ABSTRACT
The growth of worldwide tourism has been followed by the trend of the development of tourism in the lower level. Some of the regions in Indonesia also experience their progress, especially Temajuk, as the territory of Indonesia that borders with Malaysia, which makes the researcher aims to describe the perception of local people in accordance with their tourism attractions obtained. Qualitative research with a more in-depth interview collection data method and focused group discussion (FGD) has been conducted by involving informants from several samplings of the community. The result of this research shows that most of their resident perceive the natural resources as their concern, followed by a cultural perspective, and the sensation or border atmosphere in the last category. Their perceptions of tourism also review their expectation of tourism management for stakeholders seriously. This research aims to support policymakers to map the plan of border tourism.
