(HBO) - Da River has the length of hundreds of kilometers running through 4 provinces of Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La and Hoa Binh. This is a beautiful river, winding around the magnificent mountains, creating a giant majestic painting, that is considered as the great potential to develop the types of cultural tourism identities, ecological or spiritual tourism, creating the opportunities for visitor attractions. Along Da River route, many famous tourist spots have appeared, such as Le Thai To King Temple (Nam Nhun, Lai Chau districts), Nang Han Temple - Linh Son Thuy Tu Temple (Quynh Nhai, Son La districts), Thac Bo Temple (Da Bac district, Hoa Binh province), etc. The construction of tourist spots on Da River is identified by the provinces as the focus of tourism development in the provinces.
Kayak rowing to explore Da River brings an
enjoyable experience for tourists.
Hoa Binh Lake in Hoa Binh province has a
length of 70 kilometeres. There are 47 large and small islands in the reservoir
area, including 11 limestone islands with an area of 116 hectares and 36
mountain islands with an area of nearly 160 hectares.
The Deputy Director of the Department of
Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr. Luu Huy Linh said: To implement the program of
tourism linkage expansion in eight Northwest provinces, for many years, the province
has developed and deployed the potential assessment plan, the status and
linkage of building tours, tourist routes to exploit the tourism potential of
Hoa Binh province. Beginning in late 2017, the Department of Culture, Sports
and Tourism of the provinces has launched a survey program as planned from Lai
Chau Hydropower to Son La Hydropower and ending in Hoa Binh Lake. In early
November, 2018, the General Department of Tourism and other provinces together
with more than 70 tour operators, press agencies surveyed tourism products at
the tourism routes along Da River. The province is mobilizing resources for
investment in infrastructure linking the construction of Hoa Binh Lake National
Tourist Area; to attract investment, to carry out activities related to
advertising, product introduction, connection to build products, designing
tours and tourist routes, take domestic and international tourists to Hoa Binh
Lake Resort.
Many tourist attractions on Hoa Binh Lake
brings nice feeling for travel companies. The Deputy Director of Vietravel, Ms.
Ta Thi Tu Uyen said: Every time to visit Da Bia hamlet, Tien Phong commune (Da
Bac) brings her a feeling of relaxation. You can imagine that when waking up every morning, you can see the
hamlet space on the watery blue lake, with the beautiful and poetic scenery,
clean and fresh air with original villages, full of national identity, the
friendly people. You can experience the local life, the production, which has
brought a very good impression. However, in order to develop sustainable
community - based tourism, it is necessary to well organize the planning so as
not to break down the environmental landscape, especially to preserve the
unique cultural elements of the Muong ethnic people, so that not only
international tourists but also domestic visitors can come to experience the
cultural and human values here.
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.