Seven Planets Series: Belitung: a JOURNEY through our LENS

Belitung (or in English, Billiton) is an island on the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia in the Java Sea. It forms part of the province of Bangka-Belitung Islands. 

The main tourist destinations are beaches and offshore islands/islets. The beaches are Tanjung Tinggi Beach and Tanjung Kelayang Beach, both of which have clear blue water, sand, and rocky beaches. The islands/islets are Batu Berlayar Island, which is mostly granite, Pasir Island, which is a tidal island made of sand (= pasir in Indonesian language), Bird Islet (Pulau Burung, which one can access from Tanjung Binga beach by walking at low tide, Lengkuas Island, which is the home of a 129-year-old lighthouse and a good place for snorkelling, and Babi Island.

You can see beautiful photos of Belitung in this ebook. Enjoy!