Managing the Learning Resources for Coffee Tourism Routes: A Case Study of Communities in Chae Son Sub-district, Mueang Pan District, Lampang Province

Abstract

This research aimed at managing the learning resources for coffee tourism routes. The study was conducted in Chae Son Sub-district, Muang Pan District, Lampang Province . It was an important coffee plantation in Lampang Province. The research objective was to develop new learning resources for tourist attractions with the characteristics to educate and create experiences for tourists to understand the community ways of life related to coffee. Tourists would see different steps of coffee production process and participate in various tourism activities such as visiting a coffee plantation, a coffee roasting plant, a coffee shop, a mixed farming zone, Miang plantation and home-stays. The development of new tourist attractions in the community enhanced tourists’ opportunity to experience and involve in a coffee-grower community and these community tourist attractions would be a part of Lampang's coffee tourism routes.