Unlike these previous projects, the Son Doong cable car faces organised opposition. In September, the developer got approval to build another cable car in Halong Bay. Sun Group has already built cable car systems at nearby Ba Na Hills as well as Fansipan, Vietnam’s tallest mountain, in the far north. Yet Halong Bay’s struggles with overcrowding and pollution demonstrate what happens when desire for development precedes environmental concerns. Vietnam is eagerly welcoming resort developers to build enormous tourism and casino complexes in scenic areas, from Dong Van plateau in the north to Phu Quoc Island in the south.
Photograph: Carsten Peter/NG/Getty Images “The cable car will bring mass tourism to the area – that’s the biggest thing we fear,” Phuong said.Ī plant-covered cavescape at Son Doong. He also warned that remote Quang Binh province was ill-equipped to handle the millions of tourists that flood popular destinations like Halong Bay. Construction on top of Son Doong would put pressure on the already weak ceiling, potentially triggering collapse, according to geomorphologist Vu Le Phuong, who has been studying the cave since the first expedition in 2009. Researchers fear that building the towers needed to support the cable car could damage the fragile network of caves in the area. “The environmental impact would be devastating,” said Andy McKenzie, one of the first explorers to visit the cave. Company spokesperson Quach Bao Tran also said the project would “develop Quang Binh as a tourism center” and bring “thousands of jobs for the poor local people”. Sun Group claims the cable car would be the most environmentally friendly means of opening the area to tourism. However, the tourism ministry then gave the go-ahead for a preliminary survey – a tentative nod of consent.
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Experts from overseas slammed the plan in local newspaper and TV reports, while Vietnamese activist Bao Nguyen launched an online petition that drew thousands of signatures. According to local official Nguyen Huu Hoai, the cable car would carry 1,000 visitors per hour.Īfter the announcement drew an unprecedented flood of opposition, the national tourism ministry made clear that it had not yet approved the project.
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