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Title:       Indonesia
Book:        Indonesia 1990 an Official Handbook
Author:      Department of Information Republic of Indonesia
Affiliation: Embassy of Indonesia, Washington DC
Date:        1990

Tourism

     The development of the tourist industry in Indonesia receives great
attention from the government as this industry can exploit the resources and
potentials of the tourist trade so as to become a reliable economic activity;
to increase foreign exchange earnings; to expand and distribute business and
employment opportunities, especially to the local population; and to support
regional development. It also introduces Indonesia's art and culture, and
natural beauty to overseas visitors and domestic tourists while thereby
enhancing the appreciation and love of the country among the young generation.

     To increase the flow of foreign tourists to Indonesia, several policies
have been pursued, among other things by extending visa exemption for a period
of two months to tourists from 31 countries with great potentials for the
marketing of tourism. The countries concerned are : Thailand, Malaysia,
Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Canada, the USA,
Denmark, Sweden, France, West Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, Austria,
Belgium, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Greece, Switzerland, Ireland, Iceland,
Brunei Darussalam, the Philippines, Lichtenstein, Malta and Taiwan. Besides,
the government has provided incentives in the form of relief of taxes,
regional retribution and facilities for investors. The policy on international
flights is connected with the opening of tourist gates and the expansion of
the network services to tourist destinations namely : Bali, Pontianak,
Manado, Kupang, Biak, Medan and Batam island. Various flight agreements
between the national companies and foreign airlines have been concluded in
order to increase the flow of visitors to Indonesia.

     At the end of the Fourth Five-Year Development Plan period (1988/89)
tourist facilities had been improved in the following places; Lake Laut
Tawar in Aceh; Tanjung Pinang city and Penyengat island in Riau; the Manggar
beach in East Kalimantan; villages of Sade, Sembalun Lawang and Batu Koq in
West Nusatenggara; Lasiana beach in East Nusatenggara; Tirta Baru beach at
Banda Naira in the Moluccas and the completion of the Borobudur and Prambanan
temples in Central Java and the Special Territory of Yogyakarta.

     Endeavors towards promoting tourism include the improvement of hotels and
restaurants and transportation facilities. Besides, plans are under way to
develop and upgrade the quality of tourist destination areas through a
national tourist attraction package program containing several tourist
attractions with a special appeal to tourists.

     In addition, efforts to attract more overseas visitors were in the form
of inviting several foreign travel agencies to Indonesia to see for themselves
the prospects of the tours. On the other hand, the government has placed
officials at its embassies abroad to see to it that visitors will get their
visas in less than two days.

     To promote even more tourism, Indonesia has participated in many
international exhibitions such as : Travel Mart Adeleide 1988 in Australia,
Asean Konichiwa Travel Fair 1988 in Tokyo, World Travel Market 1988 in London,
Asean Tourism Forum 1989 in Singapore, Intertour 1989 in Hongkong, Travel
Mart 1989 in Bali, Bit Milan 1989 in Italy and ITB Berlin 1989 in West
Germany.

     The development of conventional tourists include the study and
development of conventional centers, promotion of conventional tourism in
potential market countries, participation in conventional sales seminars
together with tourist industries in various foreign convention market
countries, arrangement and issuance of various materials for conventional
promotion and manuals/guides/instructions on conventional undertakings.

     The number of foreign tourists to Indonesia kept on increasing, namely
from 638,855 in 1983 to 700,910 in 1984 to 749,351 in 1985 to 825,097 in 1986
to 1,050,014 in 1987 and to 1,301,249 in 1988. The average growth rate of
foreign tourists in 1983-1989 was 15.6% annually, and the amount of foreign
exchange earnings in 1988/89 was US$ 1,027 million.

     In the field of accommodation, there has been a significant increase in
investment for the building of more hotels and hotel rooms in the domestic as
well as the foreign investment.

     The number of classified hotels and hotel rooms increased from 290 hotels
with 23,964 rooms in 1987 to 402 hotels with 31,073 rooms in 1988. Up to 1988,
the total number of tours and travel agencies in Indonesia was 708 whereas in
1987 the number was 605, meaning an increase of 17.0%. Up to 1988, there were
2,825 tours handled by the country's travel agents.

     The target in the sector of tourism during the Fifth REPELITA period was
to reach about 2.5 up to 3.5 million of foreign tourists at the end of the
Plan, a growth of 15% yearly, with an average of 12 days length of stay and
US$75 daily expenditure per person.

     The table below shows the number of hotels.

