Assessment of local communities capacities on developing ethnographic tourism of Kampung Naga, West Java, Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to examine the capacity of local communities in the administration of tourism. Ethnographic tourism is one of the popular products built in Tasikmalaya Regency. It is known as the capital of Kabarataan of Galunggung which has a Sundanese culture style that is rich with local customs. This is an opportunity to promote Sundanese arts and culture as well as concerns of disruption caused by open access to outside communities. Kampung Naga offers physical and non-physical potential which gives a unique experience for tourists. The improvement of local community and their capability in managing tourism have a significant role on developing ethnographic tourism. The research method used is in the form of descriptive qualitative through several stages; an interview to a stakeholder of tourism organizers in Kampung Naga, an act of compiling community capacity data using radar diagrams, and an interpretation of community capacity in zoning the village area. Based on the analysis, the development of tourism activities in Kampung Naga actually provides economic benefits for local people and education of human and natural harmony for visitors. Local people also have a good capacity in maintaining the socio-cultural identity and the use of the environment in developing sustainable tourism.