(HBO) - Since the third quarter of this year, tourism activities of Hoa Binh province have improved after overcoming the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The province welcomed 2.85 million tourists in the first 10 months, including 320,000 foreigners, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Hoa Binh province earned about 1.7 trillion VND (73 million USD) from tourism revenue in the period.
Since Q3, community-based tourist destinations
in Sung village of Cao Son commune (Da Bac districts) has welcomed foreign
tourists back again.
Tourist arrivals
mostly increased in the second and third quarters, with resorts and
community-based tourism destinations in the districts of Mai Chau, Cao Phong,
Lac Thuy, Tan Lac, Da Bac, Kim Boi and Lac Son and Hoa Binh city seeing a rise
in the number of visitors.
Of note, travel tours
on Hoa Binh reservoir have become attractive to both domestic and international
tourists with new services, such as a trekking and cycling route around the
reservoir, adventure travel, ecotourism and cultural tourism and community
tourism.
Hoa Binh is currently
home to 412 qualified accommodation establishments, including six three-star,
23 two-star and eight one-star hotels, along with 233 lodging houses and 142
stilt houses for community-based tourism. In addition, there are nine local
tourist spots and a tourism zone at the provincial level./.
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.
