Biking tour to be held around Mt. Merapi<\/p>\n
YOGYAKARTA: Motorcycle enthusiasts will find it interesting this
\nmonth to visit Sleman (Yogyakarta) or the three Central Java
\nregencies of Boyolali, Klaten, and Magelang, where a tour around
\nMt. Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, will be
\nheld on Sunday, July 17, 2005.<\/p>\n
Jointly organized by the four adjoining regencies, Tour de
\nMerapi as the event is popularly called here, will cover a
\ndistance of some 100 kilometers.<\/p>\n
\"The tour will start at Soepardi Square in Magelang and finish
\nat the Kaliadem tourist resort in Sleman,\" head of Sleman's
\ntourism and culture agency Juli Setiono said.<\/p>\n
The tour would pass through a number of tourist resorts under
\nthe jurisdiction of the four regencies that were located around
\nthe volcano.<\/p>\n
Among the resorts that will be passed by the tour include
\nKetep Pass, a new emerging vulcanology tourist resort located at
\nKetep village, Sawangan sub-district, Magelang regency, from
\nwhich visitors can have a clear view of Mt. Merapi and the
\nneighboring Mt. Merbabu.<\/p>\n
Interested participants are required to enroll for the tour in
\npairs, with a motorcycle of 250 cc maximum. The registration fee
\nis Rp 75,000 per pair, and participants will be eligible for a
\npackage of tour facilities including a jacket and a T-shirt.<\/p>\n
\"A winner will be selected for each of the participating
\nregencies. They will get a trophy and a prize of Rp 500,000
\neach,\" said Juli, explaining that the selection of winners
\nwould be based on the exactness of time and correct answers being
\ngiven to a prepared quiz questions.<\/p>\n
\"We expect to have some 1,000 participants in the event,\" Juli
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The organizing committee were preparing themselves to assist
\ninterested participants from outside the regencies to rent
\nmotorcycles to enable them to participate in the event. --JP<\/p>",
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