Potensi dan Keterpaduan Objek Wisata Alam Geosite Meat dan Sekitarnya dalam Rangka Mendukung Destinasi Super Prioritas Nasional Danau Toba

Abstract

Ecotourism is a form of natural tourism that is managed using a conservation approach. A geosite is a geological heritage object (geoheritage) with certain characteristics, both individual and multi-object, which are an integral part of an evolutionary story of the formation of an area. This study aims to identify potential tourist objects in the Geosite meat Ecotourism Area, Tampahan District, Toba Regency, North Sumatra Province and to determine the integration of natural tourism objects in Geosite meat, Tampahan District, Toba Regency, North Sumatra Province. Data collection was carried out using the method of literature study, field observations, questionnaires and interviews with managers and the community. Data analysis on potential objects and natural tourist attractions were described descriptively and processed using the Director General of PHKA's 2003 Guidelines for Analysis of Operational Areas of Natural Tourism Objects and Attractions (ADO-ODTWA). This research was conducted for 3 months (October-December 2022). The results showed that natural attractions around Geosite Meat have potential tourist objects in the form of potential natural beauty and flora and fauna. Natural tourism objects also have integration that supports each other for the sake of environmental sustainability. ecotourism. Natural tourism objects around Geosite Meat require tourism development in the form of developing facilities, objects and attractions, as well as services provided to visitors.