PERSEPSI PENGUNJUNG DAN PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT DALAM PENGELOLAAN AIR TERJUN DI DESA LOLI TASIBURI KECAMATAN BANAWA KABUPATEN DONGGALA

Abstract

Ecotourism development is currently a form of sustainable tourism. There are currently many ecotourism developments in all corners of Indonesia, including in Central Sulawesi Province. Loli Tasiburi Village is a village that holds the charm of a mainstay ecotourism attraction, namely the Lolitasburi Waterfall. The purpose of this study was to determine visitors' perceptions of waterfall management and to determine community participation in management and the benefits of this research as material for consideration in the management of Loli Tasiburi waterfall to increase participation and increase in the number of visitors. This research was carried out for 2 months, from July to August 2022. research on visitor perceptions and community participation in waterfall management in Loli Tasiburi Village which shows that the people of Loli Tasiburi Village participate in waterfall management, because of the level of perception of Loli Tasiburi waterfall tourism managers 66.7% and participation in the management of waterfall tourism infrastructure is 100% while the visitor's perception of the waterfall 83.3% of visitors know the condition of the waterfall, through the affective aspect 95.8% say the Loli Tasiburi waterfall is still good and 95.8% visitors agree to contribute materially and materially to tourism and the level of Participation that takes part 55% gives opinions in planning tourist
attractions, Community participation in implementation 85% participates in managing tourist objects, receives benefits 60% of the people who participate get economic benefits 35% of the community is involved in monitoring the Loli Tasiburi waterfall tourist attraction.