Waai, Tulehu villages to be Maluku`s tourism mainstay

Antara News, Thursday, June 24, 2010 13:38 WIB

Ambon, Maluku (ANTARA News) - The villages of Waai and Tulehu on Ambon island will be the mainstay of Maluku`s tourism development in the future.

"The tourism objects in Waai and Tulehu villages will be the mainstay of tourism in Maluku because both domestic and foreign tourists continue to visit the two villages," Maluku Culture and Tourism Office spokesman Ima Tualeka said on Wednesday.

Tualeka made the statement when familiarizing the upcoming international marine event of Sail Banda 2010 to the people of Waai and Tulehu villages.

He said the domestic and foreign tourists were so far more interested in visiting Waai to see giant eel with earring and to Tulehu to take a bath at natural hot springs bathhouse.

Besides, Waai village also has Waitasoi fall and Salahutu mountain resort for tourists.

While in Tulehu there are a lot of traditional arts and culture that the tourists can see.

Tulehu village will also be the center of Surya Baskara Jaya health operation to give free medical services to the people of Salahutu subdistrict, as well as the the people of Haruku, Nusalaut, Saparua, and Seram islands as part of Sail Banda event.