Abstract
The modern society with density and saturation routine activities required entertainment to refresh their exhaustion. One of the popular entertainments is travelling. The development of tourism is getting better because there are many types of tours that can be selected and enjoyed by everyone. The latest popular tourism is cultural tourism. In West Sumatera of Indonesia, Maninjau Lake is designated as natural and cultural tourism destinations. This article discusses the tourism potentials of Maninjau Lake and its development opportunities as cultural tourism destination. The article was based on the research since 2010. The researcher analyzes the data of in-depth interview, observation, and textual studies. Research findings reveal that there are three tourism potentials at Maninjau Lake such as natural tourism, historical tourism and cultural tourism. These potentials are worth developed in an integrated mode in order to develop Maninjau Lake as cultural tourism destination through participatory approach by involving arts communities in the nagari.
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