Pengelolaan parawisata berbasis masyarakat di kawasan wisata pantai Tanjung Karangpusentasi Donggala

Abstract

Beach tourism area in Tanjung Karang Pusentasi is one of tourism area in the Donggala District, which has diversity and interesting tourism objects. Because of this diversity, the Government of Donggala District has defined the area to become the important area for tourism development. This tourism area is located at the end of the Palu Bay and is directly toward the Makassar Strait, in Tovale, Limboro, Boneoge, and Labuan Bajo villages. To develop this important tourism area, a lot of researches need to be conducted. The objective of this research is to study and develop community based tourism concept, based on: (1) community perception on tourism activity and their expectation of involvement in developing this sector; (2) traditional/local wisdom particularly on natural resources management that can be used as a basis for a community based tourism management; and (3) government concept and other stakeholder views related with community based tourism management.