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Obiang Zumba dance festival in Batam attracts tourists from six countries
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Sunset at Mirota Beach, Batam. (Shutterstock/File)
The Obiang Zumba dance festival in Batam attracted more than 1,000 tourists from six countries on Saturday.
“Up to 435 participants from Singapore, India, Australia, the United Kingdom, Malaysia and China joined the festival. Each participant usually brings one to three family members with them. Most of them came from Singapore, arriving at the Nongsa Pura Ferry Terminal,” said Obiang Zumba committee head Julian We.
It was the first time for the Riau Islands city to host the event, which was held at the Batam Beach View Resort.
Eighty percent of the foreign tourists reportedly arrived at the Nongsa Pura Ferry Terminal, while the rest came through the Batam Center Ferry Terminal.
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According to Nongsa Pura’s data, the terminal welcomed 908 tourists on June 26, followed by 764 tourists on June 27, 737 tourists on June 28, 770 tourists on June 29 and 1,073 tourists on June 30.
Rooms at the Batam View Beach Resort as well as nearby hotels, such as the Nongsa Point Marina & Resort and Turi Beach Resort, were fully booked for the occasion.
“The dance competition itself begins at 8 p.m. and finishes at dawn. Visitors are also invited to join the city tour or other activities, such as Aqua Zumba held at the swimming pool of the Batam Beach View Resort,” said Tourism Ministry spokesperson Ni Putu G. Gayatri. (kes)
