(HBO) - – Dua (Coconut) Island is a must-see destination to visitors who want to explore the Hoa Binh Lake area in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh.
Exploring
Hoa
Binh
Lake in
Dua
Island by raft .
Departing
from Thung Nai wharf, it takes about 30 minutes by boat to get
Dua
Island,
which is one of the most beautiful islands in the
Hoa
Binh
Lake in Vay Nua commune, Da Bac
district. Adjacent to the Chua Thac Bo temple, the 10-ha island is the meeting
venue of cloud and mountain.
Unlike other islands in the lake,
Dua
Island is covered with
the green of hundreds of coconut trees. Nguyen Dinh Tuy, owner of the island,
has spent time in planning, upgrading and seeking new varieties of coconut and
many other fruit trees to plant on the island.
Dua
Islandhas been developed into a tourist destination for many years with improved
service quality, meeting demands of visitors to explore the nature and culture
in the
Hoa
Binh
Lakearea.
Tuy
built big stilt houses of Muong and Thai ethnic groups on the island, with each
of them accommodating from 30-50 people, and eight small stilt houses equipped
with conveniences. There is a kitchen that can serve hundreds of people at the
same time, along with entertainment areas, allowing tourists to contemplate the
landscape, set up a campfire, fish and paddle boats. There are also houses for
small families on the island.
Vacationers can stroll around the island, freely pick fruits in orchards of
mango, sapodilla, longan and lychee, or paddle boats to visit surrounding
islands. They can also ride drug-out canoes at moonlight night and taste local
dishes hosted by the island owner like smoked fish, forest vegetables and roast
pork.
Tuy has also invested in passenger and motor boats to bring visitors to
surrounding tourist destinations like Thac Bo temple, Thac Bo cave, Tinh Yeu
(Love) waterfall, Ngoi Hoa bay, Hoa Tien cave, Coi Xay Gio (Windmill) island,
Xanh island and Ngoc island.
Thanks
to the power system and mobile service cover, holiday-makers can still access
information and handle their work while staying on the island.
Dua
Island has become an attractive
destination, luring a lot of visitors because of its primitive beauty.
Hoa Binh province’s rich natural and cultural resources position it as a prime location for developing community-based tourism (CBT). In recent years, support from central and provincial policies, as well as assistance from non-governmental organisations, have encouraged local ethnic minority and mountainous communities to actively engage in the sector.
Van Son Commune, Tan Lạc district, Hoa Binh province also known as "Cloud Valley," boasts a cool climate, stunning natural landscapes, and majestic scenery. Visitors who have been to this place should make a stop at Chien Hamlet to experience a lot of fascinating things and feel the friendly, warmth of the Muong ethnic people.
Thanks to the effective exploitation of natural landscape and the cultural diversity of ethnic minorities, Hoa Binh province has become an attractive destination for tourists seeking experiences and exploration.
The Department of Cultural Heritage has just coordinated with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hoa Binh province to organize a training on implementing the model of the cultural heritage connected in the cultural tourism journey in Cao Phong and Lac Son districts.
The Sung village in Cao Son commune, Da Bac district, is endowed with pristine natural landscape, and Dao Tien ethnic minority community in the village preserves rich cultural heritage, including traditional housing, clothing, language, scripts, customs, and daily life practices. Since the community-based tourism model was introduced in the locality, these traditional cultural values have been further preserved and promoted.
