ABSTRACT
The Mount Salak Resort II in the National Park of Halimun-Salak Mountains has some potential of natural resources that can be utilized for ecotourism destination. The ecotourism area development requires an analysis of land suitability. This study aims to obtain land suitability for the development of ecotourism destination area. The parameters used to assess the land suitability include the national park zoning, erosion hazard, accessibility analysis, land use, and climate analysis. Ratings of assessment cover weighting and scoring all parameters. It is based on the relative contribution of each parameter (potential magnitude) for on the conformity for ecotourism destination area. Based on the assessment results of ecotourism conformity index, there are three classes of land suitability classification for tourism development. They are (1) suitable (305 ha), (2) limited-suitable (1,319 ha) and (3) unsuitable (3 ha). The suitable area lies on the used zone and special zone, less than 100 meters from the main road. The limited-suitable area lies on the rehabilitation zone and special zone, about 100–300 meters from the main road. The unsuitable area covers the waterfall estuary area.
