The Son Tra Peninsula is considered as a precious gift of nature and a ‘green lung’ for Da Nang, and it becomes very attractive to families with young children. Over recent years, well-meaning, forward-thinking parents really want to get their children out and into nature to help them develop love for natural habitats.

Participating in tours around the peninsula, apart from children, their parents also have the opportunity to gain a more thorough grasp into the peninsula’s diversified biodiversity

Le Tuan Trung, who resides in Son Tra District’s Nai Hien Dong Ward, along with his wife and 6-year-old daughter, recently jointly made a Son Tra Peninsula trip during which they had the opportunity to gain a deeper insight into the diversified biodiversity here.

The man happily said his lilted daughter showed her keen interest in exploring the flora and fauna of the Son Tra Nature Reserve, especially unique beauty of red-shanked douc langurs, birds, trees, and flowers here.

Ms Le Thi Trang, the Deputy Director of the GreenViet Biodiversity Conservation Centre, a non-governmental organisation, emphasised that the organisation of educational tourism activities on the peninsula is very highly practical to children.

The Son Tra natural conservation area is now home to around 1,000 species of plants and 300 wild animals. Of them, 37 rare plant and animal species have already made it onto the list of need-to-be-protected and priority species.

In particular, during their trips to the peninsula, children can learn more about the natural habitat and food sources for the red-shanked douc langurs.

Since 2013, GreenViet has focused on widely advertising the peninsula’s biodiversity and the families of red-shanked douc langurs to the general public.

Initiated in August 2013 by GreenViet, the ‘I Love Son Tra’ tour around the peninsula has been offered to local residents free of charge, with the aim of raising public awareness of the multi-biological values of the peninsula’s nature reserve, including its population of red-shanked douc langurs.

Over the past 5 years, a total of about 3,000 local people have participated in such a highly practical tour. The majority of the participants have been school pupils and university students across the city.

The tour is also perfect for anyone wanting to get far away from the hustle and bustle of city life and immerse themselves in beautiful nature, or to take photos of memorable moments with their family members or friends.

Another meaningful educational tourism programme, entitled ‘Son Tra Forest Knight’, has to date attracted a total of 100 junior high school pupils in Son Tra District, providing visual and lively lessons to educate them on protection of the nature and wild animals.

In addition, GreenViet has organised many publicity activities at local hotels, restaurants and coffee bars to appeal for tourists to ostracise wild animals-originated food and protect the nature with their practical activities.

In cooperation with the municipal Education and Training Department, GreenViet has launched a field education programme on nature and wildlife protection in the reserve for a total of 300 junior high school teachers.

A group of 15 school students also formed a “green guard” team to care for and protect the forest and maintain a safe habitat for the red-shanked douc langurs.

Noticeably, during their trips to explore the species-rich animal and plant ecosystem of the peninsula, the participating children have been encouraged to join in litter collecting campaigns which encourage them behave environment-consciously by doing the smallest deeds.

Through the launching of meaningful educational tourism programmes, GreenViet wants to appeal for the participants to make greater efforts to protect the peninsula, a precious treasure the nature has generously bestowed on Da Nang.