TEGALSARI - The dragon fruit plants managed by the residents, turned out to attract special attention of foreign tourists who are visiting in Banyuwangi. A number of foreign tourists who will visit the island of Pulau Merah, Sumberagung Village, Pesanggaran Subdistrict, ask to stop to see dragon fruit plants in Krajan 2 Hamlet, Village / District Tegalsari.
Head of Dusun Krajan 2, Tegalsari Village, Suyono, 42, said foreign tourists who had come down to see dragon fruit plants that will visit the Red Island. He said he was interested when he saw dragon fruit plants in front of residents' houses. "He said interested in seeing this great dragon fruit," he explained.
When descending and heading to a field planted dragon fruit, foreign tourists had time to ask dragon fruit that large and put the photo in front of dragon fruit trees. "They are very interested, first to see the dragon fruit large size, and then photographs in the fruit dragon fruit that was fruitful," he said.
With the interest of foreign tourists, Suyono increasingly convinced if the potential of tourism in the village worth developing. Moreover, the road is in the village is the path through which a group of tourists from abroad who will go to Red or Meru Betiri Island. "It seems worth developing," he explained.
Meanwhile, in a separate place, Ferry Artha Yuda, 28, one of Tegalsari Environmental Care Youth (PPLT) members, said that foreign tourists who often pass through his village become their own potential.
Although the village does not have natural attractions such as the sea, but the village is a frequent route of transportation that pass by foreign tourists who stay at Kalibaru hotel if you want to Red Island. "We have always seen this potential," he said.
Roads in District Tegalsari was chosen to be an alternative route by foreign tourists because it passes the road on the banks of the River Karangdoro quite beautiful. For that, it has been trying to beautify this path before reaching the Karangdoro River, they are attracted by the beauty of the road in Tegalsari, which decorate by planting ornamental plants such as sunflowers.
