With a diverse culture with the identities of the Muong, Tay, Dao, and Thai ethnic groups and wild, majestic landscapes, Da Bac highland district is developing diverse tourism, associated with preserving and promoting traditional culture.
Tourists visit Sung hamlet, Cao Son commune, Da Bac district.
Comrade Nguyen Van Toan, Head of the Culture and Information Department of Da Bac district, said: Some scenic spots of the district are being exploited to serve tourism development, such as: Thac Bo temple in Vay Nua commune, Coconut Island tourist area is one of the most beautiful islands in the Hoa Binh lake area.
A scenic spot that many international tourists discover is Pu Canh Nature Reserve. The reserve is located in the communes: Doan Ket, Yen Hoa, Dong Ruong, Dong Chum with a total area of over 1,580 hectares with rich flora and fauna ecosystems, waterfalls, stream systems and remaining primary forests. There are ancient trees hundreds of years old here. The foot of Pu Canh mountain is home of the Tay and Muong ethnic people with many unique cultural features from costumes, writing, cuisine... The people are friendly.
From 2017 up to now, in the villages along Hoa Binh lake, a number of community tourism destinations for the Muong and Dao ethnic people have been formed. Among them is the community tourism site in Ke hamlet, Hien Luong commune. There are 4 homestay in the village: Sac Luyen, Sanh Thuan, Huu Thao, and Ha Khanh. Visitors coming here can experience life with the Muong ethnic people with activities like cycling, swimming, kayaking, fishing and shrimping...
The community tourist destination in Sung hamlet, Cao Son commune is inhabited by the Dao Tien people. The village here has wild beauty, ethnic people retain many traditional cultural activities, creating unique and typical tourism products, attracting a large number of international tourists to discover.
Da Bia community tourism site, Tien Phong commune is a famous tourist village that has been recognized with the 2019 Asean community tourism award. Coming to Da Bia, visitors can enjoy culinary dishes of the Muong people: grilled fish, bamboo-tube rice, hill chicken, wild vegetables... or experience the "self-conscious" restaurant.
In Da Bac district, there are a number of tourist and resort areas that many tourists choose: Mai Da Lodge in Doan Ket hamlet - Tien Phong commune; Xoan Retreat Da Bac in Mo hamlet, Da Bac Ecolodge in Mai hamlet, Hien Luong commune; Ho Tam homestay in Cao Son commune.
In addition, visitors to Da Bac can also discover nice caves and waterfalls, such as: Lo Lan cave - Hien Luong commune, Ho Vang cave - Nanh Nghe commune, Sung cave - Cao Son commune, Bong waterfall - Tan Minh commune.
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.
In recent times, Cao Phong District, Hoa Binh Province has focused on promoting tourism development, attracting visitors, and contributing to socio-economic growth.
In the early days of the Year of the Snake, visitors flocked to Yen Phu commune of Hoa Binh’s Lac Son district to experience the "Xuong Dong" (going to the field) festival, the largest celebration in the Muong Vang region, which is closely linked with the Mai Da Lang Vanh (the stone roof of Vanh village) archaeological site, which has been recognised as a special national relic site.
On the occasion of the Lunar New Year, visitors from near and far are eager to come to the mountainous district of Da Bac to have unique cultural experiences such as learning to wrap traditional cakes of ethnic minorities, practicing writing ancient Tay characters or immersing themselves in the Tay melodies.
Tan Lac has great potential for tourism development. In addition, the Provincial Party Committee issued Resolution No. 13-NQ/TU, dated October 17, 2022, on building the highland communes in Tan Lac district into provincial-level tourism areas by 2030, with a vision to 2050. However, according to the assessment, implementing the goals in the spirit of Resolution No. 13-NQ/TU has had limited results.
