Camping tourism trend is booming

Many young families in Hai Duong choose to travel by renting tents, cooking for themselves and enjoying the fresh air in places with beautiful scenery.
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Welcoming the new summer, Ms. Nguyen Mai Huong (Hai Duong City) and her family came up with ideas and proposed suitable plans for a summer trip. After considering the options, she decided to invite some friends and families and chose the destination of Phuong Hoang Peak (Uong Bi City, Quang Ninh Province). “My family chose to go with close friends who share the same interests and have traveled together several times. The location we chose this time is only about 60 km from Hai Duong, about a 2-hour drive. In particular, the scenery here is quite beautiful. In addition, this is also an opportunity for our children to experience life in harmony with nature, participate in useful outdoor activities," Ms. Huong said. Here, families will rent tents, cook for themselves and enjoy the fresh air.

Visiting the Con Son - Kiep Bac relic site on the weekend, Mr. Pham Minh Diep's family (in Hai Duong City) and 5 families of friends chose to camp in the area in front of Nguyen Trai Temple. "The airy space combined with the beauty of the cool green pine forest brings a very relaxing feeling. We organized a barbecue party and let the children play freely on the grass. This is a very economical and safe experience that many families can participate in," said Mr. Diep.

Camping tourism is a suitable trend, chosen by many people. This trend is suitable for many people because of low cost, being in harmony with nature.
Currently in Hai Duong, there are many suitable locations for this type of tourism, typically Con Son - Kiep Bac relic site, Con Son lake (Chi Linh), Lac Long commune (Kinh Mon), Huong river (Thanh Ha)... or locations with open, airy land, mountains, rivers, lakes... It does not take too much time to search or move, camping sites with a distance of a few dozen kilometers are always the priority choice of young people or families.

Safety Guaranteed

The experience area in the Con Son - Kiep Bac relic site is about 1,000 m2 wide with beautiful scenery, vast pine trees and the babbling Con Son stream. This is a place chosen by many families to organize camping.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy Lien, Head of the Management Board of Con Son - Kiep Bac relic site said: "Here we provide a number of services for tourists such as renting tents, organizing team building, playing folk games and cuisine. Besides promoting hygiene and landscape preservation for tourists, we also have a force on duty 24/7 to ensure the safety of tourists."

However, this activity is also causing negative impacts on the environment in camping areas and locations. Many places even pose a risk of forest fires or are unsafe for tourists, especially children.

In addition to raising awareness among locals and tourists, localities with places that attract tourists to camp need to regularly check, inspect, arrange warning signs, security forces, and support in unsafe areas; strengthen security control, safety, and fire prevention...

NGUYEN TRUONG