Korea-Indonesia Friendship Association Helps Samosir Tourism By Development Of Coffee Agrotourism

The head of KIFA, Prof. Dr. Kim Soo i (left) with the Regent of Samosir Vandiko Gultom (right). (Photo: Doc. Antara)

SAMOSIR - Korea-Indonesia Friendship Association (KIFA) paid a friendly visit to Samosir, North Sumatra, to see the potential for tourism, agricultural-based ecotourism, especially coffee in Samosir Regency.

KIFA chairman Prof. Dr. Kim Soo i said his party and Samosir Regent Vandiko Gultom agreed to develop a coffee-based special tourism industry.

"We are starting to describe how to develop the coffee tourism industry for the welfare of the Samosir people," said Kim Soo i, quoted by Antara, Sunday, January 8.

According to Kim Soo i, the existence of a natural panoramic in Samosir is extraordinary, even the group that was taken was surprised by its beauty, so it needed to be supported by various developments and promotions (marketing).

One of the developments with the implementation of coffee agricultural-based tourism (agricculture).

It was stated that his party would help Samosir tourism become one of the leading regions in Indonesia and even the world through coffee agro-tourism.

In addition, Kim Soo i provides an opportunity for Samosir Regency to promote/marketing at Busan Indonesia Center-South Korea. Busan Indonesia Center is a place/a place to sell Indonesian products in South Korea.

Meanwhile, the Regent of Samosir, Vandiko T. Gultom, appreciated and was happy with KIFA's visit to Samosir. He explained that the KIFA group had already jumped into seeing firsthand the coffee farming in Samosir, admitting that coffee farming in Samosir was very suitable to be used as agro-tourism, uniquely because it grew in high data.

Tourists can see coffee gardens firsthand, pick and enjoy.

Kopi Agriculture in Samosir on the highlands has a uniqueness supported by natural panoramas, so it is very suitable to be packaged in a tour package.

So KIFA will help make a grand design of coffee agrotourism in Samosir.

"From the results of his visit, the chairman of KIFA, Kim Soo I agreed to help Samosir Regency create a grand design coffee agrotourism in Samosir Regency and promote in Korea," said Vandiko.

According to the Regent of Samosir, Vandiko T. Gultom, the promotion event at the Busan Indonesia Center is a good opportunity and must be utilized.

The Samosir Regency Government through the Department of Culture and Tourism will continue to establish communication in promoting, so that the people of South Korea will know more and be interested in visiting Samosir Regency.