

It’s a wonderful sheltered little anchorage on the west coast of Belitung. Anchor southeast of the safe water mark in the bay north of Pulau Ularbulu in 15-20 metres in mud and silty sand.

For shore access best take your tender in adjacent to the anchorage and grab a ‘Bemo’ to town. The river and surrounds is very shallow and muddy.

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Pandemic impact

The current edition was published just a few months before the Covid-19 pandemic started to bite. We have not attempted to update this online version (or the new ebook version) as some situations change rapidly, while others are subject to unverifiable rumour.

So, if you are cruising now, please verify information before setting out for your destination and please understand that amenities ashore may be less than posted here or in the book. As 'compensation', you'll find many islands and beaches in the kind of pristine condition not seen for many years in the more developed tourist destinations.