The Development Model of Ecotourism Management in Gunung Botak, the South of Manokwari Regency, West Papua Province, Indonesia

Abstract

The South of Manokwari Regency has many kinds of tourism objects with specifications characteristic of natural landscapes i.e., coastal ecotourism (marine ecotourism), and high land ecotourism (i.e., Gunung Botak areas and Arfak Mountains). This article is a review based on the research and the justification of scientific writing with purposed: to review and analyze the potential of Gunung Botak Ecotourism, the suitability and carrying capacity, the performance of regional of tourism social-economic in The South of Manokwari Regency that could be developed as the ecotourism object in national and international’s class and to designed the Development Model of Ecotourism Management in Gunung Botak. The determination of the ecotourism object has done based on the exploration assessment about the object and attractions in a score determination. The assessment of suitability and carrying capacity with scientific justifications i.e. (1) natural ability to tolerate human disturbance or distress, and (2) standard the authenticity of natural resources. The quality of natural scenery (lanscape) there would be the degree of quality Gunung Botak Ecotourism categories scores >19 (Clas A, High Quality). Ecotourism activity in Gunung Botak consists of recreation, sports tourism in a natural hollow and camping, with wide areas is 5063.5 m2. The projections of potential regional income in entrance fee tariff from foreign tourist is Rp. 35.550.000,-/day and domestic tourism is Rp.1.135.000,-/day. The management strategy of development Gunung Botak ecotourism in South Manokwari Regency could be done with determined the segmentation of ecotourism marketing.