(HBO) – The upland district of Da Bac possesses many key potentials and advantages to develop tourism. The scenes are natural, wild, and majestic, with the significant landscape of Da River water in freshly green, the large and small islands are undulating on the water like "Ha Long on land".
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Thac Bo Temple attracts a large number of
tourists.
The district has a rich and diverse natural
forest ecosystem, especially at Pu Canh Nature Reserve in the areas of Dong
Chum, Dong Ruong, Doan Ket, and Tan Pheo communes with a variety of precious
woods and populations of diverse animals and vegetation, whose values are
available for ecotourism development and scientific research. In particular,
this is the place where many ethnic groups have been living for a long time, including
four main ethnic groups of Tay, Muong, Kinh, and Dao. Each ethnic group has a
diverse culture, and typical identity. The villages are close to the nature
with custom activities, indigenous life style, and unique culture identities,
which are favorable for the development of community tourism.
In addition, the spiritual values are clearly
expressed in the lives of ethnic people. In particular, some typical places are
Thac Bo Temple - the provincial relics, Le Loi gravestone (Vay Nua commune),
which is a spiritual tourist attraction attracting thousands of visitors to
visit and go sightseeing at the beginning of the year. The district also has
national historical relics. In the district, there has initially formed many
major tourist attractions such as Bieu Mountain scenic spots, Lo Lan Cave, Ke
stream, Hien Luong commune; Sam Cave, Vom Cave, Toan Son commune; Ta Khop
waterfall, Dong Ruong commune; Than cave, Vay Nua commune; Lao Stream, Mua
Cave, Sung Cave, Cao Son Commune; Dua Island, Trang Trech village, Vay Nua
commune; Sung Cave (Robinson Tourism Destination), Tien Phong commune, etc.
Coming to Da Bac, visitors can come to the
community tourism destinations to be in harmony with nature beauty, feeling the
peaceful life, friendly and hospitable people through living activities,
costumes, unique ethnic cuisine in the village.
With the mobilization of all resources, the
potential and advantages of tourism have initially been exploited effectively
to contribute to improving the material and spiritual life of local people in
the area. Up to now, the district has 7 tourist accommodation establishments
with 47 guest rooms and 3 community tourism spots, 9 households doing community
service businesses in Hien Luong, Tien Phong and Cao Son communes.
As the new year begins and festive spirit fills the air, visitors flock to Hoa Binh lake, often dubbed the "Ha Long Bay on land," to enjoy its breathtaking beauty and serene atmosphere. In spring, the lake comes alive with lush greenery and delicate blossoms, while boats carrying eager tourists glide across its tranquil waters.
With effective business operations, significant increases in the number of visitors at weekends and on public holidays, and being listed among the 71 most beautiful places to visit worldwide by the prestigious US travel magazine Condé Nast Traveller, Hoa Binh’s tourism is "spreading its wings" on its journey towards the targets of welcoming 4.9 million visitors, including 1 million foreigners, and achieving total tourism revenue of 5.4 trillion VND (211.89 million USD) in 2025.
On February 21, the Provincial People's Committee held a conference to implement the tourism plan in 2025 and meet with tourism businesses operating in the province. The event was chaired by Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and the Head of the Provincial Tourism Steering Committee.
Tien Pagoda is located in the valley of Lao Noi and Lao Ngoai villages, Phu Nghia commune, Lac Thuy district; it is surrounded by two mountain ranges stretching like two giant dragons reaching for the blue sky. Every year, when spring comes, thousands of Buddhists and tourists from all over the country make a pilgrimage to Tien Pagoda. The relic complex of Tien Pagoda is ranked as a national relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism with 21 relic sites of many types: historical and cultural relics, scenic relics, and archaeological relics.
Cao Phong has paid due attention to developing tourism, creating impetus for socio-economic development towards completing the targets set in the resolution of the district’s 28th Party Congress for the 2020-2025 tenure.
A great number of visitors have flocked to tourist attractions in Hoa Binh province in the first lunar month every year to admire the beautiful scenery, fully enjoy the spring atmosphere, and immerse themselves in the festive atmosphere in many localities.
