7-day cruise to Banda Islands

Tue, 24 Sep 1996, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA (JP): A new seven-day cruise to the Banda islands,
known as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean, will operate for the
first time to coincide with the island's annual Kora Kora boat
race from Nov. 12 to Nov. 19.

Sailing on the Modern Group's Awani Dream, the tour will cast
off from Bali's Benoa harbor on Nov. 12 and will call first at
Komodo island. On Nov. 15, the ship will arrive in Bandaneira and
be greeted by dozens of Kora Kora boats, which will escort the
ship to the quay.

"The Kora Kora boats symbolize the heroism of Banda's natives
as the boats were used in the defense of Banda against the
colonists," State Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Hayono
Isman says. (ste)

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