1,000 Indonesians Have Visited Western Australia Until March 2022, Check Out These Tourist Destination Options

Matagarup Bridge in Western Australia. (Keisha-Unsplash)

JAKARTA - As Australia's largest state, Western Australia is also the entrance to the Green Continent which has a variety of unique and exotic open nature tourism.

Western Australia is the right destination for tourists to get out of the routine for a moment and reconnect with wild and unsurfaced nature.

With a stretch of coastlines that are still preserved for 20,000 kilometers to the charming desert in the Coral Coast area, Western Australia is ready and has welcomed fully vaccinated foreign tourists, including from Indonesia.

We are excited to welcome tourists back to Western Australia. Due to the proximity of distance from Indonesia, based on our data until March 2022, there are at least 1,000 tourist visits from Indonesia. This figure ranks Indonesia as 12th in our list of international tourist visits," said Country Manager, Tourism Western Australia for Indonesia Fransiska Pangat, quoted from Antara.

"Since the reopening of international borders, Western Australia has welcomed 34,000 international tourists or an increase of more than 400 percent compared to the same period the previous year. In addition to traveling, the reason they visited Western Australia today is to visit their children and relatives who have not seen each other for a long time since the pandemic," she continued.

She explained that Western Australia offers a variety of outdoor adventures and other exciting experiences, ranging from an adventure-packed trip while climbing Matagarup Bridge, enjoying local wines with a high taste from local wine plantations, local beer directly from the production and luring of drinks, as well as the experience of tasting apple cider vinegar, as well as the refining process in Swan Valley.

Golden Outback in Western Australia. (Photoholgic-Unsplash)

Tourists will also be fascinated when they see the beauty of the rising sun from above a unique hot air balloon in Avon Valley. Then, take advantage of the ferry to travel to Rottnest Island to enjoy the beauty of an artistic city from the edge of the water. Then, have a vacation on the beach or in the nearby town of Fremantle.

Travelers can also ride a luxurious fast ferry yacht catamaran while enjoying the beauty of Abrolhos Island, to study the history of native tribes in Western Australia who are over 40,000 years old -- becoming one of the oldest living cultures in the world in Aboriginal programs.

"All of this is a form of perfect and stunning adventure story from Western Australia," she added.

The pandemic has not prevented Western Australia from continuing to develop and explore new destinations and experiences that tourists can enjoy.

Investigating our destination campaign, namely Adventure Awaits, Western Australia, to provide a variety of experiences for tourists, ranging from nature tourism and wildlife, light adventures while enjoying the sparkling urban lifestyle, concrete beaches that are preserved, cultural heritage from indigenous tribes, to various experiences enjoying local culinary. New experiences such as HAHO at Optus Stadium and Matagarup Bridge are new destinations available in Western Australia," said Fransiska.

As for the five main regions, the state of Western Australia consists of; Perth and its surroundings, Southwest Australia, Northwest Australia, Coral Coast Australia, and Golden Outback Australia - providing unique and different views and experiences in each region, full of charm and uniqueness of each.

As the destination for the four seasons closest to Indonesia, Western Australia is suitable for Indonesian tourists who are thirsty for experience in nature tourism and activities in the open world.

With a flight duration of 4.5 hours from Jakarta, his closeness to Indonesia has perfectly positioned Western Australia as a long-weekend tourist destination or an ideal short vacation with both family and friends.

Since the reopening of Australia's borders in March 2022, Western Australia has imposed the implementation of travel rules that are a requirement for all tourists. Tourists who have been fully vaccinated can visit, although starting from July 6, 2022, tourists will no longer need to show a vaccine certificate.

In addition, the regulation on wearing masks is still highly recommended, especially when doing activities indoors, especially in crowded places, taxis, buses, other public transportation, as well as public facilities such as hospitals, public health care facilities, as well as treatment centers for the elderly.