Belantih Agrotourism
A Superior TOA of Bangli

Belantih agrotourism at Kintamani district is appointed as the newly superior Tourist Object and Attraction (TOA) in Bangli Regency following the Batur area (Kintamani) and Penglipuran traditional village (Bangli). The Belantih agrotourism, developed since 2002, is expected to become an agropolitan model namely all local products yielded are absorbed by both traditional market and supermarket.

According to Head of Bangli Office of Cultural and Tourism Service, I Nyoman Pudia, the potential of this region is very promising. In other words, the spreading coffee and tangerine estates along with other horticulture over an area of 55.5 km2 are very productive. There are some 40,000 Arabica coffee trees listed and 1,550 tangerine trees situated geographically close to other renowned TOAs such as the Sangeh monkey forest (Badung), and its northern region borders with Buleleng Regency and the capital of Kintamani is only 20 km. away.
Its pristine rural nature, characterized by mountainous and small hilly panorama at its surrounding is appropriate for recreation destination and very interesting. “Though it remains in the development phase,” Pudia added, “this agrotourism has been favored by both foreign and domestic tourists.”
For that purpose, his party continually attempts to establish supporting facilities like pathways, gazebos and others conveniences including kiosks for food and souvenirs. “Diversification of tourist object like this has long been considered so that the saturation of visits to Bangli could be prevented,” he said.
Nevertheless, other TOAs that have been well developed like the area of Batur, Penglipuran Village and others continue to be a priority with visitors. Seemingly, they have not yet become bored with these TOAs in Bangli.
Just look at the Batur area relying on the natural panorama ranging from the Mount Batur, lake and active caldera. These have become attractions in their own right. The Batur area, known as the area of three-in-one and shored up by unique tradition of local villagers, remains the prima donna. And so does the traditional village of Penglipuran, an icon of a village in Bali that is capable of maintaining the geomancy tradition and socio-religious life of its community.
(BTN/suka)