Bali is on a mission to promote more tourism villages and cultural experiences to tourists.
As part of a wider mission to create more high-quality, sustainable, and culturally respectful tourists, tourism villages are coming forward as one of the most engaging and immersive ways for tourists to experience Bali in a really authentic way.
The Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economies has created a new platform to help connect tourists with tourism villages in Bali and help tourism villages find new visitors.
The Tourism Village Network, aka the Jadesta platform, will prove to be a super valuable resource for both domestic and international tourists seeking to experience community-run tourism initiatives in Bali and around the Indonesian archipelago.
Tourism villages have become a way for the government to support business development, cultural preservation, and sustainable tourism.
The Tourism Village Network explains, “The innovation and adaptation of the village community opens up space to work, create jobs, and prepare more global tourist villages through tourism and the creative economy.”
“Presenting options for tourists to enjoy the outdoors while experiencing the experience of traveling in the midst of rural people’s lives.”
While there are dozens of tourism villages in Bali, there are two that have been highlighted by the Tourism Village Network and have received plenty of support from the Ministry of Tourism over the years, too. The first is Indonesia’s most famous village, Penglipuran Village in Bangli Regency.
This is an incredible example of community-based tourism and has proven to be hit with domestic and international tourists alike.
The village, which remains pedestrianized and is surrounded by ancient bamboo forests, welcomes thousands of visitors from all over the world every day to see firsthand the magic of an untouched Balinese village.
The second village to be receiving a lot of attention right now, and rightly so, is Pemuteran Village in Buleleng Regency.
The community and supporting NGOs have invested heavily in coral preservation initiatives to improve the marine ecosystem off the coast of the village.
Mangrove forests have also been replanted, and tourists can do everything from relaxing on the beach or going snorkeling to learning about local culture and experiencing village life.
The Ministry of Tourism has granted Penglipuran and Pemuteran Village the highest accolade and now considers them Independent Tourism Villages.
They have both passed through all the classification stages, starting as pioneering tourist villages, developing tourist villages, and advanced tourist villages until finally becoming independent tourist villages.
Tourists seeking emerging, up-and-coming tourism village experiences are in luck in Bali, too, as there are plenty of communities who are starting out on their journey and are in need of more support.
Sidan Tourism Village, in Gianyar Regency, is best known for its stretches of organic terraced rice fields, cultural heritage sites, and newly opened tourist attractions.
Sidan Village is in the process of becoming an independent tourist village; one step in the process is to create a tour package.
The tour package on offer at Sidan Tourism Village includes guided treks and hikes, a rice planting experience, a traditional swing, and ends with a local lunch.
The trekking route passes through some of the most beautiful landscapes in Ginayar, with views of organic rice fields and terraces.
The route then continues by exploring historic temples and castle buildings featuring traditional Gianyar Regency carved ornaments.
Guests also have the honor of visiting the Penglukatan Tirta Empul Sidan spring, and the tour ends at Kissidan Eco Hill – Retreat and Resto.
The Tourism Village Network Jadesta website currently publishes information in Bahasa Indonesian, but most web browsers can translate the site in real time, and the translations are accurate and reliable.
The Indonesian Tourism Board website, Wonderful Indonesia, offers English-language web pages.
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Exp
Monday 19th of August 2024
The Tourism Village Network, aka the Jadesta platform looks like a promo site for the minister: When loading site dear leader appears and further down a few videos with him again.
Shorty
Monday 19th of August 2024
So presumably the purpose is to draw tourism and engagement from tourists.
If so, what intellectual and marketing pygmies designed the Jadesta website?
* It's in Indonesian and you have to use your browser for a translation. Why not just a simple drop down tab to select a language.
* You have to become a member to access it. Why?
* Why not an app?