A cable car from Sa Pa town in the northern mountainous province of Lao
Cai to Fansipan Mountain will be developed in an effort to lure more
visitors to the cloudy town.
The provincial
People’s Committee Chairman has decided to set up a working group that
will coordinate with investors in implementing this project.
Director of the provincial Department of Planning and Investment Dang
Thanh Phong, who is also group leader, said that once operational in
2014, the cable car route will not only create more tourism products for
Sa Pa but also lure more tourists to the town, Hoang Lien
National Park and Fansipan peak.
At present, only several hundreds of tourists register to climb to Fansipan peak per month.
The project is divided into two phases, with the first being commenced
later this year, focusing on developing the cable car system and
culture-tourism complex. The second phase will build hotels and
recreational centres.
The project is invested by the Fansipan Sa Pa cable tourism company, which has ever built a cable car to Ba Na Hill.-VNA