Abstract:
Tourists’ perceptions are an important aspect for the activities of nature tourism in the Mandiangin Educational Forest. Perceptions of the surrounding community are also important to note in order that the management of this Mandiangin Educational Forest as the Forest of Nature Tourism can be carried out in a better manner by involving this community. The areas of Mandiangin Educational Forest are potential for a tourist destination because the natural landscape of these areas is beautiful, this is in line with the tourists’ perception which states that the natural landscape of these areas is beautiful (66.6 %). Most visitors like the activity of enjoying the natural landscape while having a picnic and relaxations (50 percent) and the others would love to spend their time here while camping (13.3 percent), swimming (6.7 percent) and going on a hike to this Mandiangin Education Forest (30 percent). 56 percent of the community agrees with the development of Mandiangin Educational Forest into a tourist destination as they have earned income from these tourism activities in Mandiangin Education Forest while 44 percent of them does not agree with the proposal.
