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Komodo National Park records increase in tourists
Komodo National Park has seen an increase in visits ahead of the Idul Fitri holiday. The spike in tourists is expected to last until August.
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Komodo dragons relax on Rinca Island in East Nusa Tenggara. Visits to the national park, mostly from foreign tourists, have increased ahead of the Idul Fitri holiday. (JP/Wienda Parwitasari)
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ourist visits to Komodo Island have increased significantly ahead of Idul Fitri, the head of Komodo National Park in East Nusa Tenggara, Budi Kurniawan, said as reported by Antara news agency.
The increase in tourists began in early June and is expected to last until August, with foreigners comprising the majority of the tourists.
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Budi said the increase often forced travel agencies to deny requests by tourists to travel by sea due to a limited availability of boats.
The national park welcomed 45,630 people from January to April 2018, making it one of the top 10 destinations in the country. Foreign visitors comprised most of the visits at 27,550 people, while local tourists amounted to 18,080 people. The number is higher than the 38,147 tourists who visited in the same period last year. (wng)