[See Table 26.: Development of hotels and rooms, 1984 - 1988]

     In support to this target, the government has the following main programs
in the field of marketing:

     1. The organization of "Indo Tourism" in 1990 in Jakarta

     2. The organization of Visit Indonesia Year 1991

     3. Participation in the Visit Asean Year 1992

     4. The organization of the PATA Conference and Pata Mart 1991.

     5. The organization of the Asean Tourism Forum in 1991.

     6. The organization of the Asean Festival of Performing arts in 1991.

     In this connection, as of April 3, 1989, the government has launched the
National Tourism Awareness campaign which is aimed at mobilizing the people's
potentials consisting of the government apparatuses, tourist industrial
entrepreneurs and general societies to support in achieving the target of
tourist development programs under the Fifth REPELITA, especially the
organization of Visit Indonesia Year 1991 and Visit Asean Year 1992.

     The central theme of the National Tourism Awareness Campaign is to
socialize seven tourist attractions, called SAPTA PESONA covering elements of
security, order, tidiness, coolness, beauty, hospitality, and memory/momento.

TOURIST DESTINATION AREAS

     To encourage more foreign tourists to visit Indonesia, the government has
opened 2 new tourist destination areas, namely the provinces of Lampung and
West Kalimantan, bringing the total number of major tourist destination areas
to become 19 spread throughout the country, including the following provinces:

THE SPECIAL TERRITORY OF ACEH

     Nicknamed "Mecca's front veranda", the special territory of Aceh,
Indonesia's northernmost province, bears witness to many centuries of islamic
tradition. About 18 km east of Lhokseumawe along the Pasai Beach are the
historical remains of Indonesia's first moslem kingdom. Today, Islamic
predominance in Aceh is attested to the many mosques, of which the
Baiturrahman Mosque in the heart of Banda Aceh, the provincial capital, is the
most striking.

     Gunung Leuser, Indonesia's largest national park and the habitat of the
Sumatran two-horned rhino is located in Aceh. It is accessible from Kotacane
or Takengon, in South-eastern Aceh, as well as from Medan in North Sumatra.

RIAU ISLANDS

     The geographic location of this Province which includes the tin islands
of Bangka, Belitung and Singkep, is quite strategic, particularly because it
is on the commercial waterway of the Strait of Malacca. This also made
acculturation with other culture possible. There are several historic remains
in Riau, such as the ancient "Muara Takus" Hindu temple dating back to the 9th
century A.D. and the old palace of Sultan Sri Indrapura of 1832.

     The island of Batam, apart from being an industrial complex, is also one
of the tourist destination areas.

NORTH SUMATRA

     The most ancient cultures dating back to prehistoric times, which form
the basis of the province's cultural background and traditions are found here.

     North Sumatra and adjacent islands have many sites of interest, among
others : Hilisimatano, a village on Nias Island, noted for its ritual stone
jumping and ancient traditional houses; the Sipisopiso waterfall; Pematang
Purba, a 200-year-old village, famous for the houses of its tribal chiefs;
Lake Toba, one of the largest and highest inland lakes in the world; the 300
sq mile island of Samosir with its megaliths and 300-year old stone seats in
the middle of Lake Toba; Bawomataluo village, 400 metres above sea level and
accessible by 480 stone steps; and the Grand Mosque in Medan.

WEST SUMATRA

     The home of the matrilineal Minangkabau people is the beautiful land of
West Sumatra. It is a region of spectacular natural beauty. Scattered through
its highland terrain are picturesque lakes, suitable for sailing, fishing
and swimming. Bukittinggi the province's coolest city on the slope of the
Bukit Barisan at 3,000 feet above sea level is about 80 km from the coastal
capital city of Padang. The region is not only rich in traditional
architecture such as the horn-shaped museum or the impressive Sianok Canyon,
but is also noted for its local handicrafts such filegree work and
silver-threaded songket fabrics.

SOUTH SUMATRA

     South Sumatra province with its capital city of Palembang is renowned as
the center of historical remains of the Srivijaya Kingdom. Musi, the second
longest river of the country, flows across the center of Palembang and divides
the provincial capital into two parts, spanned by the Ampera bridge, under
which passenger as well as freight vessels continuously pass through. This
province offers visitors a variety of traditional dances, such as the Gending
Srivijaya, Tanggai, Dana and Sekapur Sirih; and popular folk songs as the
Ibung, Kabile-bile, Dulmuluk and Batang Hari Sembilan.

     Lake Ranau, Mt. Dempo, Pagar Alam waterfall, Matras coast and Tanjung
Kelayang coast offer scenic panoramas and fresh air aside from being
interesting archaeologic sites. Other tourist attractions in this province
hold out promising prospects.

