Every Morning Always Down the Fog
GREEN: Rice fields selected as a tourist spot because it has a natural beauty of the agricultural area. (SETIYAKI A. KUSUMA / RADAR JOGJA)
VIRAL: Officially the tourist sites on this rice field have not been opened yet, but already popular in medsos. (SETIYAKI A. KUSUMA / RADAR JOGJA)
SUPERVISORY Tourism Village Sukorame Suyatno, 47, deliberately built a bamboo bridge on farmland. What for? Attract tourists coming to his hamlet.
Because during this time Sukorame has no tourist attraction tourist attraction. Sukorame is on the eastern side of the tourist area of Mangunan Bantul.
"So far, many other hamlets in Mangunan have opened tourist destinations. Able to provide income for residents, '' said Suyatno.
They also took the initiative to make tourist spots in the hamlet. So they are not just spectators in the Mangunan area.
'' Rice fields are selected as a tourist spot by the villagers because it has its own beauty. Especially during the morning, the area on the edge of Jalan Raya Dlingo is always shrouded in fog, '' the promotion of Suyatno.
The condition is potential to be a tourist spot nowadays. Many popular among millennial teenagers.
"In accordance with the village-level government decree, Sukorame Village has been designated as a culture-based tourism village and handicrafts. We chose to develop the potential of agrarian or agricultural culture, "said Suyatno.
The tourism object was built in July 2017. Using self-help funds. Officially the tourist location on the rice field has not been opened.
Residents are still working on building a number of supporting infrastructure. Such as access roads, parking locations, and places to rest, toilets and so forth.
"Because it is self-help, we can not build this tourist site quickly. To make our bamboo bridge has been depleted around Rp 70 million, "said Suyatno.
The location was built on the village cash farm. Bamboo bridge does not disturb the productivity of rice crops.
The farmers have also agreed to make the area as a tourist location. In addition to building photo spots on rice fields, the plan residents will also create a simple farmhouse in the location.
"I think the concept of a tourist spot on a farm like this just here. So, this is the first time there, '' said Suyatno proudly.
(SETIYAKI A. KUSUMA / RADAR JOGJA)