LAMONGAN REGENCY IS ONE OF TOURISM DESTINATION

Tourism is a one of human’s activity for holiday or recreation. Tourism is an important need for human every week, month or yaer now. Human can do it in many varians of tourism, they are: culture tourism, health tourism, sport tourism, industry tourism, politic tourism, social tourism, maritime tourism, pilgrime tourism, culinary tourism and nature tourism.

Countries need a tourism industry more, because tourism is as source of rent for company that sell a service to tourists. So, tourism industry devolepment is one of strategies that is be used of ungoverment organization to promote a district as tourism district to increase business for sale a service or luggage to the tourists.

Indonesia has 33 provinces from sabang to merauke, in every province has a varians of tourism destination that can entertaint a tourist. Indonesia is a country that from ground and sea. So, every city in one province has tourism destinations, reciprocally lamongan regency. Lamongan is a regency (kabupaten) of East Java, Indonesia, with an area of 1,182.2 km². Lamongan Regency is surrounded by Northern side is Java Sea, Southern side is Regency of Mojokerto and Jombang, Eastern side is Gresik Regency and Western side is Regency of Tuban and Bojonegoro. Lamongan is one of regencies that is situated in north beach of east java. The economy is mainly supported by agriculture, fishery, and commerce, especially home industry.

Lamongan regency also has a good tourism destinations as other regencies, lamongan has a culinary tourism, nature tourism, pilgrim tourism, historic tourism and industry tourism. Culinary tourism of lamongan regency are soto lamongan, nasi boranan, tahu tek, tahu campur, ice of dawet ental, wingko babat and jumbreg. The tourists can get them in along the way of lamongan regency or in tourism destination.

Nature tourism are waduk gondang, marine tourism of Lamongan (Wisata Bahari Lamongan), maharani zoo and cave of Lamongan, and Brumbun bathing place of warm water. Waduk gondang is one of reservoir in east java, Indonesia that is situated 19 Km to west of Lamongan regency. The tourist can use private transportation or common transportation to visit it.

Marine tourism of Lamongan (Wisata Bahari Lamongan) is one of tourism destination in north beach of java sea, exactly in Paciran subdistrict, Lamongan regency, east java. Marine tourism of Lamongan (Wisata Bahari Lamongan) gives the different shades than tourism destination in Lamongan regency. This tourism destination intregates marine tourism and world tour concept. It gives many fasilities like a mosque, fruits and fish market, clinic, toilet, free wifi, parking area and others. It also corresponds with Maharani zoo and cave of Lamongan. the location is also in Paciran subdistrict, Lamongan regency, east java. This tourism destination gives many views of animals and cave. The fasilities is same as in Marine tourism of Lamongan (Wisata Bahari Lamongan).

Brumbun bathing place of warm water is in Drajat, Paciran, Lamongan. this tourism destination is near from Marine tourism of Lamongan (Wisata Bahari Lamongan) and Maharani zoo and cave of Lamongan. it can give the tourists a natural views and the tourists can take a bath with a warm water in natural swimming pool.

Pilgrim tourism in Lamongan regency are Sunan Drajat, Sunan Sendang Duwur and Makam Dewi Sekardadu. Sunan Drajat is in Paciran Lamongan near from Brumbun bathing place of warm water, Marine tourism of Lamongan (Wisata Bahari Lamongan) and Maharani zoo and cave of Lamongan. Sunan Drajat is Raden Qosim or Sulthan Syarifudin’s graveyard. Sunan sendang duwur is also a graveyard of Raden nor Rahman. This location is in Sendang Duwur village, Paciran subdistrict. Makam dewi sekardadu is also a graveyed of her but the location is so far than two graveyards. It is located near from Waduk Gondang. Three pilgrame tourism destinations are same. Many people visit it every week, month or year.

Historic tourism are in Sunan Drajat museum and Van Der Wijk monument. Sunan Drajat museum is one place with Sunan Drajat graveyard and Van Der Wijk monument is in Brondong Paciran. This monument is the proof of Van Der Wijk ship that sink in north java sea. This history explained in a novel and a film.

Industry tourism in Lamongan regency are like a jewelry production, Batik of Sendang agung and Sendang Duwur, bag from enceng gondok, home industry of food like jumbrek and ice of dawet ental and other of home industry. The tourists can get those in tourism destination wherever, example in Marine tourism of Lamongan (Wisata Bahari Lamongan) and Maharani zoo and cave of Lamongan. beside home industry, Lamongan also has big industry that can give more source of rent for Lamongan.

The varians of tourism destination in Lamongan is lot of like in other regency, but Lamongan has a different tourism destination. Every Sunday, many tourists come to Lamongan to enjoy the tourism destinations. This reality can help the devolepment of Lamongan regency in economic increasing.

The varians of tourism destination in Lamongan need a transportation to get those. Lamongan is crossed the main line that circuite Jakarta and Surabaya, is also Surabaya, Cepu, and Semarang. The tourists can get a bus from purabaya terminal or Osowilangun terminal. If the tourists want to visit a tourism destination in shorth Lamongan Regency, they can use commen bus from Purabaya terminal and if the tourist want to visit a tourism destination in north Lamongan regency, they can use a bus from Osowilangun terminal. Lamongan is also crossed a train from west java. The big station in Lamongan regency is in Lamongan in front of Lamongan plaza. So, if the tourist want to visit the tourism destination in Lamongan is very easy to get, because the transportation is also easy to get.