Antara News, Saturday, July 31, 2010 20:49 WIB
Sentani, Papua (ANTARA News) - More foreign tourists have profound interest in the ongoing Lake Sentani Tour Package as part of Lake Sentani Festival 2010.
"Because of Lake Sentani Tour Package, many foreign tourists at present are visiting Papua to enjoy the natural beauty of the lake in Sentani, Jayapura district," Lake Sentani Festival committee chairman Ana Sawai said here on Saturday.
She said every day many foreign tourists visit Lake Sentani and it surrounding villages.
The foreign tourists, according to her, actually wanted to visit Wamena but because of vigorous promotion about Lake Sentani Tour Package, they came first to Sentani to visit tourist villages such as
Tablanusu, Bukisi, and Pantai Amay before proceeding to Wamena.
Themed "Loving Culture for Our Future," Lake Sentani Festival (LSF) from June 19 to 23, 2010, did attract many many domestic and foreign tourists.
Jayapura district head Habel Melkias Suwae said this year`s event of Lake Sentani Festival was the third since its first one held in 2008, and served as a year-long gateway for the tourism industry in the Indonesian easternmost province, Papua.
In 2008, the Papua Tourism Office organized the first Lake Sentani Festival from July 16 to 19 that year to support the annual Lembah Baliem Festival in Jayawijaya district.
Since then, the Lake Sentani Festival was held as an effort to protect the culture of Jayapura district, especially at the areas around Lake Sentani.
Located some 75 meters above sea level and surrounded by beautiful hills, the 3.63-hectare Lake Sentani is a perfect place for fishing, swimming, canoing, skiing, and other kinds of water sports.
"No wonder, Lake Sentani Festival will serve as a year-long gateway for the tourism industry in Jayapura district specifically and in Papua province in general," Habel Melkias Suwae said.
It means, he said, that in this case tourism would strengthen the identity of the people of Papua, preserve their traditional and cultural values, step up their economy.
Therefore, Habel added that the Jayapura district administration would make every effort to develop the attractive villages around Lake Sentani to constantly attract as many tourists as possible.
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