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Pantai Tanjung Tinggi
Belitung's most famous beach: giant granite boulders, calm turquoise coves and the setting for the film Laskar Pelangi.
The whole island on one map
Every place we list, from Tanjung Pandan to Manggar. Filter by type, then tap a pin.
Pick your corner of the island
Belitung is easy to drive around, but the beaches, the town and the east are an hour or more apart. Base yourself, then explore.
What are you after?
Places to stay39 places · Beach resorts to homestaysEat & drink31 places · Mie Belitung and seafoodKopi shops14 places · The island's coffee ritualIsland hopping10 places · Boats to the granite islesSights & geosites27 places · Beaches, lakes, geositesDive & snorkel3 places · Reefs and snorkel trips
Worth a detour
Pulau Lengkuas Lighthouse
Tiny granite island crowned by a white Dutch lighthouse from 1882, the signature stop on any Belitung island-hopping trip.
Danau Kaolin
Former kaolin mine where bright turquoise water sits between hills of white clay, a short drive from Tanjung Pandan.
Mie Belitung Atep
Tanjung Pandan's best-known bowl of mie Belitung, served on a simpor leaf in a no-frills shop on Jalan Sriwijaya since the...
Arumdalu Private Resort
Secluded eco-luxury resort on Membalong's coast, with private dip-pool bungalows, a beachfront farm-to-table cafe and an...
Kong Djie SC Coffee & Resto Badau
A spacious branch of Belitung's famous Kong Djie coffee at Sungai Samak, Badau, on the road to the south-west harbours.
Replika SD Laskar Pelangi
Replica of the tumbledown village school from the Laskar Pelangi novel and film, in Gantung, East Belitung.
Belitung Cantik Tour & Travel
Highly rated local operator with hundreds of Google reviews, offering island hopping, Leebong day trips and car hire.
Good to know before you go
Getting here
Fly to Tanjung Pandan (TJQ) from Jakarta in about an hour, or direct from Singapore with Scoot twice a week. Full guide →
Getting around
There is almost no public transport. Hire a car with driver for the day, or rent a car or scooter. The roads are good and quiet.
When to come
Seas for island hopping are calmest roughly from March to October. Indonesian school holidays and long weekends are the busiest times.
Good to know
Carry cash for warungs, kopi shops and boats. Belitung is a UNESCO Global Geopark, so leave the granite and coral as you found them.
Why Belitung Go Where?
Real places, checked by hand
Every listing is an operating business or place with its own photo, address and contact details, checked against recent reviews.
Everything on the map
See which beach, boat or noodle shop is closest to your hotel before you set off across the island.
The whole island
Not just the north-west beaches: Tanjung Pandan's food, Manggar's kopi culture, the kaolin lakes and the quiet south.
A guide to Belitung Island
Belitung sits in the Java Sea between Sumatra and Borneo, an hour's flight from Jakarta, and it looks like nowhere else in Indonesia: white beaches strewn with giant granite boulders, shallow turquoise water and a scatter of small islands crowned by an old Dutch lighthouse. Its tin-mining past has left bright kaolin lakes and a lively Malay-Chinese food and coffee culture, and the whole island is a UNESCO Global Geopark.
Belitung Go Where gathers the places that make a trip here work, sorted by area and by type and plotted on a map. It is part of GoWhere Guides, a family of independent guides to Southeast Asia and beyond.
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