Yogyakarta Batik Tour Idea

"Our next year will develop tourism-related batik, for example in the village of batik used as a place to learn how to make batik," said Head of Culture and Tourism Office of Yogyakarta city Yulia Rustiyaningsih, in Yogyakarta, last weekend.

According to him, UNESCO's recognition of Indonesian batik is expected to help efforts to preserve batik. Initial plan will be conducted by the Department of Tourism and Culture to develop special interest tourism is developing an area already known as a place of batik production in the city of Yogyakarta. "One of them is the village of Sultan Park in the District. Visitors can be invited to learn batik," he said.

He hopes tourists who are interested to know more about batik not only come from abroad, but also tourists. "Tourists are also interested in domestic batik. If you visit Yogyakarta they are always looking for batik as souvenirs," he said.

According to him, Beringharjo market, as the sales center of batik, also will continue to be developed as part of tourism in Yogyakarta batik. Circle of Friends Chairman of Indonesian batik Lovers (PPBI) Solomon Sulianti Larasati earlier declared UNESCO's recognition of Indonesian batik is a world recognition of the greatness of batik and should be a challenge for the Indonesian nation to preserve it.

According to him, one of the conservation efforts that can be taken is to introduce batik to all Indonesian people because there are still people who do not know batik. "In addition, should also be regenerated batik artisans," he said.