Potensi Wisata Edukasi Berbasis Wisata Ramah Anak di Daya Tarik Wisata Desa Coklat Bali Tabanan

Abstract

The condition of Bali tourism during the Covid-19 pandemic has become very concerning, on the one hand, the need for
travel is very high but cannot be balanced with the fact of the opening and closing of tourist destinations. Some of the
tourist destinations that were closed were used as an opportunity for managers to renovate managed tourist destinations
to comply with CHSE standards. The current conditions have also provided new lessons for managers and tourists
regarding the safety of traveling during a pandemic. Special interest tourism such as educational tours is currently in
demand by family tourists who want to spend time with family and learn about the culture of local people. Bali Chocolate
Village is Chocolate Village is a new tourist destination in Bali since October 2020. It is located in Cau Village, Marga
District, Tabanan Regency. The founder of Chocolate Village is Dr. Ir. I Wayan Alit Artha Wiguna, M.Si. who built the tourist
attraction of Chocolate Village. Chocolate Village began to be known for educational tours that can provide insight for
child tourists about how the process of growing chocolate fruit to the process of making it. Chocolate Village is a favorite
destination today by local tourists and residents. The founder of Chocolate Village is I Wayan Alit Artha Wiguna who wants
to provide new educational tours for child tourists to learn new lessons about the chocolate-making process and educate
tourists so that they get to know the chocolate tree which is one of the plantation plants in Indonesia. This child-friendly
tourism-based educational tour is expected to: 1) Become a pilot for child-friendly tourist attractions. 2) Promote childfriendly
based educational tourism in every attraction of educational tours. 3) There is a change in the perspective of
visitors related to the benefits of educational tourism activities.
The formulation of the problems to be raised is 1) The potential of Bali Chocolate Village as a child-friendly tourismbased
educational tour 2) the existing condition of Bali Chocolate Village as a tour Child-Friendly Travel-Based Education
Data were collected by observation, in-depth interviews, dissemination of questionnaires, literature studies, and
documentation techniques. Data analysis techniques use descriptive qualitative and SWOT. The results of the identification
of educational tourism are expected to be able to provide new knowledge in traveling, educational tourism activities can
stimulate interest and creativity in children, increase children's motivation Amid a period of school saturation from home,
increase the attitude of respect and care for the tourist destinations visited such as natural tourism by protecting the
environment and forming closeness between families.
Keywords: Bali Chocolate Village, Child-Friendly Tourism, Educational Tourism