DESTINATION -Government of South Sulawesi ready held "Expedition in Takabonerate"

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DESTINATION -Government of South Sulawesi ready held "Expedition in Takabonerate" which was attended by hundreds of foreign tourists on board the hospital Dr. Suharso, Navy owned, mid-October 2009. Head of Culture and Tourism of South Sulawesi, Makassar Suaib Mallombassi on Thursday.

Readiness to conduct international activities have been reviewed by an integrated team made site visits to the marine park, including providing facilities and sea transportation infrastructure such as speed boat, small boat berpenumpang 20-50 who can Takabonerate against the pier, accommodation and other support facilities .

Therefore, hospital ship. Suharso Navy property that will include approximately 600 people can not be docked and anchored just outside due to dock there for the ships small bertonase.

Grand Lounching Takabonerate, the third most beautiful marine park owned by world archipelago Selayar district, he added, for the first time packed in expedition activities to provide opportunities to the people outside to know better the marine attractions that have millions of marine biota spesis.

Only Suaib said, Takabonerate region has 350,000 ha area is constrained in access infrastructure and maritime transport docks are still very limited so that the ambassador's expedition on board the Navy's forced to use a speed boat or boat people to go on to the tourist attraction was.

Through this great activity, he said, the future government of South Sulawesi province with the district government will prepare the islands infrastructure Selayar proper dock ships stop off tourists, including sea transport to facilitate the travelers visiting the marine park is better than the marine park Bunaken, Sulawesi North.

According to him, the participants Takabonerate expedition set out from Port of Makassar

to anchor outside the area of maritime tourism object that takes 15 hours, will follow the seminars and discussions regarding the potential for international tourism destinations with resource persons from the Directorate General of Culture and Tourism, tourism observers and potential investors from participating countries.

Largest marine park and a third of the world's most beautiful marine park after the Maldives and Africa, is very interesting to visit the tourist who likes diving, fishing, and photographing the stomach race with a dive that capture the beauty of the sea.

Expedition in Takabonerate Committee, he added, also held a fishing competition, diving and photography by taking pictures of objects of beauty marine biota and coral reefs on the seabed.

Selayar district government, he said, strongly supports the international activities in the tourism sector, especially in increasing the income of fishermen and the tourism industry in this region.

Takabonerate addition, South Sulawesi government also held a "Lovely in Iguazu Falls", the cultural attractions that have been serving worldwide funeral (signs solo) and the celebration of success in the customary area (signs Tuka) in December 2009.