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Abstract:
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Hoang Lien National Park, what is located in Sa Pa District, Lao Cai Province, has been
planned to develop priority in ecological tourism because the park is composed by many ecological
systems with the most diversiform biology in Vietnam. Here exists many endemic species, beautiful
landscapes, as well as typical cultures of local inhabitants.
According to statistical data, the number of tourism arrivals to the area grew up rapidly. Since
2000 to 2006, the figure was increased by 39.1%. There was a continual increase in its tourism
revenue as well as diversity in its effective tours. However, many principles of ecotourism were not
fully applied. Little profit was shared among local community while most of revenue came back to
outsiders. The result was the degradation of the national park’s environment and its natural
resources in spite of the development of tourism. Moreover, the living standard of local people was
not much improved: 21% of households lived in poor condition without any benefit from tourism
activities.
To sustainably develop tourism in the park, simultaneously to support local community in
preservation and socio-economic development, there is a need of researching and organizing
tourism territory. Hence, based on analysis and assessment of related resources, the paper is
focused on suggesting some orientations for tourism territorial organization of Hoang Lien
National Park. The obtained results show that the territory for ecotourism should be divided into
three sub-regions coinciding with its current functional zones of the park: prohibited area, limited
area and area open for tourism development. Other relevant solutions such as operating new
ecotours, re-educating local human force, etc. are also suggested to enhance the effectiveness of
tourism activities and to upgrade the living quality of local people. |