(HBO) – Since the beginning of this year, Hoa Binh province has welcomed a large number of tourist groups, including domestic and foreign tourists. New tourism products have been built while existing ones have continued to be improved in terms of quality. Some districts engaging in spiritual tourism such as Da Bac, Lac Thuy, Cao Phong and Tan Lac have resumed normal activities at historical relics and worship sites. These moves signal a positive recovery for the province’s tourism industry in the first months of the year.
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community-based tourism site in Hich 1 village, Mai Chau district’s Mai Hich
commune, attracts visitors who want to experience products and services bearing
Thai cultural identity.
Mai Chau tourist area is a popular destination for domestic and
international tourists to make spring trips. Le Hoang Thao Nguyen, a teacher at Kim Lien High School in Hanoi, said a
delegation of teachers and students from her school just had a wonderful and
meaningful trip to Mai Chau. During the journey, they stopped at Mai Chau Flag
Tower to admire the scenery, stayed at a homestay and visited community tourism
villages. Nguyen said they really enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere of the Thai
ethnic minority people’s village.
Hoa Binh Lake is also an exciting tourist spot for travellers.
Visitors often travel in a group of 20-40 people. The most popular attractions
include community-based tourism villages in Tien Phong, Hien Luong and Cao Son
communes in Da Bac district, Suoi Hoa communes in Tan Lac district, Binh Thanh,
Thung Nai communes in Cao Phong district and lakeside resorts in Son Thuy
commune in Mai Chau district.
Catching the visitors’ demand, all districts and cities in the province have
organised cultural and sports activities as well as festivals to serve tourists
and local residents.
Notably, the Khai ha (going down to field) festival, the biggest traditional
event of the Muong ethnic group in Hoa Binh, took place at the provincial level
for the first time from January 27-29 (the sixth to eighth days of the lunar
new year).
The province currently has 462 accommodation establishments, nine local tourist
spots including a provincial-level site, and seven travel firms.
According to Bui Xuan Truong, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of
Culture, Sports and Tourism, to realise the 2023 tourism development plan, Hoa
Binh will mobilise capital from various sources to invest in infrastructure,
preserve historical and cultural relics, scenic spots and upgrade electricity,
water systems and communication infrastructure in some highland communes with
tourism potential. Tourism promotion in key markets will be strengthened along
with active participation in domestic events as well as through mass media.
Cooperative activities in tourism development and training of professional
human resources for the tourism sector will be boosted.
It is estimated that the province will welcome 1.45 million visitors in the
first quarter of 2023, up 64.2% year-on-year, reaching 41.4% of the yearly
plan. Of these, foreign visitors are estimated at 90,000, equivalent to 20% of
the year plan and domestic tourists at 1.36 million, or 44.6% of its plan for
this year.
Total revenue from tourism activities is estimated at 1.2 trillion VND (59.3
million USD), an increase of 33.6% over the same period last year, accounting
for 30.8% of 2023’s plan. The province aims to receive 3.5 million visitors
this year, including 450,000 foreign visitors./.
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.
