Bicycle Tourism Development to Promote Ban Noenhom Community Enterprises Prachinburi Province

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Thichakorn Kasornbua
Premsiree Sukpreeprem

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to; 1) study tourist attraction and tourism activities and 2) improve travel route and cycling tour; in Ban Noenhom communities. Data were collected from secondary data, in-depth interviews with community leaders, community enterprise entrepreneurs, and the focus group. As a result, the noteworthy travel attractions in the Ban Noenhom area were the dam of Khlong Mai Plong project, Haew Narok waterfall, Tarnrattana waterfall, Khao Ito waterfall, temples, and nearby Wang Bon reservoir. There were 8 community enterprises. Improving cycling tour improvement showed the 3 suitable locations of Khlong Mai Plong reservoir, Khao Prathammakhan temple, and Wang Bon reservoir. 4 community enterprises interesting in improving tourism were Ban Bo Rae Thai rice noodle, Ban Noenhom herbal product, wicker basket and knife making, and angklung making. There were 8 cycling routes at a total traveling distance of 35.05 Kilometers.

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