Krakatau festival

Krakatau festival

JAKARTA (JP): Bakrie Group's PT Krakatau Lampung Tourism
Development Corp. (KLTDC) and the provincial government of
Lampung will hold the eighth Krakatau Festival at the company's
newly built resort next month.

KLTDC will also officially open the 350-hectare integrated
tourist site called Kalianda Adventure and Nature resort south of
Sumatra during the annual event on Aug. 22 to Aug. 25.

KLTDC's project director Chairul Hakim said yesterday the
company would spend about Rp 1.6 billion (US$616.570) to hold the
event.

Head of Lampung's tourist agency, Tarmizi Ali, said he
expected the event to draw 2,000 visitors and raise the number of
foreign tourists to Lampung by 12.88 percent.

The festival, a commemoration of the Krakatau's big explosion
in 1883, would include cultural events and sports and adventurous
competitions. (das)