Artificial Floating Market

City Government (City) South Kalimantan Banjarmasin (South Kalimantan) will build traditional floating market that had been located in the river at the mouth of the Barito river Kuin, Banjarmasin river road scrapings Zafi Zam-Zam.

The idea of ​​building artificial floating market was intended to facilitate the tourists who want to see the floating market without having all the way to the mouth of the Kuin. In addition we also want to preserve and continue to build a floating market traders are now dwindling.

As we know, to be able to see the floating markets of the tourists have to be willing to get up before dawn to get to the river Barito Muara Kuin Banjarmasin by driving a motorized wooden boat called kelotok.

Tourists also have to be willing to break the chill atmosphere of the morning with about a half hour trip from departure pier located in front of the mosque of Sultan Suriansyah.

Such conditions make most tourists are reluctant to be able to enjoy the exotic floating market tour, due to the market a little late now dwindling merchant has been disbanded.

With the floating markets to which access is more easily accessible to tourists will be able to draw local tourists, national and foreign more come to Banjarmasin.

Currently floating market is still the mainstay of tourism South Kalimantan, which if not preserved feared would disappear eroded by modern markets.

Now it between tourists and travelers there are more merchants, so if this condition is left floating market over time feared living history.

Of tourist arrivals in South Kalimantan, based on data from the Department of Tourism Kalsel numbers continue to grow. However, increasing the number of travelers is pure coincidence or guests visiting for a business trip or a task or indeed want to watch the tour of South Kalimantan.

Source : My Deskription