In 2025, the Ha Long Bay Management Board registered to develop 3 new tourism products on Ha Long Bay, including activities of organizing art performances combined with parties at Trong Cave, Co Cave, Trinh Nu Cave; light parties on sand in Ban Chan sand beach area, Tra San area.
Admiring the magical beauty of the cave in a private event space, combined with lighting, music, light parties... will be an unforgettable experience for visitors from anywhere in the world.
This is a luxury travel model that many international destinations have successfully implemented, attracting high-paying customers such as Ali Barbour's Cave Restaurant - a restaurant located in a coral cave dating back hundreds of thousands of years near Kenya's Diani beach.
Or the "Bluegrass Underground" concert series takes place in Volcano room, a large cave in cumberland Caverns, USA.
And in fact, this model was previously piloted by ship owners in Ha Long and was very successful, even though it was later suspended.
Now, again, if organized systematically, improving artistic quality, and selecting luxurious menus, cave parties on Ha Long Bay will become an attractive highlight, playing a lever to elevate the Vietnamese tourism brand.
However, the issue of concern is the fragility of the cave environment. The ecosystem of Trong Cave, Co Cave, Trinh Nu Cave is extremely sensitive to loud noises, changes in temperature, humidity, artificial light...
Not to mention, each event carries the risk of food waste, noise, and crowds of visitors. If we welcome visitors en masse to follow the revenue, it can easily lead to a state of degradation and loss of priority - the soul of the World Heritage.
To "take" tourists' money while protecting the heritage, management agencies in Ha Long can learn from experience from other famous tourist destinations in the world by applying a "restricted mechanism" or "pre-booking" to limit the number of trips and the maximum number of visitors.
For example, you should only organize a few art parties per week or per month, each session should not exceed 50 - 60 guests.
This method both reduces pressure on the cave system and creates a "shortage" to increase value and revenue. Those who want to participate in the experience are unique, willing to pay a high fee.
In addition, during operation, it is necessary to establish a waste management and sound and light monitoring process so as not to affect the ecosystem.
Tourism without innovation is difficult to compete with, but changing the pristine appearance of the Heritage just to temporarily attract visitors is also something to avoid.
Only when quality and conservation are placed in parallel, light parties and art performances in 3 famous caves in Ha Long Bay will be truly sustainable, making Ha Long Bay shine not only because of its rich beauty, but also because of the way people manage and exploit heritage in a wise way.
