Have you explored any nearby islands where time seems to just stand still?
And you could simply laze in a kelong by the sea, with a coconut in your hand, and stare at the waves, clouds and flags fluttering in the wind.
Make a trip to Pulau Tanjung Balai Karimun, an Indonesian island to the South West of Singapore, about 1.5 hours away by ferry, a small rustic island with many kampungs (local malay villages) and kelongs (wooden houses built on stilts over the sea) for one to explore, and many local delicacies, spices, and seafood to try out.
Want to find out where the birds make their nests?
When one buys bird nests in Singapore, the bird nests (either dried ones or ready-to-eat) are often already processed and nicely packaged, canned or bottled.
Do you know where these bird nests normally come from? Or what the swiftlets look like? Or how the swiftlets build their bird nests?
Follow us on one of our island adventures to Pulau Tanjung Balai Karimum to take a peek at the houses where swiftlets make their nests, the villages and kelongs, and learn about the livelihood of the communities who live on this island.
Some useful information for traveling to Tanjung Balai:
Ferry tickets can be purchased from Indo Falcon Ferry Ticket Counter at #03-42, HarbourFront Centre, Singapore.
Estimated ferry price: 2-Way ferry ticket Sin-TG Balai-Sin Adult: S$56 per person / Child: S$46 per person (Below 11yrs old) 1- Way ferry ticket Sin-TG Balai Adult: S$31 per person / Child: S$26 per person (Below 11yrs old)
Ferry operates daily and there are two scheduled departures from Singapore (one in the early morning and one in the afternoon) and two scheduled departures from Tanjung Balai (one in the late morning and early evening).
Visit King of Nests page to find out more about bird nests and Ying Yih’s work.
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Ying Yih was raised in Singapore, where she studied accountancy and fine arts. She was working as a senior audit manager in one of the Big 4 international accounting firms when one day, she had an epiphany to start an online business. Bird nest is a health food which she has grown up with and being touched by how her dad cooks the bird nest soups for her family, she and her dad decided to experiment with new, interesting recipes for bird nest dishes. Hence, a new concept for the bird nests specialty store was created.
King Of Nests is the online bird nests specialty store in Singapore who deliver premium dried house bird nests from Indonesia, and freshly cooked concentrated bird nests in a variety of flavors, packed in lovely jars.
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