Assessment of local communities capacities on developing ethnographic tourism of Kampung Naga, West Java, Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to examine the capacity of local communities in the administration of tourism. Ethnographic tourism is one of the popular products built in Tasikmalaya Regency. It is known as the capital of Kabarataan of Galunggung which has a Sundanese culture style that is rich with local customs. This is an opportunity to promote Sundanese arts and culture as well as concerns of disruption caused by open access to outside communities. Kampung Naga offers physical and non-physical potential which gives a unique experience for tourists. The improvement of local community and their capability in managing tourism have a significant role on developing ethnographic tourism. The research method used is in the form of descriptive qualitative through several stages; an interview to a stakeholder of tourism organizers in Kampung Naga, an act of compiling community capacity data using radar diagrams, and an interpretation of community capacity in zoning the village area. Based on the analysis, the development of tourism activities in Kampung Naga actually provides economic benefits for local people and education of human and natural harmony for visitors. Local people also have a good capacity in maintaining the socio-cultural identity and the use of the environment in developing sustainable tourism.

The Polarization of Orientation Among Stakeholders on Interpretation Subjects at Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park

“…The social system is a prominent perception in the GGPNP area from a cultural aspect and received the highest score from the community. The social system concerning the structure of society, kinship, marriage, rules and norms, and social organization is regarded as attractive (Djatmiko et al, 2021). These findings indicate that the cultural aspects inherent in everyday life are attractive to tourists.…”

Polarization among Stakeholders Perception on the Interpretation of Ecotourism Resources in Gunung Halimun Salak National Park

“…The national park area cannot be separated from the life of the surrounding community. In addition to economic value, there are also other important values contained in national park areas such as the value of local wisdom in natural resource management (Mavhura & Mushure, 2019;Djatmiko et al, 2021). Conservation areas and protected areas also have important resources for traditional subsistence uses such as fodder, plants or animals (Eagles & McCool, 2000).…”

“…This indicates that there is public awareness that culture can be an interesting subject for tourists and can be used as a good start for the development of cultural interpretation programs for communities around the national park area. Indigenous peoples and the many villages in/around the national park area are opportunities for the development of cultural interpretation in TNGHS (McIntosh & Johnson, 2005;Djatmiko et al, 2021;Radomskaya & Pearce, 2021).…”

“…Providing wider access to tourists related to rural tourism activities is expected to provide another attraction and increase interest in cultural subjects (Elwell et al, 2020;Villamediana-Pedrosa et al, 2020). Audiences need to get more information about the people living around the area and their culture (Tung et al, 2018;Lonardi et al, 2020;Stoffle et al, 2020;Djatmiko et al, 2021). The use of publication media can be an option to disseminate information about cultural diversity in ecotourism destinations quickly and widely (Villamediana-Pedrosa et al, 2020).…”

“…Therefore training related to interpretation methods and communication techniques is necessary to improve the quality of interpretation programs (Lane & Stoltman 2017;Ababneh, 2018;Xiang et al, 2020;Ballantyne et al, 2021). Community capacity and motivation to participate must continue to be improved, so that conservation missions are more easily communicated to the wider community (Orams, 1996;Alikodra, 2012;Rasoolimanesh et al, 2017;Mayaka et al, 2018;Meilani et al, 2019;Murti, 2019;Dileep Kumar et al, 2020;Elwell et al, 2020;Stoffle et al, 2020;Xiang et al, 2020;Djatmiko et al, 2021).…”