Agro-tourism in a Dragon Fruit garden in Padang Sakti Village, Lhokseumawe, Aceh

The existence of a dragon fruit garden in Padang Sakti Village, Muara Satu District, Lhokseumawe, is an attraction for visitors. Visitors can pick dragon fruit directly from the trees and eat it in the garden.

The location of this dragon fruit plantation is precisely in Padang Sakti Village, Muara Satu District, Lhokseumawe. To reach this dragon fruit plantation area is very easy for residents here, Paloh village which is adjacent to the PT. ARUN LNG in Aceh.

The owner of this dragon fruit garden is Mr. Zulfikar, this dragon fruit garden has been around since 2015. Previously, no one had visited this dragon fruit garden, because the trees were still few, but in the past two years, this dragon fruit garden has always been filled. by visitors or local tourists. Especially with conditions like now.

The owner of the garden said that he initially became interested in planting dragon fruit because economically it has good potential. Currently, he is planting dragon fruit on nearly two hectares of land with 2,500 trees.

Every day there are many fruits that can be harvested and picked by residents who visit the dragon fruit garden. Some visitors pick directly from the tree and eat directly in the dragon fruit garden, and some even bring them home after being picked.

Apart from being sold on the spot, the dragon fruit is also brought to traditional markets to be marketed to market ends in the city of Lhokseumawe. The average sale is around Rp. 25,000 / kilogram.

In this dragon fruit garden, not only can visitors enjoy the dragon fruit, but visitors can enjoy the unspoiled nature without pollution such as in cities where every day is filled with motorized vehicles. Dragon fruit visitors also do not forget to capture selfies with their camera as a memento. And here are some of my documentation while visiting the dragon fruit garden in Padang Sakti Village, Muara Satu District, Lhokseumawe City.