Banjarmasin, S Kalimatan (ANTARA) - Head of South Kalimantan Tourism Office Muhammad Syarifuddin welcomed the arrival of 48 tourists from Australia, America and Switzerland who traveled on Coral Geographer cruise ship and visited Banjarmasin City,South Kalimantan.
Syarifuddin, who represented the Governor Muhidin, welcomed the group with the typical Banjar Baksa Kambang dance at the Bandarmasih Passenger Terminal, Trisakti Harbor, Banjarmasin.
Coral Geographer is different from other cruise ship. It purposely-designed to access remote wilderness shores around the world that are often inaccessible to large cruise vessels.
It able to navigate into shallow bays, disembark onto remote islands, and visit small villages without overwhelming the environment or community.
Based on written information in Banjarmasin, Tuesday, the Australian flagged cruise ship, which previously stopped in Kumai, Central Kalimantan, was scheduled to dock in Banjarmasin for two days. Its passengers came to see Lok Baintan floating market, Kampung Sasirangan, and Pulau Curiak or proboscis monkey island in Barito Kuala District.
“Hopefully they can tell about our tourism worthy of being visited by foreign tourism,” said Syarifuddin accompanied by Head of Transportation Office Muhammad Fitri Hernadi and Head of Banjarmasin Harbormaster Port Authority Office (KSOP).
"We also will try to offer our other tourism potential, such as South Kalimantan culinary delights and our natural attractions,” he said.
Tourist yoga therapist, Angraini, said the tourists started their visit to Sasirangan typical cloth village in Sungai Jingah on first day.
“We look at tourism, culture and other things here, first Sasirangan cloth, then river cruising to floating market,” she said.
After visiting South Kalimantan, MV Coral Geographer plans to depart for Makassar City, South Sulawesi.
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