The Floating Market Of Lok Baintan

Middle-aged mother was paddling a small boat through the fog down the river this morning. Citrus fruits and fresh vegetables tigarun accumulate in the boat. Some women also followed, djoekoengs-local term for a small boat, owned by them side by side, each carrying natural products sold in the market for a floating village of Lok Baintan, Tabuk River Sub-district, Banjar, South Kalimantan, Indonesia.

November to coincide with the orange season. Abundant citrus harvest so villagers trooped to the market to sell. They also sell traditional cakes, food, basic needs such as rice, coconut oil until the clothes. The atmosphere changed market crowded morning.

Towards a floating market in this country requires travel time for one hour river journey from the city of Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan. The land route could be taken using a motorcycle, with the same travel time, but more impressive through the river channels.

The market started around at 8 am for local time, Martapura River segment occupies. The market began to beat marked by the arrival of the traders who paddled djoekoengs gathered one by one to one point. What is unique is this market moves toward aka Late adjust the river flow and peak market hubbub going around at 9 am for local time.

Buying and selling took place in a river. Rather difficult to distinguish where buyers and sellers, because the traders seemed at once to the buyer.

The best time to see the grandeur of this market is when the season citrus fruit or rambutan between September and December. But unfortunately, often the fruit season is now uncertain because of the same uncertain climate influenced the heat and rain today.

But that does not mean out in the above we can not to that market.
Only remains note that in the rice harvest, the market situation is relatively more quiet, because the residents and traders spend more time in rice fields.

Factors uncertain season, crop quality and quantity of natural products also influence the market situation. In addition, the market was also hit by a cultural shift to a culture of inland rivers.

Floating market in this village is the last remaining in South Kalimantan. This market was once more scattered, but have become extinct. Even the old city of Banjarmasin has a floating market and Health confirmed extinct following a change in land markets. Many tourists who visit and Health have to swallow disappointment of not finding any stretch of exoticism in the water market.

Extinction of traditional markets in the region "a thousand rivers" was triggered by a greedy land of culture and supported by regional development which is always oriented kedaratan. River channels and canals destroyed replaced with ease by land. Communities have used many djoekoengs, are now proud to have a motorcycle or a car.

Lucky Village Lok Baintan survived. The village became one of the cultural heir to the grandest river in South Kalimantan. The rivers are still rivet local economy. Happy holiday !

Trying Banten Tour Package (2)

Before ending the trial trip tour package, a number of related parties such as the Department of Culture and Tourism of Banten, PHRI, HPI, Asita and elements of the Press signed an agreement to contribute to the development of tourism in the province of Banten is packed in a declaration called the "Declaration Umang".

Test Banten 2009 tour package is one of the programs initiated by the Office of Culture and Tourism of Banten province by including one representative offices related in Banten Province Department of Transport, Public Works Department, Marine and Fisheries, and several other agencies.

In addition, testing these tour packages involving other related elements of the Association of Indonesian Hotels and Restaurants (PHRI), Association of the Indonesian Tours and Travel Agencies (Asita), Association of Indonesian guide (HPI), the press and some elements of corporate travel agents.

Head of Culture and Tourism of Banten, Suharta Ranta said test tour package is a breakthrough step in the effort to promote tourism as well as evaluate what Banten lacks of tourism in Banten.

"We want to unite perceptions and soliciting input from stakeholders of how efforts to promote tourism in Banten," Ranta said Suharta after removing the test group tour package of the 2009 Jakarta S'Rizki Restaurant in Serang.

He said, with a pilot package of Banten involving tourism related elements are expected to a common perception of the world to promote tourism in Banten. Moreover, with activity expected of each other's deficiencies and weaknesses to correct both of those who provide services such as travel companies, as well as the tourist facilities are presented to the tourists themselves.

The group tour package of Banten in 2009 set off using a vehicle bus from S'Rizki Restaurant in Serang to Jakarta Batik handicraft center at Jalan Bhayangkara, then proceed to the object of pilgrimage tourism Banten Grand Mosque and the Museum of Antiquities the Old Banten Lama, which took about 30 minutes drive from Serang city.

After seeing a variety of ancient objects of heritage in the Sultanate of Maulana Hasanuddin Banten Lama Archeological Museum, with a guided group of officers from the DPD guides Association of Indonesia (HPI) of Banten province, then traveled to see heritage sites around locations such as Fort Banten Lama Speelwijk, Vihara Avalokitesvara, the Mosque of Chinatown.

Next, the group moved on in about an hour to the hotel at the beach Patrajasa Anyer, Serang which is one of a series of tourist attractions package Banten 2009 before finally stopped at the Central Office of Ujung Kulon National Park and the last at Umang Island in Ujung Kulon area. Happy Holiday!