THE SPECIAL TERRITORY OF THE CAPITAL CITY OF JAKARTA

     The gateway of Indonesia, Jakarta, is a cosmopolitan city with over seven
million inhabitants, shaped by a colorful turbulence of history. It is the
center of not only the nation's economic, political and cultural life, but
also of its commerce, industry, education and science.

     Jakarta's architecture reflects to a large extent the influx of outside
influences which came and found a home in this vital seaport city. The Taman
Fatahillah is one of the oldest sections of Jakarta also known as Old Batavia
the name for Jakarta in the colonial days. The old Town Hall has become the
Jakarta Historical Museum and displays such items as old historical documents
and furniture from the Dutch colonial period.

     The Central Museum on Merdeka Barat is reputed to be one of the finest in
Southeast Asia, with its wondrous artifacts and excellent collection of
antique Chinese porcelain - acquired by Indonesians centuries ago as items of
trade - is especially worth seeing. Opposite the museum, in the center of
Merdeka Square, stands the National Monument topped by a flame of gold and a
Museum of National Struggle in the basement. A popular spot is Taman Ismail
Marzuki, a cluster of theaters and exhibition halls which make up the Jakarta
Art Center.

     For relaxation and pleasure, there is the Ancol Dreamland Recreation Park
with an oceanarium, swimming pools, a golf course, hotels an "Art Market",
The "Fantasy Land", a marina and other facilities.

WEST JAVA

     This is a land of peace and scenic beauty and within easy reach from
Jakarta. West Java's soil is fertile, and its northern plains are dotted with
rice granaries and with tea, rubber and guinine estates and plantations.
There are several National Reserves Parks here; one of them, Ujung Kulon, the
first such park in Indonesia is the home of the nearly extinct one-horned
Javan rhino, and at Mt Gede National Park, plants remiseent of Switzerland,
as the edelweis, grow in alpine meadows. West Java is also renowned for its
Botanical Gardens in Bogor at the foot of Mt. Salak and an hour drive from
Jakarta. The Gardens have some 15,000 botanical specimens, while its branch in
Cibodas, several kms higher up, harbours plants from mountainous and temperate
climate regions, Pulau Dua is a sanctuary for migrating birds.

     The capital of West Java is Bandung, a hill station with its impressive
panorama of sloping mountains and the crater of Mt. Tangkubanperahu
(upturned boat) an active vulcano.

     West Java's popular arts include the Angklung music (played on bamboo
instruments), the Wayang Golek (costumed wooden puppets) and several
traditional dances.

CENTRAL JAVA

     Central Java is renowned for its landscapes candis (temples). Its most
famous temple is the Buddhist Candi Borobudur. Located on a hill overlooking
lush green rice fields outside Yogyakarta, the temple built in the eighth
century, contains an impressive collection of Buddhist reliefs.

     And on the Dieng plateau at an altitude of 6,880 feet above sea level
stand the ruins of centuries-old Hindu temples named after characters of the
Mahabharata epic. Worth seeing is also the "kraton" (palace of the Sultan)
with its heritage of refined court dances as the "Serimpi" and "Bedoyo" which
were formerly performed only by the daughters of the nobility, but are now
also danced beyond the kraton walls.

THE SPECIAL TERRITORY OF YOGYAKARTA

     Yogyakarta is famous for being the cradle of Javanese art and culture.
Tradition comes to life at festivities like the "Gerebek" or "Sekaten"
celebrated in all grandeur. They bring about a serene atmosphere of
centuries-old Javanese customs and rituals.

     Tourists visiting Yogyakarta usually make it a point to visit the Batik
Research Institute where the techniques of Batik manufacturing are studied and
improved, and the Prambanan Hindu temples with the main Shiva temple forming
the natural setting of the "Ramayana Ballet" performance staged regularly
during full moon each month from May to October.

     Arts and crafts flourish in Yogyakarta, as skilled craftsmen produce
leather wayang puppets, leather parchment carvings, bamboo handicrafts,
silverware, batik and various other handicrafts for souvenirs, using
centuries-old techniques.

EAST JAVA

     This province offers tourists many objects of historic interest. Buddhist
sanctuaries and Hindu temples comprising many architectural splendor are
impressive legacies of past empires including the powerful and extensive
Majapahit Empire of the late 13th century. Indeed, almost every village, town
and city in East Java seems to have its own unique historic relics and
legends.

     Famous for their magnificent scenery in this province are Mt. Bromo and
the Sand Sea, and the mountain resorts of Tretes and Pandaan.

     The otherwise tranquil island of Madura is disrupted occasionally during
the regular bull races or "Karapan Sapi".

BALI

     This "Island of thousands temples" or also frequently referred to as an
island of unending festivals attended by dance performances to the
accompaniment of the gamelan is at the moment world famous.

