ABSTRACT
In Northern parts of Bandung, Indonesia, the developments of tourism were not as smooth as expected. The tourism developments in this region were often hindered by local religious leaders. The refusal is caused by the negative impression from local religious leaders toward tourism industry. This phenomenon raised some questions regarding whether it is true that religion is highly resistant to tourism and what the local government have done or will do to overcome the polemic. In investigating the phenomenon, a qualitative study was conducted in five tourism sites in Northern Bandung. In collecting the data, surveys, document study, and in-depth interviews were carried out in this study. The main respondents of this study are the stakeholders, religious leaders, visitors and local communities in the tourism sites. The findings in this study showed that Northern Bandung is undergoing a process of dynamic equilibrium where tourism can go hand in hand with religious values and the local wisdom occurred in the area.
