VietNamNet Bridge – The Highland Safari with a total area of 490 hectares will be built in Lac Duong district in Lam Dong province with an investment of VND1,000 billion (nearly $50 million).

Le Van Huong - Director of the Bidoup - Nui Ba National Park - said that the park and the Dalat Tourist JSC would combine to build the Highlands Safari in Lat Commune of Lac Duong District with a total area of 490 hectares, of which the construction area is 49 hectares. The construction area is within the protective forest area.

According to Huong, of the total capital of VND1,000 billion, VND350 billion is from the state budget. The park is expected to be completed in 2020.

The Highland Safari will be the home to rare animals. This will be a semi-wild park where animals are free in nature, but are taken care of by humans.

The Lam Dong Province People's Committee has approved the project in principle. The investors hired consultants from Austria and Singapore to develop ideas based on surveys of the terrain, climate and rare animals of Lam Dong and models of large zoos in the world.

The Ministry of Planning - Investment has agreed to fund the project. It is estimated that each year 1.2 million people will visit the Highland Safari, yielding a turnover of around VND300 billion ($15 million)/year.

Linh Nhat