The Dien Bien tourism development plan

• Implementation time: 2021

• Partners: Dien Bien People's Committee; Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Abstract:

Dien Bien is a mountainous province at the northwestern border region of Vietnam. This is a home to many ethnic minority groups with diverse cultures. Dien Bien is a province with various topography but mainly mountainous terrain, with a number of valleys and alternating rivers, streams along with limestone karst in some areas. It is the separation that creates numerous topographies, landscapes and biodiversity. The combination of nature and culture has created special tourism values for Dien Bien province. Nowadays, Dien Bien is well-known to tourists and travellers with the Dien Bien Phu victory. However, Dien Bien has many more natural and cultural values that can be utilized to develop tourism and help visitors have the opportunity to understand and experience more.

Center for Nature Conservation and Development (CCD) is formulating the Dien Bien tourism development plan. The plan’s purpose is to improve livelihoods for  communities through tourism while promoting natural and cultural values. During this process, CCD focuses on orienting community-based tourism and ecotourism activities to provide the disadvantaged with opportunities to learn, work and increase their income. Such activities also help to raise public awareness and responsibility towards nature, environment and culture.