Burung Mandi (Bird Bath)

Bird Bath, is the name of a mountain in the Northeast Pacific Islands, approximately 18km west Manggar second largest city. Bird Bath is a major tourist destination for Manggar and surrounding communities. This place has been known since the Dutch first established a center of tin mining in the village of Damar, the nearest village from the Bird Bath.
The photos above are some of the corner of sight Bird Bath. Click the small pictures to display the main picture. Other information about the bird bath can be seen in www.belitungtimur.com. Here are some interesting places worth a visit at the Bird Bath and surrounding areas:
    * Beach Bird Bath. This is a white sandy beach like most Pacific Islands beaches, but the unique you will not find a single granite rock on this beach but only along the white sand beaches and hundreds of sea pines become a barrier between the coast and inland. In the background you see the mountain isa Bird Bath. This makes this beach different, because here is the only beach that has a mountain Billiton in the background. Bird Bath Distance to the airport approximately 70km, can be gone in an hour. There are no hotels in this vicinity, the nearest town is Manggar, 18km away.
    * Bukit Batu. This is a coastal bird in the east of Bath, a beach on the hillside. No there are many white sand, but the contours of the hilly coast makes this place unique. Bukit Batu built by the first magistrate of East Belitung, Basuki T Purnama in the year 2004. Visitors can get a good restaurant with toilet facilities and showers following 2 bungalows built right on the beach to enjoy the scenery around. Bukit Batu is only 2km from the beach Bird Bath.
  * Vihara. This place is known as a place of worship of Chu Kong Fu Billiton's largest, built on a mountainside Bird Bath. From this place, you can look at the sea off the coast around Bird Bath. In every month in February this place packed with pilgrims to worship in commemoration of Chinese New Year. Although this place is a religious place, visitors can come by anytime for a tour.
   * Lake Mempaya. There are hundreds of lakes in East Belitung, but Mempaya lake is one of the widest. The lake is located on the opposite side of the mountain overlooking the Bird Bath beach. Pemandanganya good, with a mountain bird bath in the background. Please note, the lake is Mempaya still not a common vacation destination, there are no tourist facilities in this place. We only recommend this place for visitors who are interested in the field of photography.
If you want to Bird Bath area, we recommend to travel in the morning, especially if you expect to see the sunset, because you will never find a beautiful sunset here, all mengkadap to the East coast. Almost all visitors come to the Bird Bath with a visit to Manggar, the second city in Belitung. Manggar once been the center of tin mining company's activities which was founded by the Dutch. There are several points of interest such Manggar Bukit Serdang Samak and the Coast. You can also find hotels and restaurants are quite good in Manggar.