Chairman of Lao Cai Provincial People's Committee Trinh Xuan Truong approved the ecotourism, resorts and entertainment project of Sa Pa Town Forest Protection Management Board, period 2022-2030.
Accordingly, Lao Cai province has set a target of attracting at least 5 investors with sufficient capacity to lease forest environment at tourist destinations to implement investment projects to develop eco-tourism, resorts, and entertainment in Sa Pa town's protection forests, with an area of 15,971.97 hectares.
On average, it attracts 50,000 - 100,000 tourists each year; of which the minimum number of international visitors accounts for 8%; the rate of overnight tourists accounts for over 28%.
Revenue from tourism activities reached at least 780 billion VND; of which revenue from forest environmental leasing activities reached at least 780 million VND.
Orient the development of 3 types of tourism including: Eco-tourism; Resort - health care tourism; adventure sports tourism.
Along with that, 9 eco -tourism, resort and entertainment spots are determined to be implemented in the area, including: Hill Pine eco -tourism, hill Ly Ly eco -tourism spot, Suoi Moi eco -tourism spot, Suoi Ho eco -tourism spot, Silver waterfall eco -tourism spot, Hill Fire eco -tourism spot, Ham Rong mountain tourist destination, Muong Hoa eco -tourist destination, Ngu Son eco -tourist destination.
Lao Cai province requires construction works not to affect biodiversity and natural landscape.
At the same time, it is only allowed to be built on vacant land, with grass and bushes. The total construction area of the project does not exceed 5% of the area in the cooperation, linkage or forest environmental lease contract.
