Pangkal Pinang (also Pangkalpinang) is the largest city on the island of Bangka and the capital of Bangka-Belitung province.
Get in
By plane
- Depati Amir Airport (Pangkal Pinang Airport IATA: PGK), -2.161944°, 106.138889°. 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, 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, 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
- Tanjung Pesona Beach Resort, Jl Pantai Rebo Sungailiat, -1.88539°, 106.174°, +62 717 435560, tanjungpesonabangka@yahoo.co.id. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 12:00. A very good quality option, the most famous resort in Bangka. With well appointed rooms and excellent standards of service. From US$30 2022-11-22
- 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