Increase Tourist Visits, Cianjur Boosts Access Improvement Towards Tourist Destinations

The southern coast of Cianjur, West Java, a tourist destination that is crowded with tourists from within and outside the country, especially during the long holiday at the end of the year. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - In order to realize the tourist visit target of 2.5 million people by 2025, the Cianjur Regency Government, West Java, continues to intensify efforts to improve infrastructure, especially road access to leading tourist attractions.

The Department of Culture and Tourism (Disbudpar) of Cianjur Regency together with other technical services carried out improvements and road construction which led to various tourist destinations, especially those based on nature, to facilitate the mobility of tourists.

The head of the Cianjur Disbudpar, Asep Suparman, explained that apart from focusing on improving infrastructure, his party is also actively promoting and developing destinations creatively to attract tourists from within and outside the region.

"Our data shows that natural tourism is still the main attraction in Cianjur, such as the Cibodas Botanical Gardens, the Nusantara Flower Park, the Mount Padang Megalithic Site, the southern coast, and dozens of waterfalls that offer exotic panoramas," he said, as quoted by ANTARA.

To support the ease of access to these places, he continued, Disbudpar together with the Cianjur Public Works and Spatial Planning (PUTR) have scheduled a number of road repair projects as part of the strategy to increase the number of visits, especially during long holidays.

Evaluation of infrastructure conditions is also routinely carried out at various tourist points. Based on the results of the evaluation, damaged or difficult road conditions are one of the main complaints from tourists, so it is a priority to be repaired immediately.

"This year, we have confirmed that a number of roads leading to strategic tourist attractions, such as Curug Citambur in Pasirkuda District, Curug Ngebul in Pagelaran District, and various curves in Naringgul, are in a decent and comfortable condition to pass through," said Asep.

He is optimistic that the continued improvement in infrastructure will have a direct impact on increasing tourist visits. In addition, local road connectivity with provincial and national routes also continues to be improved to expand accessibility.

Furthermore, Asep said that the Sukabumi 'Cianjur' Padalarang toll road project which is targeted to be completed by 2025 is expected to be a catalyst for the growth of the tourism sector in its territory.

"We really hope that the plan to build the toll road can be realized, because it will cut the travel time for tourists from various big cities such as Bandung and Jakarta to Cianjur. This will certainly encourage an increase in the number of visits," he concluded.