Developing tourism associated with cultural values ​​of ethnic minorities

As a highland area with valuable products in heritage and culture, Dak Lak province has for many years used this as a basis to develop tourism, enhance its position and competitiveness, and improve people's lives.

Located in the cultural space of the Central Highlands, each ethnic group in Dak Lak has its own cultural identity, therefore, Dak Lak province has a diversity and richness in customs, traditions and cultures of the regions, in which, the local ethnic minorities have their own distinct cultural characteristics, such as: Epic poems (Dam San, Xing Nha, Dam Di) transmitted orally, spoken language, written language of the Ede people, M'nong people,...

Therefore, in the report "Results of implementing the National Target Program (NTP) on socio -economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2021 - 2025; proposed contents and solutions for the period 2026 - 2030", one of the projects that the old Dak Lak province is interested in is preserving and promoting the fine traditional cultural values ​​of ethnic minorities associated with tourism development.

Specifically, the allocated budget for implementation is 71,482 million VND (central budget 64,232 million VND; provincial budget 7,250 million VND); disbursed 43,057 million VND, reaching 60.2% of the plan (central budget 39,221 million VND; provincial budget 3,836 million VND).

Developing ethnic minority cultural values ​​associated with tourism development helps improve people's lives.

In the period from 2021 to 2024, Dak Lak province (old) has carried out 329/322 activities according to the targets assigned by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, including: Completing, accepting, and putting into use the Project to support investment in building typical tourist destinations in Ea Kao ward (formerly Ea Kao commune) - Buon Ma Thuot city, Buon Jun - Lien Son town - Lak district; Project to renovate, upgrade, expand and build new cultural houses and sports grounds for a number of villages and hamlets in a number of districts and Buon Ho town is preparing documents for implementation according to regulations;...

In addition, the province also supports investment in building and upgrading 44 cultural and sports institutions in villages and hamlets; Preserving and promoting 9 typical traditional festivals of ethnic minorities; Organizing 32 training courses, fostering expertise and skills in preserving and promoting intangible culture; Building traditional cultural models of ethnic minorities; Building folk culture clubs; Supporting activities for 73 traditional art troupes in villages and hamlets in ethnic minority areas; Supporting propaganda and promotion of tourism, typical traditional cultural values ​​of ethnic minorities to tourists;...

Ede culture in cuisine

It can be said that, over the past years, Dak Lak province has focused on supporting the preservation of cultural villages, historical relics, cultural identities and traditional arts, creating conditions for the community to participate in community tourism activities, aiming to improve the material and spiritual life of ethnic minorities. From there, gradually changing the awareness and perception of all classes of people in the work of preserving and promoting the fine traditional cultural values ​​of ethnic groups.

However, during the project implementation, the province still encountered some difficulties and challenges in purchasing costumes, props, musical instruments; sound and lighting equipment to meet the minimum needs of practice and performance with some specific requirements for each locality (according to the guidance of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism), so the implementation process still had certain limitations. Some localities did not have enough human resources to conduct scientific research on projects related to intangible culture and traditional culture of ethnic minorities, especially research on restoration, preservation and promotion of cultural values.

To overcome limitations and promote achievements, in 2025, Dak Lak province sets a goal to continue supporting the development of the community economy throughout the area, diversifying tourism products, serving domestic and foreign tourists. At the same time, the province aims to make tourism a key economic sector by 2030, developing sustainably, commensurate with the potential and available advantages of the central region of the Central Highlands.

Source: https://phunuvietnam.vn/phat-trien-du-lich-gan-voi-gia-tri-van-hoa-dan-toc-thieu-so-2025073122315817.htm