Dak Lak (VNA), Nov. 16 -- The Central Highlands holds great potential for cultural and ecological tourism, but local provinces still need to work harder to develop these types of tourism effectively and sustainably, heard a national workshop on November 15.

The Central Highlands consists of the five provinces of Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong.

At the event, held in Buon Ma Thuot city of Dak Lak, participants said the region is home to enormous resources, from land, forests, temperate climate to biodiversity in such national parks as Chu Yang Sin (Dak Lak), Kon Ka Kinh (Gia Lai), Chu Mom Ray (Kon Tum) and Bidoup Nui Ba (Lam Dong). It also boasts unique tangible and intangible cultural heritages like festivals and the sp...