Singkawang

Introduction

Singkawang is a city located in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Singkawang is also known as the Chinatown of Indonesia as the majority of people living in Singkawang is Chinese descendant.

Neighbourhoods

Sights and Activities

• Pasir Panjang Beach - Is located 17 kilometres from Singkawang City Center. You can swim in the clear blue sea, sunbath, play beach volleyball, and watch beautiful sunset here. Beside that, there is some other attraction too, like seeing fisherman village located next to the beach. Accomodation also available in the Pasir Panjang Beach Park.
• City of Thousand Temple

Events and Festivals

• Cap Go Meh Festival - Also called as Tatung, celebrated in the 15th day in the Chinese Lunar Year. A priest called back some departed spirit to enter the body of some men called Tatung. Then, Tatung whose been possessed by the departed spirit will started to do some insane thing like walking in a blade, stabbing his mouth, and eating live animal. The Cap Go Meh Festival celebrated across the street of Singkawang.
• Singkawang Anniversary - In October every year, Singkawang will celebrating it's anniversary by helding some sport and cultural contest or festival. Some of the contest and show is Singkawang Marathon and Takbir Festival.

Weather

Getting There

By Plane

The nearest airport is located in Pontianak, 145 kilometres from Singkawang, Supadio International Airport (PNK). Twelve cities in Indonesia & South East Asia are connected to Pontianak by plane. There are about 10 flights to and from Jakarta everyday.

By Train

No train facilities in Kalimantan.

By Car

By Bus

By Boat

Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Budget

Mid-Range

Upscale

Work

Learn

Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

See also International Telephone Calls

Post

Pos Indonesia provides the postal service in Indonesia. Pos Indonesia is government-owned and offers services ranging from sending letters and packages to money transfers (usually to remote areas which have no bank branch/ATM nearby) and selling postcards and stamps.

It is recommended to send letters from a Pos Indonesia branch, not by putting it inside orange mailbox (called Bis Surat) in the roadside, because some of the mailboxes are in very bad condition and aren't checked regularly by Pos Indonesia. Opening times of post offices usually tend to follow general business hours: Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm (sometimes shorter hours on Fridays), Saturdays from 8:00am to 1:00pm, closed on Sundays. Bigger cities, tourist areas and central post offices tend to keep longer hours, into the evenings.
Sending a postcards, letter or parcel is relatively expensive, but fairly reliable. It takes several days at least to send it within Indonesia, at least a week internationally.

Private postal services based in Indonesia include CV Titipan Kilat (CV TIKI), Jalur Nugraha Ekaputra (JNE), Caraka, and RPX. There are also foreign postal services that have branches in Indonesia, including DHL, TNT, UPS, and FedEx.