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View all search resultsGovt tightens tourism monitoring in volcanoes after Mount Dukono incident
The Tourism Ministry will coordinate with the management teams of natural tourist destinations and audit tour guides to ensure compliance with regulations and prevent tourists from getting closer to an active volcano, following the death of three hikers, including two Singaporeans, at Mount Dukono in North Maluku.
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Mount Dukono spews volcanic ash on May 12, 2026, as seen from Mamuya village, North Halmahera regency, North Maluku. (Antara/Andri Saputra)
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he government has stepped up monitoring tourism activities in volcanoes across the country following a fatal incident during Mount Dukono’s eruption in May that resulted in three deaths, including two foreigners.
The Tourism Ministry is prioritizing tightening supervision and coordination with relevant agencies, including the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), to improve response time and operational effectiveness.
The ministry will also coordinate with management of natural tourist destinations to tighten supervision at the starting point of hiking trails in volcanoes. Such a move is aimed at ensuring no visitors can enter when the mountain is put in the waspada (advisory) or siaga (watch) warning status, or level II and III of Indonesian four-tiered volcano alert system.
Officials are also slated to audit tour guides to ensure compliance with regulations and refrain from accommodating tourists seeking to approach hazardous zones in volcanoes for any reason, including documentation or content creation.
Such measures were launched after the deaths of two Singaporean nationals and a domestic tourist at Mount Dukono in North Halmahera, North Maluku when it erupted on May 8. The incident, according to the Tourism Ministry, cast a shadow over Indonesia’s tourism sector.
“This is a major tragedy for our tourism sector. We deeply regret the breach of a designated danger zone,” the ministry wrote in a statement, as quoted by Antara.
“We hope this serves as a final, hard lesson for all tourism stakeholders.”
