Pangkal Pinang (also Pangkalpinang) is the largest city on the island of Bangka and the capital of Bangka-Belitung province.
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]- 1 Depati Amir Airport (Pangkal Pinang Airport PGK IATA). Is served by frequent flights to and from Jakarta, and flight to and from Palembang, Tanjung Pandan, and Batam.
Get around
[edit]Car rental cost is around Rp 350, to Rp.500.
See
[edit]- Tin Museum
- Pasir Padi Beach
- Bangka Botanical Garden
- Tin Mining
- White Pepper Farm
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- Grill Tenggiri Fish - Fresh and Juicy
- Lempah - Bangka's Unique Curry soup, you can choose using Vegetable, Fish, or Meat
- Bangka's Noodle - Noodle mix special Bangka's soya sauce and meat (Chicken or Pork)
- Roasted Pig - this one you only can find in Bangka, using mix spices and lime with original grill technique make the best Roasted Pig ever
- Kemplang - Roasted Fish Cracker
- Sweet Martabak/Panekuk - Bangka's original cake, sweet taste with Chocolate, Cheese, Peanut and creamy margarine
- Crab with padang sauce - HOt and spicy but the crab taste really nice
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]Budget
[edit]- 1 Grand Sabrina, Jl. Diponegoro No 73, ☏ +62 717-422424, fax: +62 717-432900, hotelsabrina@telkom.net.
- 2 Mitra Garden, Jl. Mentok No 3, ☏ +62 717-439071, fax: +62 717-424265, hotelmitra@telkom.net.
- 3 Bumi Asih, Jl.Jend Sudirman, No 25.
- 4 Wisma Jaya, Jl.Mangkol.
- 5 Grand Millennium, Jl. Koba.
- 6 Griya Tirta, Jl. Semabung lama No 272.
- 7 Al Huriah, Jl Sriwijaya No 1 A.
- 8 Xinlu, Jl. Ahmad Yani.
- 9 Wisma 88, Jl. Merdeka.
Splurge
[edit]- 10 Novotel Bangka Hotel Golf & Convention Center, Jl Soekarno Hatta, ☏ +62 717 436888, fax: +62 717 436889, welcome@novotelbangka.com.
- 11 Aston Soll Marina Hotel & Conference Center, Jl. Koba Km 8 Pangkalan Baru, Central Bangka, ☏ +62 717 4261 261.
- 12 Santika Bangka Hotel, Jl. Soekarno Hatta (Jalan Raya Koba Km. 5) No. 17 Pangkalan Baru, Central Bangka, ☏ +62 717 4256 888, fax: +62 717 4256 889, bangka@santika.com.
- 13 Swiss-Belhotel Pangkalpinang.