Placing A White Flag, This Man Sells His Tourist Attraction On Mount Kuniran, Kulon Progo

KULON PROGO - Tourist actors sell the Mount Kuniran tourist attraction in Pandu Hamlet, Hargorejo Village, Kulon Progo Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta. The tourist attraction was sold because he was unable to pay employee salaries and the number of tourists was low due to the COVID-19 pandemic plus the implementation of PPKM.

"I plan to sell only 1.5 hectares to two hectares. However, if there are buyers or investors who are interested in buying all of them, they can do it. However, with a number of conditions," said Rahmat, quoted by Antara, Thursday, July 29.

He said the land price offered was Rp. 500 thousand per meter. However, this figure is not absolute. This means that negotiations with potential buyers can still occur. However, until now, there are no investors or potential buyers who are serious about transacting with him. The condition for the sale is entirely, namely that investors must involve the community around the Gunung Kuniran tourist attraction. So far, the community has also contributed to the progress of the Mount Kuniran tourist attraction, which is about nine kilometers from Wates City.

"So far we have involved residents around the location of the Mount Kuniran tourist attraction. They are members of the Gunung Kuniran community which consists of about 45 people. I want the residents to still be involved in managing the Mount Kuniran tourist attraction. Even though later the ownership will no longer be in my name, " said Grace.

Rahmat said the Mount Kuniran tourist attraction has been operating since 2018. Mount Kuniran itself is actually not yet a complete tourist destination. However, he could not continue development because the stock of money reserves for the Mount Kuniran tourist attraction was running low.

"Development is not yet 100 percent. The focus is on road construction. At most it can only be said to be only 15 percent. In fact, the development of the Mount Kuniran area requires a large amount of money. Mount Kuniran's tourist attraction does not only provide photo spots, but also culinary, outbound, to a place to drink coffee, " said Grace.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Kulon Progo Tourism Office, Joko Mursito, said that this was the domain of the land manager and owner. Moreover, the Gunung Kuniran tourist area is also privately owned.

However, he hopes that its development can continue by involving the surrounding community because, one of the tourist destinations in Kokap has good prospects and has its own characteristics. "Actually, we hope that whoever buys it will continue," he hoped.