Geology and speleotourism potential at Gua Puteri Pulai, Gua Musang Kelantan

Gua Puteri Pulai at the Kampung Pulai, Gua Musang has a good potential as speleotourism site in Kelantan state. The study area for this research are located at Kampung Batu Tongkat with coordinate N 04˚ 53’ 03.4” and E 101˚ 58’ 05.4”. This research was conducted within the box of an area of 5 km x 5 km in Kampung Batu Tongkat and around Kampung Pulai. The highest elevation of the study area is 680 m while the lowest elevation is 110 m. This research was carried out due to there are only big scale research and less information regarding geomorphological and stratigraphy aspects at the study area. Also, the evaluation is conducted using the SWOT analysis and TOWS analysis to determine speleotourism potential at Gua Puteri Pulai, Gua Musang Kelantan. The purposes of this research are to produce a detailed and updated geological map of Kampung Batu Tongkat in the scale 1:25000, carry out a detailed study of speleothem features and karst geomorphology in the study area using secondary data and to obtain the speleotourism potential of Gua Puteri Pulai, Kampung Pulai. There are six types lithology found in the study area is phyllite, shale and slate, limestone, tuff and alluvium. Gua Puteri Pulai is the cone karst types which have speleothem such as column, stalactites and stalagmites. As for the speleotourism potential at Gua Puteri Pulai, Kampung Pulai as speleotourism was identify based on the evaluation using SWOT analysis and TOWS analysis in the internal condition and external condition. The result shows that there is some recommendation to held suitable activities which is rock climbing, spelunking and as cultural or historical place. These activities can attract the local community and tourist to come to this geotourism site. As a conclusion, all the objectives were achieved and this research leading to greater acknowledge the Gua Puteri Pulai as geotourism site.