Abstract:
Kampung Sasirangan is one of the centers of traditional textile production of Banjarese called Sasirangan in South
Kalimantan. Sasirangan was produced by the local community in the home industry scale with traditional process and
production. The aim of the research is to identify and develop strategy to develop Kampung Sasirangan as an
edutourism destination. The methods consist of direct observation in the home industry of Sasirangan traditional
textile, in-depth interview, literature study, and focus group discussion. Research result shows that strategy to create
edutourism sites of Sasirangan textile should include local community and local government participation. The
Sasirangan product should be able to create a competitive product, reasonable prices, and high quality of the textile
product. To provide edutourism attraction for educational purposes, it is important to provide a program for tourist to
directly observe the traditional process to make Sasirangan. A guide from local people or craftsmen was important to
ensure the interpretation of the traditional process was delivered properly. In such a case, the community development
is crucial. The local government should be able to promote community development program through the
establishment of a community group which is work in edutourism in the village. There also important to provide
training, working capital, production tools, and assistance in promotion and marketing
