Foreigners flock to Jambi

JAMBI, Jambi: More than 5,145 foreign tourists visited the province of Jambi in 1996, spending Rp 772 million, the head of Jambi's tourism service, Ruslan Bahaudina, was quoted by Antara as saying on Friday.

He also said that the foreign tourists stayed an average of four days and spent an average of Rp 150,000 (US$63) day.

The tourists -- many coming from Japan, Holland and Australia -- mostly visited historical sites, handicraft centers, the thick tropical forest in Kerinci Seblat National Park and the province's famous caves, lake and waterfall.