At 9am on December 1, a group of 14foreign tourists were on a Le Mitchell Company trip to explore PhongNha-Ke Bang National Park. The forest rangers went by when the groupstopped at a slope down Dong Tien Cave to take pictures.
According to the forest rangers, theslope was near a cliff which made it a dangerous place to stop at. Thetour operator arrived at the headquarters of Forest Ranger Unit 6 twohours later. The tour guide rejected the rangers’ decision and refusedto sign the report.
The fourteen tourists had to sit outside, while the tour operator finally agreed to the sign the report at 2pm.
Dinh Huy Tri, director of Phong Nha-KeBang National Park, said, the tour of the local caves had begun beingoffered by the Le Mitchell Company four years ago. However, the companyoften violates the national park’s regulations and has been warnedseveral times.
“We told the operator to deal withtheir tourists first so they can continue their trip but the operatortried to use their unhappiness to blackmail us,” Tri said.
Also on the same day, a group of fourtourists were reported by the rangers for stopping at wrong place. Theoperator also opposed the decision, however, the four tourists calledanother car after waiting too long under the sun.
Tri and the rangers said the companyhad violated Clause 1, Article 9 in Resolution 157 on forest protectionand management. According to regulations on forest protection andmanagement, individuals and organisations will be fined from VND50,000(USD2.27) to VND200,000 for organising illegal tour trips.
Tourists suffer in stand off between forest rangers and tour operators
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