After a year of trial implementation, the Ban Gioc (Vietnam) – Detian (China) Waterfall Scenic Area officially commenced full operation on October 15.
After a year of pilot implementation, the Ban Gioc waterfall landscape area (Vietnam) – Duc Thien (China) officially operated from October 15. Photo: Canva
According to the Government’s Electronic Newspaper, the Ban Gioc (Vietnam) – Detian (China) Waterfall Scenic Area is a cross-border cooperation between the two countries, based on the Agreement on Cooperation in the Protection and Exploitation of Tourism Resources at the Ban Gioc – Detian Waterfall. Both sides had launched a pilot project to operate the scenic area starting from September 15, 2023.
Information from the Tourism Information Center, under the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, revealed that the total number of tourists crossing the border to visit the scenic area from September 15, 2023, to October 11, 2024, reached 16,092 people. Among them, 5,190 visitors were from Vietnam crossing into the Chinese side of the scenic area, while 10,902 visitors came from China to the Vietnamese side.
The operation of tourist exchanges between the two scenic areas was coordinated by travel agencies from both sides, adhering to the legal regulations and agreements agreed upon by both countries. Infrastructure within the scenic area has been developed by both sides, with Vietnam having completed the agreed-upon enclosed fencing.
According to the plan, the opening hours for tourist border crossings are from 8:00 AM Hanoi time (9:00 AM Beijing time), with the last tours crossing the border before 2:00 PM Hanoi time (3:00 PM Beijing time). The border crossing will close at 5:00 PM Hanoi time (6:00 PM Beijing time).
Tourists crossing the border are not allowed to remain illegally, and the duration of each cross-border tour is not to exceed 6 hours. At this time, third-country nationals are not permitted to use the scenic area crossing to enter the other side.
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Source: Vietnam Insider