Elaborative Analysis of Caves as Specified Tourism Destination in Malang Regency – Indonesia

Abstract

Malang Regency has variety of landscapes. In the southern part of Malang Regency, there is a karst landscape showed by the existence of caves scattered in Wonosari Formation. The existence of those caves holds an important potential as the environmental services, one of those is as a specified tourism destination. The aim of this study is to know the condition and to analyze the potential of the caves a specified tourism destination in Malang Regency. The data in this study was collected by observing the condition of the cave through the cave passage and by doing in-depth interview with the manager of tourism objects in Malang regency. Field documenting and literature studies were also being conducted in order to support the analysis of this study. Data analyzing was conducted by using interactive data analysis consisted of data reduction, data presentation, ended by conclusion drawing. The result of the study showed that 134 caves had been recorded and 49 caves been mapped. Caves in Malang Regency potentially support the specified tourism destination. This was showed by the passages varied into horizontal cave passage and vertical cave passage. Some of the caves also have long passage. Besides the variety of caves passages, the caves in Malang Regency also have variety of ornament and the condition brings the value of education to the tourists. Some of the caves have subterranean river which can be used by the people. Thus, it becomes tourists’ attraction. The caves in Malang Regency are located close to coastal areas that become beach and marine tourism, so it will really support the development of caves as a specified tourism destination in the future. In order to acknowledge and enrich the society with skills dealing with the existence of caves as a specified tourism destination, the improvement of human resources should be carried out.

Landscape as a Nature Laboratory in Geography Learning in South Malang, Indonesia

“…The existence of a cave in South Malang has a cave ornament formation and an active subterranean river. The existence of the cave ornament can certainly be used as information in the cave regarding the appearance of the tunnel in the cave, besides the existence of cave ornaments can be used as a cave tour seen in the Coban Perawan Cave and Harta Cave which have the potential for cave tourism (Sahrina et al, 2022). The existence of subterranean river can be used by the community as a source of water.…”