(TITC) – On 15th September 2023, the People's Committee of Cao Bang Province (Vietnam) and the People's Government of the Zhuang Autonomous Region of Guangxi Province (China) held the opening ceremony of a pilot sightseeing tour in the landscape area of Waterfall of Ban Gioc (Vietnam) and Detian (China).
Official pilot sightseeing tour in the landscape area of Ban Gioc – Detian waterfallsl. Photo: Organizing board
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Trinh Truong Huy, Vice Chairman of Cao Bang Provincial People's Committee, stressed that the pilot operation of the scenic area has strongly promoted tourism cooperation and friendly exchanges between the people of both localities.
Mr. Miao Qingwang, Vice Chairman of the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region said, the event is important and profound significance in tourism cooperation across the Vietnam - China border.
This is the first joint landscape area on the Vietnam - China border put into operation. Ban Gioc - Detian Waterfall flows through Vietnam’s northern border province of Cao Bang and China’s Guangxi.
Welcoming the first China tour visited Ban Gioc Waterfall. Photo: Organizing board
Time and requirements for visits in Ban Gioc - Detian Waterfall area
Accordingly, the opening time for visitors to visit is 9 am (Ha Noi time) or 10 am (Beijing time). The time to stop customs clearance procedures for groups of visitors is at 2 pm (Ha Noi time) or 3 pm (Beijing time). The groups must return to their country's landscape area before 4 pm (Ha Noi time) or 5 pm (Beijing time).
Visitors from China go to the landscape area of Vietnam according to the route: the landscape area checkpoint - foot of Ban Gioc Waterfall - Saigon Ban Gioc Hotel - food and service area - returning to the checkpoint and exit to the Chinese side’s landscape area.
Meanwhile, visitors from Vietnam pass through the landscape checkpoint to Detian Waterfall, shopping street, routes for electric vehicles, riverside pedestrian routes, and then come back to the checkpoint and exit to the Vietnamese side’s landscape area.
The duration of each group's stop at the opposite side should not exceed five hours. Visitors are required to use their passports or entry/exit permits to enter the landscape areas on both sides.
During the first three months the pilot operation period, the number of each group from each side will not exceed 10 groups per day and each group has up to 20 people. From the fourth month onwards until the end of the pilot period, the number of visitors crossing the border on each side will not exceed 500 people per day. Visitors from the third country are not allowed.
The Vietnamese side must purchase insurance for visitors before entering the Chinese scenic area. Meanwhile, visitors from China entering the Vietnamese side are required to purchase tickets for 70,000 VND (~2.9 USD) per person per visit, inclusive of insurance and exclusive of other service fees.
The first China tour visited Ban Gioc Waterfall. Photo: Organizing board
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