Perencanaan Ekowisata Agro Di Desa Karacak Kabupaten Bogor Provinsi Jawa Barat

Abstract

Perencanaan ekowisata agro memiliki kontribusi penting bagi Desa Karacak. Ekowisata agro dapat meningkatkan kesadaran akan pentingnya pelestarian alam dan budaya lokal di masyarakat. Perencanaan ekowisata agro yang dibuat berdasarkan supply dan demand dari responden. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi ekowisata agro, menganalisis kesiapan masyarakat dan potensi pengelola, merancang paket wisata, program wisata, dan buku interpretasi. Pengambilan data dilakukan dengan studi literatur, observasi, wawancara, dan kuesioner. Jumlah responden terdiri dari masyarakat (95 orang), pengelola (32 orang), dan wisatawan (90 orang). Data kemudian dianalisis secara kualitatif dan kuantitatif menggunakan skala likert 1-5. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa Desa Karacak memiliki potensi ekowisata agro berupa bentang alam dan ragam ekosistem. Masyarakat dan pengelola setuju dan siap dengan adanya perencanaan ekowisata agro. Wisatawan memiliki motivasi tinggi terhadap pertanian dan perkebunan untuk mengetahui tentang pertanian dan perkebunan dan berminat terhadap perencanaan paket wisata yang ada di Desa Karacak. Luaran dalam penelitian ini berupa rancangan program dan paket wisata serta buku interpretasi bagi wisatawan.

Agro-ecotourism planning has an important contribution to make to Karacak Village. Agro-ecotourism can increase awareness of the importance of nature conservation and local culture in the community. Agro-ecotourism planning is based on supply and demand from respondents. This research aims to identify agro-ecotourism, analyse community readiness and management potential, design tour packages, tour programs, and interpretation books. Data collection was carried out by literature study, observation, interviews, and questionnaires. The number of respondents consisted of the community (95 people), managers (32 people), and tourists (90 people). Data were then analysed qualitatively and quantitatively using a 1-5 Likert scale. The results showed that Karacak Village has the potential for Agro Ecotourism in the form of landscapes and various ecosystems. The community and managers agree and are ready with the agro ecotourism planning. Tourists have a high motivation towards agriculture and plantations to find out about agriculture and plantations and are interested in planning tour packages in Karacak Village. The output of this research is in the form of a design of tour programmes and packages as well as interpretation books.