Evaluasi Praktik Ekowisata di Kampung Tradisional Bena, Desa Tiwuriwu, Kabupaten Ngada, Nusa Tenggara Timur

Abstract

Bena traditional village is a tourist village located in Tiwuriwu Village, Ngada Regency, NTT
Province. This tourist village develops ecotourism as the basis for its tourism products. Ecotourism
practices in Bena Village that have been running have a significant impact on environmental
sustainability, utilizing socio-cultural economics for the local community. This study aims to evaluate the
feasibility of ecotourism practices in Bena village by using ecotourism principles as a parameter to
determine the feasibility of ecotourism. Qualitative method is used as a tool to analyze this research with a
qualitative descriptive approach. The data were searched by using interview, documentation and
observation methods. The results showed that several ecotourism practices in Bena village were in
accordance with the principles of ecotourism. Practices that do not meet the principles of ecotourism
require a strategic model that is able to meet these deficiencies.
Keywords : Ecotourism, Principle, Practice