Identifikasi Potensi Obyek Wisata dan Analisis Kesiapan Masyarakat dalam Pengembangan Desa Wisata Berbasis Masyarakat di Kawasan Danau Linting Kabupaten Deli Serdang

ABSTRACT
SEKAR INDAH PUTRI BARUS: Identification of the Potential Tourism Object
and Analysis of the people preparation to develop the tourism village that basic of
society in Linting Lake area in Deli Serdang regency, led by Pindi Patana and
YUNUS AFIFUDDIN.
Linting Lake is one of tourism area that have potential and need the plan
to arrange it in the future. The research about the value of potential ang
attraction of tourism object in Linting Lake area have never been research. Cause
that, need to do the research and evaluation to the potential thing. The research
have purposed to identification the potential and attraction of nature tourism in
Linting Lake area and for analysis the preparation of the people to build the
tourism village in Linting Lake area. The study involved the visitors, the public,
the Department of Forest , and the Department of Tourism. Potential of sights and
attractions are identified using observation methods and analyzed according to
the scoring criteria in the analysis orientation of objects operating area and
nature tourism attraction, Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature
Conservation, 2003. Meanwhile, Participatory Rural Appraisal methode have
been done with questionnaire to the people that living around the tourism
territory of Linting Lake. The results of the research showed that the potential
natural resources in Sibunga –bunga village are hot water sources, caves, and
lime stones. The people will be ready to participate to develop their village to be

the one of the tourism village that considered as basic society.
Keywords: tourism, tourist attraction, Participatory Rural Appraisal
methode

Universitas Sumatera Utara

ABSTRAK

SEKAR INDAH PUTRI BARUS: Identifikasi Potensi Obyek Wisata dan Analisis
Kesiapan Masyarakat dalam Pengembangan Desa Wisata Berbasis Masyarakat di
Kawasan Danau Linting Kabupaten Deli Serdang, dibimbing oleh PINDI
PATANA dan
YUNUS AFIFUDDIN.
Danau Linting merupakan salah satu kawasan wisata yang memiliki
potensi dan membutuhkan perencanaan untuk pengelolaannya kedepan. Penelitian
mengenai nilai potensi obyek dan daya tarik wisata di kawasan Danau Linting
belum pernah dilakukan. Untuk itu, perlu dilakukan studi dan penilaian terhadap
potensi-potensi yang ada. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi potensi
obyek dan daya tarik wisata alam yang ada di kawasan Danau Linting dan untuk
menganalisis kesiapan masyarakat untuk membangun desa wisata di kawasan

Danau Linting. Penelitian ini melibatkan para pengunjung, masyarakat,
Kementerian Kehutanan, dan Dinas Pariwisata. Potensi obyek wisata dan daya
tarik diidentifikasi menggunakan metode observasi dan dianalisis sesuai dengan
kriteria penskoringan pada Pedoman Analisis Daerah Operasi Objek dan Daya
Tarik Wisata Alam, Dirjen PHKA tahun 2003. Sementara itu, metode
Participatory Rural Appraisal dilakukan dengan kuisioner terhadap masyarakat
yang berada di sekitar kawasan wisata Danau Linting. Hasil penelitian
menunjukkan bahwa potensi alam di Desa Sibunga-bunga adalah sumber air
panas, gua, dan bebatuan kapur. Masyarakat akan siap berperan aktif dalam
rangka mengembangkan desa mereka menjadi salah satu desa wisata yang
berbasis masyarakat.
Kata kunci: obyek wisata, daya tarik wisata, metode Participatory Rural
Appraisal

Universitas Sumatera Utara