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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 259 3rd International Seminar on Tourism (ISOT 2018) Geotourism Reinterpretation towards Natural Tourist Attractions in Bandung Basin, West Java, Indonesia Shandra Rama Panji Wulung Budi Brahmantyo Tourism Marketing Management Geological Engineering Indonesia University of Education Bandung Institute of Technology Bandung, Indonesia Bandung, Indonesia [email protected] [email protected] Abstract—Geoutourism is one form of alternative tourism for I. INTRODUCTION tourists visiting Bandung, to support the development of geotourism in the Bandung Basin, the first thing to do is to adjust Nature-based tourism is a form of tourism that uses natural the understanding of the scope of geotourism to nature-based resources as its main attraction [1] with tourism as its activity. tourist attraction through geotourism reinterpretation in policy Based on its main resources, natural tourist attraction includes documents of tourism development master plan. This study aims elements of topography, climate, hydrology, flora and fauna [2] to reinterpret geotourism on the attraction of nature-based which are categorized into forms of ecotourism (natural tourism in Bandung Basin area. The research approach used is environment), wildlife tourism (flora and fauna), geotourism qualitative research with an analysis unit based on the six (geology and landscape), and adventure tourism (activity) [3]. elements of geotourism box concept, namely process, form, Geotourism is closely related to ecotourism and cultural tourism, geobasic, geohistory, and geo +. Primary data acquisition is carried out through field observations and semi- tourism [4], the link between geotourism and ecotourism can structured interviews on four natural tourist attractions in be done through learning about nature, passive activities such Bandung Basin, namely Lembang Fault Area, Pawon Cave, as geotourism routes, and appreciation of flora and fauna. White Crater, and Mount Tangkubanparahu Natural Tourism While the relationship between geotourism and cultural Park. While secondary data is obtained through the desk study tourism can be seen from the arts and cultural tools of the local method. Data analysis methods use qualitative content analysis community who use geological materials such as rocks. In method and descriptive analysis, this analysis is used as a method addition, geotourism also has links with adventure tourism that in the study to consider the shape of the data and information makes geological features as a backdrop for mountain collected in the form of interviews, survey and official documents that require techniques to understand and interpret the data. climbing, rock climbing, and some other extreme sports The results found that nature-based tourist attraction contained activities. in the Tourism Development Master Plan of West Java Province, Geotourism appears as a form of alternative nature-based West Bandung Regency, and Bandung Regency, as a whole is a tourism which is a global phenomenon [5] and in Indonesia [6] geotourism attraction based on reinterpretation that refers to the geotourism box concept. Lembang Fault, Pawon Cave, White which is currently a new niche market [7] and has a great Crater, and Mount Tangkubanparahu Natural Tourism Park as potential in Indonesia [8]. Understanding characteristics and a natural tourist attraction in the Bandung Basin area meet all identity of an area is important in developing geotourism [9]. In elements of the geotourism box, this can be interpreted as a Bandung Basin area geotourism is an alternative tourism form geotourism attraction. for tourists visiting Bandung [10], and offers new educational experiences for tourists by introducing geological Keywords—bandung basin; geotourism reinterpretation; environmental aspects [11]. Geotourism development must be natural tourist attraction planned comprehensively in order to contribute to the sustainability of the geosite and the destination [12]. Copyright © 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). 278 Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 259 Determination of nature-based tourism as one of the leading forms of tourism in the Bandung Basin area has not been fully directed towards geotourism, due to an understanding of the scope of geotourism. The fragmentation and lack of research regarding various forms of natural tourism has caused high complexity [13], the proposed geotourism approach makes it easy to deal with and the reinterpretation of geotourism as an approach in overcoming fragmentation is a precise and comprehensive mode structure [14]. Reinterpretation must take place to create a fundamental understanding [15]. In general, geotourism in Bandung Basin area is classified in the form of nature-based tourism in the direction of the policy of the Tourism Development Master Plan of West Java Province [16]. Meanwhile, West Bandung Regency through the policy of the Tourism Development Master Plan is categorized as tourist attractions that have elements of geological form and process into natural tourist attractions, including Pawon Cave, Malela Fig. 1. Geotourism Box, adaptation based on (a) [22] and (b) [6] in [21] Waterfall, Mount Tangkubanparahu Natural Tourism Park and Citatah Stone Garden [17]. boxes (Fig. 1), there are six elements that become the scope of geotourism attraction which include: In contrast to the policy, the Tourism Development Master Plan of Bandung Regency explains that natural tourism is 1. Process, geological and geomorphological activities that directed towards geotourism and has a theme of developing observed during volcanic activity, floods from river flows, tourism areas that include the Geotourism Area of Geothermal and landslides. Kamojang, Geotourism Area of Cimenyan-Cilengkrang 2. Form, presenting landscapes (cliffs, volcanoes, karst (Lembang Fault), and Geotourism Area of Former Ancient landscapes), geomorphology (glacial, fluvial, coastal Crater (White Crater) [18]. Based on the explanation, this study features), and rock outcrops. aims to reinterpretation geotourism on the attraction of nature- 3. Tourism, this element includes: a) attractions, b) based tourism in Bandung Basin area. accessibility, c) amenities, d) activities, and e) planning and management. II. LITERATURE REVIEW 4. Geobasic, basic knowledge of geology that has an important role in understanding the processes and forms of The first statement related to the definition of geotourism geological events conveyed through active (tour guides) was published by [19], which explained that geotourism is a and passive (guidebooks, brochures, and internet) service and facility for tourists in obtaining knowledge and interpretations. understanding geology and geomorphology of a geosite. In 5. Geohistory, an explanation of the story of an event related Indonesia, the publication of geotourism has existed since 1999 to figures, especially geologists who record their names in by the Center for Geological Survey which defines geotourism studying a region. as a tour activity that utilizes all aspects of geology, especially 6. Geo +, supporting factors for geotourism activities such as non-living features such as landscapes, rocks, fossils, minerals the relationship between geology and archeology, and waters, and processes the formation of these geological geological phenomena used as legends and myths of features [6]. More specifically, geotourism is defined as an society, flora and fauna on the geosite, and geosite element of commercialization for tourism activities which is linkages to the history, social and culture of local largely based on geological elements [20]. communities. Geotourism is an approach to interpret and study the III. METHODOLOGY interactions between the natural environment and tourism. Geotourism is reinterpreted as an approach to discuss the gap The approach used in this study is qualitative research with between the perspective of tourism and the natural an analysis unit that includes elements of the geotourism box environment. The adapted geotourism is presented here, in concept, namely process, form, tourism, geobasic, geohistory, which geotourism is a reinterpreted approach to understand and geo +. Primary data collection methods are carried out forms of natural tourism that have geological elements, through field observations in assessing natural tourist furthermore, reinterpretation means explaining or attractions and semi-structured interviews with related actors understanding in a new or different way that has already including government institutions in charge of tourism, existed [14]. Geotourism attraction is something that has community institutions related to tourism, and managers of unique geological and geomorphological processes and forms four natural tourist attractions in Bandung Basin, namely supported by elements of tourism that are visited by Lembang Fault Area, Pawon Cave, White Crater, and Mount geoutourist [21]. Natural tourist attraction can be interpreted as Tangkubanparahu Nature Tourism Park. Meanwhile, secondary a geotourism attraction through the concept of geotourism data collection uses a desk study method that aims to obtain 279 Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 259 data and information from various policy documents, Attraction Nature-based Geotourism Reinterpretation literatures,