Natural Tourism Objects Research Articles

PENGELOLAAN OBYEK WISATA WATU KENDIL SEBAGAI WISATA ALAM DI MAGELANG

Watu Kendil Tourism Obyect is one of the natural tourist destination in Magelang Central Java. The purpose of this research is to manage Watu Kendil Tourism Obyect become a leading natural tourism destinasion in Magelang Central Java that will increast tourist visits. This research use the descriptive qualitative method and analyzed using SWOT annalysis techique. To manage the Watu Kendil Tourism Object need a several efforts such as construcion facilities likes toilet, parking space, gazebo, praying room, selling place, and also improved accesibility likes : repair of the street and install the signpost pointing direction and enanche the promotion use the social media and print media also working with tour and travel agent, hotel, and the region government. It is very influential to managing the Watu Kendil Tourism Obyect become a leading natural tourism object. Keywords: Management, Tourism Destination, Tourist

Lakes as Natural Tourism Object in North Sulawesi

Lake is one of the important natural resources in north Sulawesi and many lakes ecosystem in this province has been used and involved in tourism industry. The aims of the research is to describes the recent status of lakes in North Sulawesi and describes its opportunities for tourism development. The analysis was based on the secondary data and direct field observation. Four lakes, namely Tondano, Pangolombian, Linow and Tampusu have been used as tourism attraction in various degreed. The most intensive used was Lake Tondano, while Lake Linow recently grows as one of the favorites object. Lake Pangolombian and Tampusu receive few tourist visitations. The development of four lakes as tourism object will increase the attractiveness of North Sulawesi as ecotourism development. In such a case, the conservation of lakes becomes crucial. Keywords: economy development, Lake tourism, North Sulawesi.

Tourist Object in Tomohon City as a Basic Consideration for Tourism Destination Development in Highland Ecosystem

Tourism potential attraction identification is the crucial aspect in tourism destination planning and development. Tomohon in North Sulawesi rich in term of tourism attraction, but tourism development is limited. Based on the tourism potential identification, Tomohon has numerous natural and potential attractions. The highland environments of Tomohon contributes significantly in natural tourism object. Tourism potential distributes in all area of Tomohon city with north Tomohon as centre of tourism destination. Natural resources of Tomohon should be managed in sustainable manner following sustainable principles.Keywords: mountain tourism, tourism data, agrotourism, sustainable tourism.Â

PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT LOKAL DALAM AKTIVITAS PARIWISATA BUDAYA BALI

In social life, art considerably can help to perfect human and their society in physi- cal, spiritual and psychological side.  Based on their belief the role and function of art, like mentioned above, resulting many kinds of art which goes to manifestation of artist creativity and their society.  No exception happens in Bali, too.  There are lots of various arts which are as the hairs of an old agricultural-feudalism society that people today of  desperately reborn and developed them.  In case of one of preservation conceptions, it  is made such as classification of art; sacred art and profane.  The classification is significantly made to anticipation tourism organizer to not harmfully perform that sacred art to be sold by tourist.  Unfortunately, this classification has no cultural power to be obeyed, so till today it is consequently still be a conflict.  What is all about happens due to that tourism such as has a big power to screw up that classifications of sacred art and profane.  It will be more ridiculous when there is an art work which previously become a sacred art must be sold for the sake tourists satisfaction.  It seems that tourism activities is identical to market. Bali, actually, is merely the market.  In “small” part it goes to art market such as art performance, handy craft, painting, sculpture, and other else, then natural tourism object on the other side.  Based on the facts show that art reproduction only be done by a small society which has skill to create work of arts.  Meanwhile, the small society has no evenly big chance due to the local government indicated less atten- tion to empowering them.  Today, there are some people who has desperately kept the  maintaining the image of Balinese cultural identity by undergoing traditional and religion  ritual ceremony hugely and attractively, but it comes to unpleasantly that the lesson just to be anjoyed by as a merely profane performance. Key words: local society, tourism, empowering.

TOUR de JNP, KEJUARAAN TAHUNAN WISATA OLAH RAGA TANTANGAN PERAIRAN ANTAR DUA TAMAN NASIONAL (Inovasi Strategi Promosi Ekowisata Provinsi Jambi)

Ecotourism activities have been expanding rapidly over the past two decades world-wide and further growth is expected in the future. Efforts to better understand ecotourism, as well as to improve its planning, management and marketing techniques have been conducted by many ecotourism companies and practitioners, governments and research people throughout the world. This paper is specifically concerned with the effort of the local government of Jambi to take the optimally benefit from natural tourism development more competitive. Tour de JNP (tour the Jambi National Park) is an international annual event of territorial water challenge sport-tourism to tracing river stream between Kerinci Seblat and Berbak Na-tional Park. Both national parks represent conservations area owning properties of natu-ral tourism object which offer biodiversities. During tracing streams of Batanghari River, all participants can enjoy the esthetics value of the natural were a view of nature, air freshness and see various history and settlement of traditional cultural society. Pursuant to stream type and deepness of river which vary, hence the setting of champi-onship using boat type different to each phase, and will be divided on 10 phases. Entire phase will be gone through by participant by using boat type differ that is rubber boat, traditional boat of Jambi (Bidar and Kajang Lako), dragon boat, bamboo raft, and sailboat for sea and river. During race of participant will pass some tourism object were Kerinci Lake, Geo-Park, Victoria Brigde, mausoleum of Orang Kayo Hitam, Muaro Jambi Temple, Angso Duo as an eldest traditional market, Tanggo Rajo as a popular man-made tourism object, traditional settlement as long as river, Berhala Island, blackly sand of coastal area, and end in Simpang Malaka a gathering places to drinking wilds animal on the Berbak National Park.

