Guidelines of Ecotourism Management at Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary, Thi Lo Su Waterfall, Umphang District, Tak Province according to Iddhipada 4

Abstract

The purposes of this research article were 1) to study the context of ecotourism management; 2) to study the relationship between Iddhipada 4 and the management guidelines for ecotourism management at Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary, Thi Lo Su Waterfall; 3) to present guidelines of ecotourism management at Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary, Thi Lo Su Waterfall, Umphang District, Tak Province according to Iddhipada 4. It was a mixed methods research by distributing a questionnaire with a confidence value of .894 to a sample of people in the area of Umphang District, Tak Province, consisting of 3 subdistricts, namely Umphang Subdistrict, Mae Klong Subdistrict, and Mae Lamung Subdistrict, totaling 391 people, using stratified random sampling. and in-depth interviews with 15 key informants by purposive sampling. Statistics used in the research were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and finding the Pearson correlation coefficient. Descriptive content analysis techniques were used. The results of the research found that 1) people's opinions towards the guidelines for managing ecotourism at Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary, Thi Lo Su Waterfall according to Iddhipada, Umphang District, Tak Province, according to the principle of Iddhipada 4 found that the overall level was at the highest level (= 4.55, S.D. = 0.37) and the management of tourism resources was found that overall, it was at a high level (= 4.42, S.D. = 0.50); 2) Iddhipada 4 were related to the guidelines for managing ecotourism at Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary, Thi Lo Su Waterfall according to Iddhipada 4 with a significant relationship with statistical significance at the 0.01 level, and there was a positive relationship or a relationship in a way that they followed each other as a pair, overall at a very high level (r= .784); and 3) guidelines for managing ecotourism at Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary, Thi Lo Su Waterfall, Umphang District, Tak Province according to Iddhipada 4  had 4 aspects: 1) facilities aspect, 2) activities aspect, 3) attractions aspect, and 4) areas aspect.