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Nikoi is a resort island located off the east coast of Bintan, Indonesia, approximately southeast of Singapore.〔()〕〔 〕 The island was purchased by Andrew and Julia Dixon, an Australian couple visiting Bintan, in 2005 and developed, with the aid of a group of financiers, into a boutique resort named Nikoi Island.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=About the Island Foundation )〕 The resort opened in 2007, and as of 2010 consists of fifteen beach houses.〔http://www.nikoi.com/about.html〕 The island has a maximum height of thirty metres, and consists of white sand beaches studded with white granite boulders, with coral reef off-shore. Two thirds of the island is Banyan forest, home to various bird species, while turtles are said to nest on the island's beaches. The resort is marketed as an eco-resort, with the use of driftwood as a construction material and alang alang roofing, a double-layered roof design so that rooms do not require air conditioning, and solar panels for heating water. Diesel generators are required for water pumping and refrigeration.〔 As part of the operators' commitment to sustainable tourism, a non-governmental organization (NGO) supporting the community was established in 2009.〔()〕 The resort was a runner-up in Wild Asia's 2009 Responsible Tourism Awards (Mid-size to Small Accommodation Operators category)〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Highlights of Responsible Tourism Awards 2009 )〕 The resort is accessed by launch from Kawal, a small town on Bintan, one hour's drive from the Bintan Resorts ferry terminal.〔()〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nikoi Island (Indonesia)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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