Pangkal Pinang
Pangkal Pinang (also Pangkalpinang) is the largest city on the island of Bangka and the capital of Bangka-Belitung province.
Get in
By plane
- 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
Car rental cost is around Rp 350, to Rp.500.
See
- Tin Museum
- Pasir Padi Beach
- Bangka Botanical Garden
- Tin Mining
- White Pepper Farm
Do
Buy
Eat
- 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
Sleep
- Hotel Novotel Bangka Golf & Convention Center, Jl Soekarno Hatta, Pangkalpinang Kep Bangka Belitung 33136, ☏ +62 717 436888, fax: +62 717 436889, welcome@novotelbangka.com.
- Aston Soll Marina Hotel & Conference Center, Bangka Jl. Koba Km 8 Pangkalan Baru - Central Bangka Bangka Belitung, ☏ +62 717 4261 261.
- Hotel Santika Bangka, Jalan Soekarno Hatta (Jalan Raya Koba Km. 5) No. 17 Pangkalan Baru Bangka Tengah, ☏ +62 717 4256 888, fax: +62 717 4256 889, bangka@santika.com.
- Hotel Sabrina —Jl. Diponegoro No 73. Phone +62 717-422424,Fax. +62 717-432900 email hotelsabrina@telkom.net
- Hotel Mitra — Jl. Mentok No 3. Phone +62 717-439071,Fax. +62 717-424265. email: hotelmitra@telkom.net
- Hotel Bumi Asih Jl.Jend Sudirman, No 25
- Hotel Wisma Jaya — Jl.Mangkol
- Hotel Grand Millennium — Jl. Koba
- Hotel Griya Tirta — Jl. Semabung lama No 272
- Hotel Jatiwisata — Jl. Kartini No 3.
- Hotel Al Huriah — Jl Sriwijaya No 1 A.
- Hotel Xinlu — Jl. Ahmad Yani.
- Wisma 88 — Jl Merdeka
- [formerly dead link] Tanjung Pesona Beach Resort, Jl Pantai Rebo Sungailiat, ☏ +62 717 435560, tanjungpesonabangka@yahoo.co.id. A very good quality option, the most famous resort in Bangka. With well appointed rooms and excellent standards of service. From US$50.
- [dead link] Parai Beach Resort, Kawasan wisata terpadu Pantai Parai Tenggiri, ☏ +62 717 94000, reservation@eljohn.co.id. Very nice resort in a not crowded beach. There is a good restaurant. From US$50.