Kora-kora Festival again at the end of November

The party appealing the traditional boat race event in Ternate, North Maluku, which is known as the Kora-kora boat race. The event was held in the framework of obtaining recall the spirit of love for the ocean island of Halmahera, North Maluku.

Ternate City Tourism Office (Dinas Pariwisata Kota Ternate) in collaboration with the Sultanate of Ternate in North Maluku which see the peoples passion of the event, thus proposed that the agenda of the annual event activities.

And of course the unique events like this boat races will get attention in a calendar filled with tourist activities cultural attractions as well as boat races Kora-kora at Dodoku Ali Beach, Ternate.

This year participants who participated reaches 32 participants from a number of areas in the Maluku islands, which have been known since centuries ago as a society can not be separated by their marine life.

Kora-Kora traditional boat known in the past times as Ternate society that was used as a naval fleet of the Sultanate of Ternate, in order to maintain the power of the Sultanate of Ternate Maritime region, which covers the northern Moluccas.

The islands was located in the north region, North Maluku, so do not hesitate when it became the dominant marine environment.

The uniqueness of the local culture, the rich local traditional cuisine, cultural attractions, and enjoy the various attractions in the city of Ternate. Take the time when you are in this area, see ancient artifacts relics of the Sultanate of Ternate, as Kedaton Sultanate of Ternate that holds a variety of historical objects, including the crown of hair that supposedly only one in the world.

Not to mention the atmosphere of the old days when the Portuguese colonial era, Fort Orange and Fort Kastela, as well as a number of nautical tourism, such as the beach and panoramic underwater Sulamadaha Coast of Ternate.

Prepare yourself to be shocked, many unexpected things in this east region of Indonesia.

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(Source Reuters, travelKompas, Department of Tourism Ternate, R Oroh-Ternate /Images Morotai Island District)