Quang Binh cooperates with US National Speleological Society on development of adventure tourism

The Office of the Quang Binh Provincial People's Committee on July 8 announced that a provincial working delegation, led by Deputy Chairman Hoang Xuan Tan, participated in a workshop on cave organised by the National Speleological Society of the US in Tennessee, the US, from July 1-5, with the participation of more than 1,000 international cave experts.

During the workshop, the Quang Binh delegation and the US National Speleological Society discussed and agreed on a bilateral cooperation programme in surveying, mapping and exploring caves, organising training programmes on cave rescue, scientific research and ecosystem, as well as collecting and storing cave database. The programme aims to make Quang Binh into the most attractive destination in Vietnam and the centre of adventure tourism in Asia.

The Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Management Board and the National Speleological Society of the US have reached several agreements to gradually sign memoranda of understanding for their bilateral cooperation aiming towards sustainable and long-term collaboration between the two units.

Christine Ebrey, President of the National Speleological Society of the US, committed to sending cave experts to Quang Binh this year to conduct new cave survey programmes and provide consultancy for developing adventure tourism models at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

According to the provincial leadership representatives, the cooperation will create new opportunities in cave surveying and exploration as well as in exploitation, conservation, and development of cave tourism at the Phong Nha-Ke Bang World Natural Heritage Site.

Earlier, during the discussion session, cave experts from the National Speleological Society of the US reported on the results of international cave exploration models in the US, Mexico, and Vietnam.