     Religion and art form the core of the rich Balinese culture, and dance
and music is part of village life. Almost every day there are temple
festivals, and on special occasions visitors will see women in procession
wearing colorful costumes carrying bountiful offerings on their heads for
religious ceremonies to the temples, numbering about 20,000 in all.

     Bali is famous for its shops and galleries, and its artists who produce
stone and wood carvings, highly ornamented gold and silver jewelry,
traditional paintings and bright-colored "songket" fabrics.

NORTH SULAWESI

     The island of Bunaken in the bay of Manado and its surrounding reefs are
known for its unexcelled wealth of coral gardens in crystal clear waters and
the abundance of marine life.

     Ancient tombs are also found in Airmadidi, Sawangan and Likupang where
the dead were placed in sitting position together with their belongings.

     The Minahasa region is the birthplace of the "Kolintang" music, played on
wooden xylophone. Other musical instruments of Minahasa are the bamboo flute
and the conch shell.

     The province comprises the northeastern arm of the island of Sulawesi and
the capital city of the province, Manado, is relatively a sophisticated town.

SOUTH SULAWESI

     The mountains of South Sulawesi present a fantastic panorama of natural
beauty and the long drive from Ujungpandang to "Tana Toraja" has its rewards.
Further north through rugged country this land of the Toraja people is known
for its grand and unique burial ceremonies and cliffs of hanging graves.

     The most elaborate ceremony on the island is the "Feast of the Dead" a
lavish and expensive funeral event which lasts several days and is accorded
only to members of the nobility. Batumerang, some 40 km from Ujungpandang the
province's capital is renowned for its hundreds of species of colorful
butterflies, and for the prehistoric rock paintings dating back to some 4,000
years ago.

EAST KALIMANTAN

     East Kalimantan's main attraction is the culture of its Dayak tribes who
live in long houses along the rivers which crisscross the province.

     One of the most scenic trips in East Kalimantan is sailing upstream the
Mahakam river. The people, who live in remote areas along the rivers maintain
their beliefs in supernatural and ancestral worship.

     Kersik Luway is known for its orchid forest which is supervised by the
Nature Preservation and Conservation Directorate. Of particular interest is
the black orchid which blooms between September and December.

WEST KALIMANTAN

     West Kalimantan with its capital city Pontianak is renowned for its
equator monument. Kapuas, the longest river of the country flows across the
center of Pontianak and is sailed by vessels up to one thousand km. There are
other tourist attractions such as the Mujahidin Grand Mosque, Abdulrachman
Sultanate Mosque in Pontianak, Batu Payung, Pasir Panjang and Kinjing beaches.
Its traditional arts are Gambus, Ketipang rebana and Tawak-tawak.

WEST NUSATENGGARA

     Part of West Nusatenggara, Lombok lies across the Strait of Bali. Still
unspoilt, it has some of the culture and arts in common with the Balinese. It
is easily accessible by ferry and by air from Bali and Surabaya, East Java.

     The island's attractions are its white sand beaches, the summer palace at
Namada and the floating court of justice of Taman Mayura.

     The Summer palace dates back to 1805, built by the Balinese king of
Karangasem. The palace has beautiful terraced gardens, bathing pools and a
lake.

MALUKU (THE MOLUCCAS)

     Relics of the old days of the Spice Trade are found on Banda, Saparua and
other islands of Central Maluku. The old Dutch fortress "Duurstede" on Saparua
was the site of battles during the 1817 popular uprisings led by Thomas
Matulessy against the Dutch East India Company. The Banda islands were famous
during the 16th and 17th centuries for their nutmeg plantations.

     A former mansion of the Colonialist Dutch governor generals, an old
Lutheran church, old stately houses and a fortress are among the island's
reminders of the days of the spice trade.

     Seram is one of the largest islands of Maluku (Moluccas), and on this
island is the Manusela National Park harboring both Asian and Australian
mammal species. The sea gardens of Banda are especially famous.

EAST NUSATENGGARA

     Komodo is a small island of 280 square km, located between the islands of
Sumbawa and Flores. Barren except for palm trees, Komodo Island is famous for
its prehistoric giant lizards which are considered the last of their kind
remaining in the world today. The Varanus Komodoensis can grow to a length of
three metres and lives on carrions of goats, deer and even the carcases of its
own kind.

     Flores island has good beaches and a unique tourist attraction, the three
crater lakes of Kelimutu mountain each had a different color.

LAMPUNG

     Lampung's main attraction is the National Archeological Park and the Way
Kambas Nature Preservation where one can witness Sumatran elephants and
tigers. Way Kambas is a training center for elephants in making them helpfull
to man. It also offer tourists who want to visit Mt. Krakato boats for charter
from Kalianda beach.