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Pulau Maratua Siap Dikembangkan Menjadi Destinasi Wisata Kelas Premium

Pulau Maratua Siap Dikembangkan Menjadi Destinasi Wisata Kelas Premium
Objek wisata di Pulau Maratua, Kabupaten Berau, Provinsi Kalimantan Timur. (HO Adpim Pemprov Kaltim)

SEAToday.com, Jakarta - Penjabat Gubernur Kalimantan Timur Akmal Malik mengungkapkan rencana pemerintah untuk mengembangkan Pulau Maratua sebagai destinasi wisata premium.

"Kita ingin mengembangkan pariwisata yang tidak murah dan tidak murahan. Kita ingin ada klasifikasi wisata yang bisa didatangi secara masif dan ada yang tertentu," kata Akmal dalam keterangan pers pemerintah yang diterima di Jakarta, Rabu, 6 November 2024, dilansir Antara.

Pulau Maratua telah lama dikenal menjadi destinasi wisata unggulan Kabupaten Berau dan Provinsi Kalimantan Timur. Pulau ini memiliki pantai dan pemandangan bawah laut yang indah.

Namun, Akmal menilai potensi wisata Pulau Maratua masih bisa dikembangkan agar nilainya menjadi lebih tinggi. Menurutnya, daerah wisata seperti Pulau Maratua dan Kakaban di Kalimantan Timur, cocok dikembangkan menjadi destinasi premium.

"Sebab menurut pengalaman kita, pariwisata yang demikian masif akan cenderung menimbulkan dampak lingkungan yang cukup signifikan," katanya.

Akmal menyampaikan bahwa pemerintah daerah pernah menghentikan sementara kegiatan wisata ke Pulau Kakaban karena ekosistem di danaunya terganggu. Ubur-ubur yang ada di danau itu sempat menghilang selama beberapa waktu, tetapi dalam beberapa bulan terakhir sudah kembali terlihat.

Penyebabnya belum diketahui pasti, tetapi diduga berkaitan dengan kegiatan wisatawan di danau. Pemerintah daerah terus berupaya untuk mengembangkan usaha pariwisata di wilayah Kalimantan Timur.

Inisiatif-inisiatif sudah dijalankan untuk mempromosikan daerah wisata Kalimantan Timur seperti Maratua, Sangalaki, Kakaban, dan Derawan kepada wisatawan domestik dan mancanegara. Salah satunya penyelenggaraan Maratua Jazz Festival.

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