Pengembangan Pariwisata Medis Berbasis Tanaman Obat Di Desa Wanagiri – Bedugul

Abstract

This study intends to describe the opportunities and threats that could be used as consideration for the development of medical tourism in the village of Wanagiri, Bedugul, as well as to know how the process of managing this type of tourism. The study then conducted through the data collection techniques such as interviews and observations in the village Wanagiri, Bedugul, and analyzed by qualitative descriptive. Medical tourism became the basis of returning the authenticity of tourism in Bali based on cultures and values of their ancestors, in order to face global economy. Through the research process can be concluded that the chances of developing the cultivation of medical plants is still very open broadly in line with the development of herbal industry, medicine, and traditional cosmetics in the village Wanagiri, Bedugul. In relation to tourism, the utilization of medical plants can certainly be an attraction for tourists to know the types, utilization, and processing of medical plants until they are ready for consumption. Through this alternative tourism activities, the benefits are not only felt by tourists who come, but also for the surrounding community in the village Wanagiri, Bedugul. Keywords: medical tourism, village Wanagiri, Bedugul, medical plants