All the Bintan Resorts' hotels are fronting the South China Sea, and offer pristine white beaches with extensive watersports facilities - from windsurfing, boogie-boarding, sailing, snorkelling, kayaking or canoeing to scuba-diving, jetskiing, wakeboarding, boating or fishing trips. Note however that different hotels offer different watersports programmes, thus it is best to check with the individual hotels first before committing to any holiday plans. Watersports enthusiasts should take note of two seasons in Bintan: from about November to March, the north easterly winds bring in the waves and swells from the South China Sea. It is the best time for wind sports - the superb weather draws savvy surfers, boogie boarders and long board beginners.

From April to October, the calmer seas are right for diving, water skiing and jetskiing. It is also a good time of the year to take up scuba-diving and snorkelling, when Bintan's marine life is at its abundant best.     Angsana Resorts & Spa Bintan Sea Sports Facilities   Angsana Resort & Spa Bintan offers a myriad of outdoor activities and excursions. Enjoy the beauty of the marine life and try your hand at catamaran sailing. Some of the activities include: windsurfing, Pro-kite, canoeing, body boarding, snorkeling, hobie cat catamaran (with and without instructor), zuma sailing, banana boat rides, water-skiing/wakeboarding and fishing trips.     Alang Alang Sea Sports Centre at Bintan Lagoon Resort   Ride the waves or dive into the underwater world with a wide range of sea sports facilities at Alang Alang Sea Sports Centre at Bintan Lagoon Resort. With a team of experienced sea sports person, a day out at the beach is never enough! Some of the facilities includes-   -          Banana Boat Ride -          Beach Volleyball -          Boat Charter Trip (Half or full day) -          Body Board -          Canoeing -          Dinghy Sailing -          Catamaran Sailing -          Windsurfing -          Ocean Kayaking -          Fishing Trip -          Jet Skiing -          Knee Boarding -          River Excursion -          Skiing -          Snorkeling -          Surfing       Club Med Water Sports Centre   Club Med Ria Bintan is another of our many resorts that promises great water sports experience. The water Sports Centre is professional in organizing scuba diving around the many beautiful reefs of the island, allowing you to discover an aquatic haven, with amazing underwater flora and fauna. The village also offer others such as kayaking, sailing, windsurfing and snorkeling.       Nirwana Beach Club   For an excellent watersports location for both first-timers and the more serious watersports enthusiasts, we recommend the bay front of the Nirwana Beach Club. Mana Mana offers a host of adrenaline-pumping sea sports ranging from windsurfing, snorkelling, jetskiing, water skiing, ocean kayaking and boogie boarding to surf boarding, banana boating, catamaran and laser boat sailing.

 

Nirwana Beach Club has also introduced a new event to Bintan, known as “Air Blast”. Some people may be more familiar with the term “Kite Boarding” or "Kite Surfing"  instead. “Air Blast” was introduced in Bintan in 2005, and it is getting popular with many water sports enthusiasts.

 

So, what exactly is kiteboarding? Using only the power of Mother Nature (all one needs is wind), launch 30-foot jumps, pull your favourite wakeboard moves, carve tracks through wind power or just ride some waves to the sunset - that's what it is. What else could one ask for? Come to Bintan Resorts and try out kiteboarding today. The best time to enjoy kiteboarding is during the North East Monsoon (from November to March) when the wind is strong.

Dive Sites Around Bintan   Bintan Resorts is also home to a rich variety of marine life. Non-divers wishing to experience and discover the beautiful and unspoilt realms of marine habitat can take up the "Discover Scuba Programme" offered by Mana Mana Beach Club.     For more information pertaining to the diving conditions as well as marine life that can be found around Bintan, the "Underwater Guide to Bintan" can be purchased at the Bandar Bentan Telani Ferry Terminal or the Mana Mana Surf shop.

 

Sandy Bay   Intermediate scuba divers usually warm up at Sandy Bay. It is a fairly easy dive site with a flat seabed. At a depth of ten metres, you may spot schools of Lion Fish, Grouper, Butterfly Fish, Damsel Fish and huge clams embedded in the sand.

 

Pulau Maoi   Well-known to local dive guides, this shallow reef fringes three neighbouring islands and although visibility is variable, holds possible sightings of nudibranchs and soft coral, large jacks and snappers and the iridescent Blue-Ringed Angelfish.

Mapor Island

Located off Northeast Bintan, this idyllic forested island, with its sculptured rock formations, can boast visibility in excess of 20m and depths of up to 30m. With a profusion of marine life such as schools of jacks and batfish, moray eels, Spanish Mackerel, large Blue-spotted Rays, Giant Cuttlefish and White-tip Reef Sharks, Mapor Island is well worth the trip.