It is Time for Sape Tourism to Come to Life

Kompas/Ismail Zakaria

A resident strolls along during a sunrise at Sape Port in Sape district, Bima regency, West Nusa Tenggara, on Thursday (30/3). The port, which is located on the eastern tip of West Nusa Tenggara, offers a second entrance to the Komodo National Park in East Nusa Tenggara.

Its location, which is adjacent to Komodo Island in East Nusa Tenggara, does not automatically make Sape, Bima Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, desirable. Sape has a number of beautiful white sand beaches and even the nearby small islands are interesting. However, the potential of the province has not been properly tapped into.

Jalan Yos Sudarso in Gudang hamlet, Bugis village, was deserted at around 8 p.m. on Wednesday (29/3). Not many people were visible. Most of them seemed to prefer staying at home with their family members.