(HBO) – Ngoi Hoa Bay, where green stony islands float on the clear greenish blue water under the sunny sky, is a popular tourist destination in Ngoi Hoa commune, Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh.
The commune is also blessed with Hoa Tien Cavern, which is sure to amaze
visitors with countless glistening stalactites and stalagmites in thousands
different forms.
About 1km to the east of Hoa Tien Cavern is a
large crystal-blue water lake which is called by the locals "Tien Tam Lake”,
meaning the lake where fairies bathe. After work, many young girls often go
down there together for a bathe, and you can hear them giggling while getting
relaxed in the water just like the fairies in fairy tales.
To get to the cavern, you will have to cruise
through Hoa Binh Lake where you can enjoy a magnificent view of surrounding
mountains and forests. You can also visit Thac Bo Cavern and Bung Cave, known
as local archaeological relics.
Ngoi Hoa commune is home to about 80 families of
Muong ethnic minority group whose ancestors struggled to make ends meet hundred
years ago by picking, hunting and farming on mountainsides year round.
Today, the people make their living out of
aquaculture, forestry and tourism that provide them better living standards.
They make use of the land surrounding the bay to grow acacia and bamboo trees,
alongside melons, papaya, bananas, gourds and orchids. There are about 300
species of orchids in the Hoa Binh Lake and Ngoi Hoa Bay areas. Local people
have also built dozens of stilt houses to serve visitors.
Visitors here are always well treated with
traditional foods and drinks, which are so tasty and special, like "com lam”
(rice cooked in bamboo tubes), "xoi do trung kien” (sticky rice with ant eggs),
"nhong ong” (bee larvae), "trau nau la lom” (buffalo meat cooked with "lom”
leaves), "ca nuong nau mang chua” (grilled fish with bamboo shoots) and more.
In addition, the visitors can enjoy local folk
cultural performances, including playing of special traditional instruments and
dances.
The picturesque scenery of Hoa Binh Lake has endowed its tourism site with a unique allure. In recent years, localities have been harnessing the potential of the lake area and domestic and international tourists have chosen the site for sightseeing and leisure journeys.
The Hoa Binh Lake tourism area is expected to become a national tourism site by 2030, focusing on developing synchronous and modern technical facilities, and high-quality and branded tourism products imbued with national cultural identities. The tourist site also aims to become the largest tourist centre in the province, and one of 12 key tourist areas in the Northern midland and mountainous region
On April 5th, in Hoa Binh city, the Tourism Association of Hoa Binh province and Tourism Association of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province jointly organized a conference to promote cooperation and tourism development. There was the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.
Hoa Binh has taken measures, focusing on removing barriers in terms of mechanism, policy, infrastructure, and upgrading technical infrastructure facilities serving tourism and the quality of human resources, to promote tourism development in the Hoa Binh Lake area.
Over the past time, Da Bac has deployed measures to lure more domestic and foreign visitors to the locality, aiming to turn tourism into the district’s economic spearhead.
Covering an area of over 52,000 hectares spanning districts of Mai Chau, Tan Lac, Cao Phong, Da Bac, and Hoa Binh City, Hoa Binh lake has strong potential for tourism development. In recent years, thanks to the attention of local Party Committees and authorities as well as support from international organisations, the advantages of tourism in the lake area have been utilised.