Simon Tong, a Singaporean who loves Bali
Singapore (ANTARA News) - A Singaporean national, Simon Tiong, said he liked Bali very much because of its people`s hospitality, cultural tourist sites and beautiful sceneries including its marine and dive tourist sites.
“I would like to go to Bali in July this year to visit a number of tourist spots , including those in Nusa Penida to experience sea adventures,” Simon, who visits Bali almost every year, said at the Asia Dive Expo (ADEX) here Saturday.
He said he wished to go to Bali with his friends, including those who are tour operators. and to tell them about the beauty of Indonesia`s premier resort island.
Meanwhile, I Made Wirawan, who is a master instructor of PADI (Association of Professional Diving Instructors) said at the Bali stand at ADEX that Simon told him that he was very interested in Bali and was planning to visit the Island of Gods in July this year.
“He has such a great interest in Bali. His house in Singapore is even full of Balinese artefacts,” Wirawan told ANTARA.
Wirawan said Simon was actually an individual tourist but he had a lot of friends who included tour operators so that he was exepected to bring many tourists to Bali when visiting the island.
At the ADEX, Bali province is promoting its marine tourist sites, especially underwater tourist attractions at different places in the province, including Pemuteran, Lembongan, Tulamben and Gili Trawangan.
Pemuteran offers a relaxing diving environment in Taman Sari Resort, Lembongan with 15 dive sites is regarded as Bali`s most exhilarating dive location, Tulamben with 16 dive sites, including the world renowned Liberty Wreck which is located in an area offering opportunities to experience many other kinds of adventure.
Meanwhile, Gili Trawangan which is wellknown for its abundance of turtles and reef sharks has long been one of the most popular dive locations in Indonesia. Beautiful reef flats and expansive reef slopes are teeming with life and will excite divers of all levels.
Bali as Indonesia`s best-known tourist destination was visited by 1,664,047 tourists in 2007 . The figure is expected to increase to 1.9 million in 2008 with the support of the Visit Indonesia Year (VIY) 2008 ptogram.
The Indonesian government launched the Visit Indonesia Year (VIY) 2008 program on December 26, 2007, and had called on all its regional administrations and embassies abroad to intensively promote the country`s tourism potentials.
Under the VIY 2008 program, the Culture and Tourism Ministry has set the target of foreign tourist arrivals at seven milion and the foreign-exchange earning target at 6.7 billion US dollars. (*)
Source: ANTARA News
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