Welcome To Batam Monument — Attraction in Batam City

See the takeline "WELCOME TO BATAM" It is the iconic hill in town where you can view it far away across the town. It is located in BATAm centre just across the Batam city council , Batam local people assembly n just behind the Batam grand mosque. Just right across this hill you can find a large area with different traditional foods and drinks from around Indonesia provided by food vendor, traditional and modern, so you get more choices. but tmpat nya becek klo hujan...hrus pakai ojek....he..he... It is recommended for you guys who like culinary visit. The parking spaca is quite big but weekend is the peak season ...come earlier...

the iconic momument on Batam island. a repluca of the famous Hollywood sigh, but its ok.... good for photo taking anyway. batam is one of the tourist cities near Singapore, but there isnt really a lot of attractions here, so its understable that they set up this kind of 'landmark' sign to increase its recognizablity. its very near to the batam centre ferry station, just about 15 minutes' casual walk. the pedestrian path is ok, making sheer comparison with paths at the rest of the island... but its ok. also if you drive you can get closer to the signs, but to take good pictures its ok to take from the...

This monument is for Batam as the Hollywood sign is for Los Angeles. It's erected on the hilltop overlooking main Batam centre.

Unless you take photos with this background, it would be very difficult for you to prove you've been Batam hehe.

On a serious note, I loved the monument and its view. Though there is nothing much to do, just walking around was a wonderful experience - having street foods, drinks and then...