Ecotourism Landscape Planning in Nature Tourism Park of Buyan – Tamblingan Lakes Tabanan and Buleleng Regency Bali Province

Abstract

Nature Tourism Park of Buyan – Tamblingan Lakes is an area located in Tabanan and Buleleng Regencies, Bali Province. This area has various tourism potentials such as beautiful twin lake panoramas and pristine forest. Ecotourism is one form of sustainable tourism that pays attention to aspects of conservation, natural interpretation, and education. The purpose of this study is to plan an ecotourism landscape in the Nature Tourism Park of Buyan – Tamblingan Lakes. The benefit of this research is that the community knows the potential of the area and as a consideration for the government in local spatial planning. The analytical method used in this study is spatial analysis to determine land suitability for ecotourism and descriptive analysis to determine the perceptions of visitors regarding Nature Tourism Park of Buyan – Tamblingan Lakes. The results of this study are ecotourism landscape plans in the Nature Tourism Park of Buyan – Tamblingan Lakes which include spatial plans, circulation plans, vegetation plans, activity and facility plans, tour itineraries, carrying capacity plans, and landscape plans. The spatial plan consists of a entrance and service area covering 3.7 ha (0.20%), main tourism space covering 676.5 ha (37.62%), supporting tourism space covering 1.67 ha (0.09%), buffer space covering 549.1 ha (30.53%), and conservation space covering 568.4 ha (31.60%). The circulation plan consists of a primary circulation of 10 298 m, a secondary circulation of 1 614 m, and a tertiary circulation of 13 752 m. Tourism activities developed on the site are activities that are recreational and educational and there are natural conservation values. The concept of vegetation is divided into conservation vegetation, aesthetic vegetation, steering vegetation, and condescendent vegetation. The tour itinerary was developed into three tour packages based on the time of tourist visit. Carrying capacity plans are made to limit the number of tourists to minimize damage to ecotourism areas, maintain the ecological value of the area, and avoid the accumulation of visitors.