"The sign in the airport welcomes passengers to “Pulau Belitung, Negeri Laskar Pelangi”. All over the island, visual reminders of the book and film are appearing. Houses and power-poles are painted in rainbow colours and the government has recently built a souvenir kiosk painted in rainbow colours, at the filming location of the old school house, which is in danger of falling down. Part of it already has.
At Tanjung Tinggi Beach, the beautiful, moody and brooding beach with massive ancient and dark rocks in the shadows of the trees, another sign placed there by local government informs people that this is the location of filming of the film “Laskar Pelangi”. "
- Cynthia Webb, Journalist, Australia -
Let's discover this beautiful island that only one hour flight away from Jakarta!



"Andrea operates a free English School, and there are 23 enthusiastic teenage students.
Andrea said, ‘I feel amazed because I am myself still struggling with English. But there is a feeling that it’s better to do something, anything, rather than nothing, to help the children for their future. It is not easy to find English teachers in this remote place. I am so encouraged seeing them making good progress with their confidence and now they disclose their aspirations and have started telling us their dreams. At first they were so shy they could hardly talk to us.’
They have been having these extra-curricular English lessons with Andrea for about nine months."
- Cynthia Webb, Journalist, Australia -
‘When I was a child I saw in the news that a person from Belitung had done well in sport in Jakarta, and I just couldn’t imagine that it was possible for someone from here to become famous,’ he said. ‘So now I have the motto in the Museum display, Do I Inspire You? I hope that people will realise that if I can do it (succeed) then so can they. It is so isolated here, even now.’
- Cynthia Webb, Journalist, Australia -
Dewi Kwan Im temple have three area for pray. First area, called Shimunyo. And if you go to upper level, you’ll find the second area, called Sitiyamuni. Another further to upper level, you’ll find the third and the biggest area for pray, called Kon Im.
Every celebration day such as Chinese new year and Vaisak, this temple is packed with people from inside and outside country. They all come to pray at the temple. They believe if they pray inside this temple, their wishes and prayer will come true.

[Pictures right below, is the view from up on the Lighthouse]
Tips for visitor: Please bring your own drink water and always bring back the plastic bottle or litter in order to maintain the cleanliness of the island and the ecosystem.

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