Reopening tourist routes in Son Tra peninsula after nearly 3 years of suspension

On September 16, the Management Board of Son Tra Peninsula and Da Nang City's tourist beaches announced the resumption of sightseeing and picnic activities on the tourist route in Son Tra Peninsula after nearly 3 years of suspension.

Man Thai beach at the foot of Son Tra mountain. Photo: Van Dung/VNA

Due to the impact of heavy rains in October 2022, some roads in Son Tra peninsula were severely damaged, with damaged road surfaces, landslides, and gaps in many locations. Relevant units have repaired and restored damaged infrastructure to ensure smooth traffic.

Up to now, the landslide repair work has been completed, meeting the traffic needs of tourists and controlling, ensuring national security, environmental sanitation, security and order, forest fire prevention and fighting; minimizing harmful impacts on natural forest resources and ecosystems in Son Tra peninsula.

The Management Board of Son Tra Peninsula and Da Nang City's tourist beaches has decided to reopen the sightseeing route at Son Tra Peninsula to serve visitors and picnickers, creating a basis for forming new tourism products to attract visitors. Tourists are allowed to visit and picnic on the Tien Sa - Om stream - Ban Co peak route; Ban Co peak - Bai Bac route and Bai Bac - heritage Banyan tree route according to the prescribed time frames. Outside of the above time frames, the Management Board will lock the fence and not allow sightseeing and picnic activities, except for those activities that have been licensed by the competent authorities to be organized.

To support the control work, ensure national defense security, environmental sanitation, security and order, forest fire prevention and fighting, and minimize harmful impacts on natural forest resources and ecosystems in Son Tra peninsula, the Management Board continues to implement forms of controlling the number of visitors and tourists according to regulations. Individual visitors will be controlled by blue cards, which they use and return on the same day. For visitors traveling in groups, travel agencies wishing to exploit the area must notify the Management Board of the time, route, number of visitors and commit to take responsibility for any incidents that occur, and strictly follow the tour rules and instructions of the management staff.

During the tour and picnic, visitors must comply with the tour rules and instructions of the management staff; visit time; not encroach on the forest and not perform acts that affect security and order, environmental sanitation, forest fire prevention and fighting. Visitors must follow the prescribed route, not encroach into restricted areas, defense areas to film, take pictures, use flycams... without the consent of the competent authority.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/du-lich/mo-lai-cac-tuyen-du-lich-o-ban-dao-son-tra-sau-gan-3-nam-tam-dung-20250916150812755.htm