Bali's Les Village developed into tourism destination

DENPASAR (indo.com): Les Village, Tejakula District, Buleleng Regency in Bali has been evolved into a new tourism destination that blends tourism and fishery.

Les Village has been developed into tourism destination based on a concept that mixes tourism and fishery thanks to local villagers' commitment to preserve sea habitat, fishery and coral reefs. The village has served as a role model of a nature-friendly tourism destination in Bali.

Les Village was officially declared as the Fishery-Tourism Village on September 28, 2003 in a ceremony attended by Sarwono Kusumaatmadja from the State Ministry Office of Sea and Fishery, Widi AG Despratikno from the Directorate General of Coast and Small Islands Development, representatives of ASITA (the Association Of the Indonesian Tours & Travel Agencies) Bali, those from Gahawisri (the Association of Water Tourism Entrepreneurs) Bali, local authorities, and local villagers.

Les Village has two-kilometer-long coastline. Local villagers are grouped into traditional fishermen who catch fishes for meal and into those catching tropical fish for decoration.

A villager working as a diving guide said that at least 300 visitors, mostly Europeans, visited the village every month. A lovely waterfall, alongside the potential coast, is another tourism attraction in Les Village.