Indonesia: Bali’s Gianyar Attracts 524,647 Tourists

• Feb 10, 2017

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Gianyar District Tourism Office noted that Tirta Empul Temple was visited by 524,647 tourists in 2016, an increase compared to 2015 with 450,120 tourist visits.

“Of all tourist destinations operated by Gianyar District Government, Tirta Empul is still the most popular among both domestic and foreign tourists,” said Anak Agung Ari Brahmanta, Gianyar District Tourism Office head yesterday.

Gianyar District Government also operated other tourist destinations such as the Elephan Cave, Mount Kawi Sebatu, Yeh Pulu and Alam Sidan.

He added that foreign tourists accounted for most of the visits to the destination last year at 399,008. Meanwhile, the number of domestic tourist visits stood at 125,639. He said that some 314,759 foreign tourists and 135,361 domestic tourists visited the destination in 2015.

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Source: https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2017/02/10/056845015/Balis-Gianyar-Attracts-524647-Tourists