DAMPAK DAN KENDALA WISATA WADUK SERMO DARI ASPEK LINGKUNGAN HIDUP DAN RISIKO BENCANA

Sermo Reservoir is a multipurpose reservoir. Due to its natural beauty and being the only reservoir in Yogyakarta Special Region, it is visited by many tourists. Tourism activities in the reservoir may cause environmental impacts and disaster risks for the tourists. This study aims to determine the potential of Sermo Reservoir as a natural tourism object and, in general, analyze the environmental impacts and disaster risks caused by tourism activities. The study was conducted by field surveys, observations and interviews with the local community. Reservoir water samples were collected for physical and chemical parameter analysis and were evaluated against the standard requirements of water for tourism activities. Data analysis was performed using descriptive qualitative and quantitative methods, using tables and diagrams of the processed data. In general it was found that the Sermo Reservoir has high potential for tourism. However, due to the lack of supporting facilities, the number of tourist coming to the Sermo Reservoir is still not yet optimal. The environmental impacts caused by tourism activities have occurred. The positive impacts that arise are the emerging business opportunities and the increased revenue of the local people, while the negative impacts are the pollution caused by solid waste and the water quality degradation. The risk of disaster may come from accidents when conducting activities in the reservoir, and it should be considered in the development of Sermo Reservoir for tourism.

Kajian Awal terhadap Potensi Kawasan Konservasi Taman Buru Gunung Masigit Kareumbi, Jawa Barat dalam Upaya Pengembangan Ekowisata

Preliminary Study of Potentiality of Hunting Park of Mt. Masigit KareumbiConservation Area, West Java for Ecotourism DevelopmentMasigit Kareumbi Hunting Park, with all its uniqueness, specificity, beauty, natural phenomena, landscape and ecosystem types is the basis of capital whose existence required to be continuously explored and analyzed in order to develop ecotourism development. Ecotourism potential of Masigit Kareumbi Hunting Park have not been optimally managed to develop as ecotourism product to improve the life quality of surrounding local communities. This research was conducted to provide information on potential development of Masigit Kareumbi Hunting Park. Field survey was performed to determine the selected locations that can strategically be developed as natural tourism objects. The results of the study showed that Masigit Kareumbi Hunting Park had the diversity potencies of flora, fauna, landscape and ecosystem types potential to be developed for ecotourism products. These potencies should be optimized for the hunting park as well as to increase income of local community.

Local community perception toward the incentive system in the sustainable tourism quality development at Linow Lake, North Sulawesi

This study aims at examining the perception of local community toward the incentive system which was applied in the tourism industry in Linow Lake. The results of the study show that Linow Lake is a natural tourism object which is potential to be developed to support local government revenue and local community welfare. Linow Lake is a geological phenomenon having high natural resources and biodiversity thus; its development needs to consider the nature preservation aspects. The local government has developed an incentive system in order to accelerate sustainable tourism at Linow Lake. However, local community feels that the system does not run well. The local people think that non-physical aspects, such as management, need to be improved more professionally. In addition, intensive training and education related to the management of tourism objects, like Linow Lake, is indispensable.

EVALUASI KEBIJAKAN PENGEMBANGAN OBJEK WISATA PEMANDIAN ALAM BANYU BIRU DALAM MENINGKATKAN EKONOMI MASYARAKAT LOKAL

Natural bathing tourism objects are one of the significant potentials in the development of tourism in an area.The purpose of this study is to evaluate the policy of developing Banyu Biru natural bathing tourism objects andtheir impact on improving the economy of local communities. This research uses qualitative and quantitativeanalysis methods by collecting data through surveys, interviews, and field observations. The results showed thatthe policy of developing Banyu Biru natural bathing tourism objects has been running quite well in terms of itspositive impacts, namely: in the form of physical buildings, resources and local economic conditions that increase every year, but there are several impacts that make its implementation still not optimal, especially in theuse of attraction stages, road security to Banyu Biru natural bathing tourism and no public transportation to thetourist attraction. Based on the results of the policy evaluation of the development of Banyu Biru natural bathingtourist attraction, it can be concluded that this policy has succeeded in improving the economy of the local community through increasing the number of tourists, increasing income, and increasing job opportunities. However,there needs to be better attention to environmental aspects, human resource development and innovation to ensure the sustainability of sustainable tourism development and have a positive impact on local communities.