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Since 2006, Xuan Thuy national park has coordinated with MCD to set up a community-based eco-tourism development project. Through this project, tourists can experience a slice of authentic rural lifestyle as well as behold the unique magnificience of the land. They can rent a bicycle to ride along a canal, taste local specialities, see traditional Boi house, visit morning local outdoor markets, watch how the fish sauce, an indispensable Vietnamese condiment,  is made firsthand and experience a homestay with a local family.  However, the highlight of this project lies in the bird-watching tour in the park area. With 30,000-40,000 birds at the peak season, the park has the potential to become a heaven for bird-watchers from all over the world.

Implemented in 2006, the community-based eco-tourism development project by the Centre for Marinelife Conservation and Community Development (MCD) is gaining momentum among the local residents of Giao Xuan commune, Nam Dinh province - the buffer area of Xuan Thuy National Park. Through this project, the local people learned about the danger of destruction fishing practices that lead to poverty. They are also trained to carry out an alternative means of livelihood through eco-tourism activities. The income from those activities is very stable. Thus, eco-tourism is being seen as an effective measure to support coastal and marine resource conservation as well as improve living standards of the poor local community.