Asian Trails Co. Ltd. will develop an 11-hectare eco-tourism site near Lak Lake in Daklak Province to serve its European customers.
The tourism site will be opened in late this year. Visitors will sleep in tents to get close to nature, said Bui Viet Thuy Tien, managing director of Asian Trails.
She said the government of Daklak had approved in principle the development of this tourism site. The project worth around VND60 billion will get going in May and its first phase will be completed in late 2013.
During the first phase, Asian Trails will purchase tents for use in the tourism site, build restaurants and develop eco-tours of 3-5 days in which tourists will walk to ethnic villages and meet local people. Tourists will rest in tents to enjoy nature, but restaurants and other services will be of high standards.
“When coming to Daklak, tourists only ride elephants in Ban Don, row boats in Lak Lake and take a walk around before returning to Buon Ma Thuot as services are not sufficient. European visitors want to experience the indigenous culture and get close to nature, so we develop this tourism site to provide them with what they need,” she said.
In the area planned for the project, there is a forest, which will be the venue for organizing activities for tourists. In addition, there are some farming households in this area, so in the second phase of the project, Asian Trails will have them grow appropriate crops for tourists to join the farming.
“Eco-tourism with adventurous feature and little impact on the environment is very attractive to European tourists. Particularly, French and Dutch tourists will love to visit this area,” said Tien.