This document discusses developing tourism around hydropower dam projects in Laos, using the Nam Lik and Nam Theun Hinboun dams as case studies. It notes that tourism should utilize natural, cultural, and historical resources sustainably and in line with social and economic development. Questions are asked about how to create new tourism opportunities around the Theun Hinboun dam's relocated villages and how other countries have developed dam tourism sustainably using local resources and government support.

1. By: Outhoumphone SANESATHID
Department of Tourism and Hotel Management
Faculty of Social Sciences
National University of Laos

2.  Long
Term Benefits Sharing Plans of
Hydropower Dam Projects In Laos: Case Studies
Of Nam Lik and Nam Theun Hinboun
(expansion project) Hydropower Dam Projects.
 Have
been taken filed interview at Theun
Hinboun (expansion project) Hydropower Dam
Projects

3.  Act
52: tourism development must develop
by it potential resources together with
appropriate on social economic
development
 Three categories of tourism
• Natural (waterfalls, caves, eco-tourism…)
• Cultural (lifestyle, traditional….)
• History

4.  How
could we create a new tourism in
Theun Hinboun dam (water shared/
relocation villages)?
 Could some body share the experiences,
what is your country do on dam for
tourism?
 How to make it sustainable?

5.  Diversity culture
 Take caring by government
and the
project…fund/other providing is rather easy to
get
 natural resources
• good view along the main road and
• good nature with fresh forest (forest conservation)
 Good temperature
 Not so far from Luk
20 where could provide
food and accommodation
 Potential on handicraft: waving, crave…