Status Alert, 200 Tourists to Krakatau

Status Alert, 200 Tourists to Krakatau - European tourists as much as 200 nautical trip to Gunung Anak Krakatau (GAK) in the Sunda Strait. They saw firsthand the eruption and blackish-gray smoke from a distance of five kilometers.
Local governments are supposed to sell the eruption of GAK as tours to European tourists, such as the Netherlands.
- Head PVMBG, Surono

"Two days ago, as many as 200 tourists came to GAK," said Head of Culture and Tourism (Disbudpar) Banten Province, Egy Djanusiwati, Friday (12/11/2010).

He explained that the phenomenon of GAK with the status of eruption 'vigilant' or level II did not dampen the desire of tourists who want to vacation and travel to Anyer, Carita. "This is proof that the world tourism Banten not dead, quite the contrary had a positive impact with the GAK Banten," he said.

But he acknowledged, with the current condition of GAK, there are a number of foreign and domestic visitors who canceled his visit to Anyer and Carita.

"Yes, some time ago because of information from one private television, that there will be tsunamis in Anyer, a number of participants International Festival of Youth and Sports Bahari, and hotel guests to go home and cancel the tour," he said.

To promote tourism and take back the Banten and attract tourists to Banten, he will continue promoting tourism promotion by selling GAK Banten.

"It is now in progress, we encourage the promotion of tourism, although geographically Mount Krakatau in Lampung Province," he said.

Separately, Head of Vulkanalogi and Geological Hazard Mitigation, Surono explained, GAK eruptions that have occurred on the 28th of October, quite beautiful to see from a safe distance.

"Local governments are supposed to sell the eruption of GAK as tours to European tourists, such as the Netherlands," he said. The existence of volcanoes in Indonesia, he said, for the citizens of Europe is a unique and rare.

"For them, the mountain like it if viewed a beautiful sight, as long as no closer to a radius of two kilometers," he said.

Just In addition, recent Krakatau popular at international level, because the novel written by Simon Winchester Krakatoa in 2003. He picked up the story about the massive eruption of Krakatoa on August 27, 1883.