80 Percent Of Aceh's Andalan Tourism Destinations Affected By Floods And Landslides

Air photos of the impact of post-flood damage in Rigeb Village, Blangkejeren District, Gayo Lues Regency, Aceh, Tuesday (2/12/2025). (ANTARA)

BANDA ACEH - The Association of Indonesian Travel Companies (Asita) said nearly 80% of the mainstay tourist destinations in Aceh were affected by floods and landslides that hit the province in the last week of November 2025.

"The data we obtained from the relevant agencies were almost 80% affected. Especially in Takengon, there are lake tours and other adventure tourism such as hiking tourism, affected by landslides," said Deputy Secretary of the Aceh DPD Asita Afri Jordan as quoted by Antara, Friday, December 5.

This was revealed by Afri Jordan after speaking at the "Promotion of Indonesian Tourism Destinations and the Promotion of the Utilization of QR Cross Border Payment" Cooperation in Penang, Malaysia, Thursday, December 4.

According to Afri, several cafes on the coast that are often tourist destinations have also been destroyed. Not to mention the cut access road to tourist areas, such as in Central Aceh Regency.

"Yang masih aman di kawasan gunung di atas, seperti telegege," kata Afri.

Asita Aceh encourages the government to be more active in paying attention and providing assistance to the community, including tourism actors in the area nicknamed Serambi Makkah.

"Our efforts are to communicate with the government, especially to help tourist destinations, we are still doing it. We are also trying to distribute aid to several tourist destinations, for example in Aceh Besar," he said.

In Aceh Besar District, a number of tourist attractions were affected by flooding, one of which was the durian tourist area.

Afri further said that the most foreign tourists who came to Aceh came from Malaysia.

Malaysian tourists generally like religious tourism in Aceh, including visiting the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, Banda Aceh City, which is currently safe or not affected by flooding.

"Based on data, almost 60% to 70% of them are tourists from Malaysia. The rest are mostly from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East," said Afri.

Afri conveyed that in terms of disasters, floods and landslides in Aceh in 2025, the impact of the 2004 tsunami was much wider, because this disaster had an impact in almost all major areas of Aceh.

Meanwhile, in terms of casualties, the Aceh Hydrometeorological Emergency Response Command Post reported that as of Thursday (4/12/2025) night, at least 326 people died and 167 others were still missing due to floods and landslides in Aceh.

The government is currently working hard to deal with floods and landslides on the island of Sumatra that hit Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra.