Green Lam Dong - a sustainable direction for tourism

Green tourism is becoming more and more popular, as tourists seek a sense of peace, freshness and relaxation in the midst of nature. Developing green and sustainable tourism is the top goal in the province's three-pillar orientation, aiming to attract more and more domestic and foreign tourists to Lam Dong.

Green space

The trend of green and “healing” tourism is on the rise in Vietnam in general and Lam Dong in particular. Green tourism is a type of tourism based on the exploitation and rational use of natural resources to limit negative impacts on human living environment. Lam Dong province is developing green tourism products to promote the value of resources and protect the environment; develop cultural tourism products associated with festivals; promote the development of eco-tourism products of forests - waterfalls - lakes - seas, islands, nature conquest tourism, adventure tourism, agricultural eco-tourism, health care tourism, etc. Many tourist establishments have applied new technology, used renewable energy, reduced environmental impact and promoted digital transformation.

Lam Dong is promoting the development of eco -tourism products of forests - waterfalls - lakes - seas and islands.

In particular, many resorts in Lam Dong with blue sea pay great attention to the green space around the campus, creating a highlight for visitors to feel loved and immersed in nature during their short vacations. Ms. Nguyen Thu Trang (Hanoi) during a stay at Sonata Resort & Spa (Tien Thanh commune) was very impressed by the cool green space here. She said: "This resort focuses a lot on green space, with a shady coconut garden and a green lawn at the foot. In each room, natural stone materials are used for decoration and to make visitors feel closer..." The facility focuses on increasing green space in the resort, keeping the environment clean and prioritizing the use of natural products, not using plastic. Thanks to that, the resort attracts many families of artists and Vietnamese stars to choose to stay and in 2023, it was honored by the National Green Economic Development Communication Program as "Top 20 friendly resorts for the national green environment".

In addition, Seahorse Resort & Spa (Mui Ne ward) with more than 70% of its area dedicated to green space also leaves a good impression on visitors. This is one of the resorts with the most beautiful garden in the "resort paradise" of Mui Ne - Phan Thiet and is also the only resort that uses pennywort to create green space instead of grass... With such care, this resort has won the Green Brand Award for Sustainable Development voted by the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations. Recently, this unit was in the top 10 best 4-star resorts awarded by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Towards green tourism

In the context of increasingly widespread climate change today, Lam Dong always focuses on investing in diverse landscapes, close to nature, outstanding architectural works that have created and maintained its own unique features. After more than 20 years of organizing the Da Lat Flower Festival, the brand of Da Lat - the city of thousands of flowers has been formed. In addition, many propaganda campaigns not to bring plastic waste when traveling to Phu Quy special zone, using water and electricity economically, launching the movement "Each tourist saving water and electricity is protecting the environment", or the movement "Exchange trash for gifts" of Dak Nong UNESCO Global Geopark have created a significant effect of a "green Lam Dong".

According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the province, currently, the province has a number of tourist areas awarded with awards related to the development of green, sustainable and environmentally friendly tourism, hundreds of service establishments are recognized as meeting "green tourism criteria". These honors have affirmed the core orientation that Lam Dong province is aiming for is to develop "green" tourism.

With the motto of protecting the environment, promoting the value of the ecosystem and aiming for sustainable growth, the province focuses on supporting businesses to invest in developing quality, safe and diverse tourism areas, destinations and products, thereby creating a friendly image of Lam Dong, loved by tourists. This contributes to strongly promoting the growth of visitors and tourism revenue of the province.

In the period of 2021 - 2025, the whole province is estimated to welcome nearly 78.7 million visitors, of which international visitors are about 3.24 million (accounting for 4.13%). The average annual growth rate of tourists is 24.44%.

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Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/lam-ong-xanh-huong-di-ben-vung-cho-du-lich-20251021085759131.htm