Batu Islands

Batu islands are a group of islands off the coast of North Sumatra.

Understand

History

The people of the Batu Islands have had substantial interaction with the populations of Nias, to the north, whose language they share. The islands have occasionally been a destination for slaves who escaped from Nias, and in the past decade have become a destination for surfing boat charters from Padang, on the Sumatran mainland.

Landscape

Flora and fauna

A population of the Sunda clouded leopard had been recorded here.

Climate

Get in

Fees and permits

Get around

See

  • 🌍 Boji Island. OSM directions target=_blank (updated Oct 2024)
  • 🌍 Pini Island. OSM directions target=_blank (updated Oct 2024)
  • 🌍 Simuk Island. OSM directions target=_blank (updated Oct 2024)
  • 🌍 Tanahmasa Island. OSM directions target=_blank (updated Oct 2024)
  • 🌍 Tanabala Island. OSM directions target=_blank (updated Oct 2024)
  • 🌍 Tello Island. OSM directions target=_blank (updated Oct 2024)

Do

Buy

Eat

  • Köfö-köfö, a fish gulai.

Drink

Sleep

Lodging

Camping

Backcountry

Stay safe

Go next

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