Potensi Penangkaran Buaya Asam Kumbang sebagai Destinasi Wisata di Kota Medan

Abstract

Medan is the capital of North Sumatra Province, has high historical value and natural tourism as a tourist object and attraction. One tourist attraction with great potential is the Asam Kumbang crocodile farm in the Medan Sunggal area. This crocodile farm has been designated as the largest crocodile farm in the world. The area of the Asam Kumbang crocodile breeding area is ± 2 Ha. In the Asam Kumbang crocodile breeding area there are ± 2,800 crocodiles which are cared for and preserved by the management. Until now, the Asam Kumbang crocodile farm is less attractive to tourists due to the low level of cleanliness of the breeding area and the lack of promotional efforts made by the management. This Asam Kumbang tourist attraction has great potential if it is developed into interesting tourist attraction. The area around the Asam Kumbang crocodile farm is still natural because the crocodile farm is still far from the noise and pollution of the city.