(HBO) - In recent years, the model of community tourism of Da Bac district built has been attracting domestic and foreign tourists. Besides the community tourism destinations of Ke hamlet (Hien Luong commune), Da Bia hamlet (Tien Phong commune), Sung village (Cao Son commune) has been developing the community for nearly 3 years but is now attractive to visitors for experimenting, discovering the majestic natural scenery of the upland Da Bac.
Domestic and foreign visitors visit,
experience at community tourism attractions in Sung village, Cao Son commune
(Da Bac).
Sung village is located at an altitude of
about 530 meters above sea level, behind is the majestic Bieu mountain range,
at the foot is the terraced rice, stretching along the romantic hillside.
Around the village, there are hiking trails up to the mountain, through
streams, terraces and production areas of the local people. Ms. Ly Sao Mai, the
coordinator of Da Bac Community Tourism Company in Sung Hamlet, said that: in
Sung village, there are 73 households, of which 100% are Dao ethnic group. This
is a place that preserves the traditional cultural values of the Dao Tien
ethnic people and is being preserved and invested to develop the community
tourism. Coming to Sung Hamlet, visitors will not only be able to explore the
local culture, learn customs, traditional customs, architecture of houses and
life of local people but also enjoy national ethnic cuisine, such as:
mountainous chickens, stream fish, forest young bamboo, Can wine, Hoang wine,
etc. Specially, they can experience with the local people through activities
such as rice transplantation, forest planting, husbandry, cooking rice,
fishing.
At present, there are 3 household running tourism
businesses in the village: Thanh Chung, Xuan Lan, Nhat Quy and a showroom
introducing and selling products of Ms. Ly Thi Tien's family. Especially, more
than 90% of households still keep the houses with ground land, traditional
roofs of palm leaves of the Dao ethnic group. The people here still keep and
preserve traditional weaving from the dyeing of indigo, weaving, embroidery of
skirts, dresses, and printing patterns on skirts by beeswax. In addition,
visitors who want to find out more about other attractions can go by motorbike
about 1 hour or walk (there are 3 routes to choose: 6 hours, 10 hours and 13
hours) to Da Bia village. - a community tourism site of Muong ethnic group in
Tien Phong commune. From there, they can take a boat to visit the tourist spots
on the romantic Hoa Binh Lake.
In the first 9 months of 2024, Hoa Binh province continues to implement the expanded tourism development cooperation program plan of 8 Northwest provinces with Ho Chi Minh City; deploying digital transformation content in tourism and developing a smart tourism province. Hoa Binh province received about 3.6 million views, an increase of 7.9% over the same period. In which, international visitors are about 380 visitors, domestic visitors are estimated at 3 million 220 visitors.
Spanning thousands of hectares and winding gracefully along mountain slopes, hillsides, and riverbanks, the terraced rice fields of Lac Son District present a stunning and captivating beauty. This region, renowned for its remarkable terraced landscapes, is also the centre of Hoa Binh Culture known for numerous archaeological sites.
The life of Mong people in Hang Kia and Pa Co communes of Mai Chau district has improved much thanks to tourism development.
The man-made Hoa Binh Lake, with a water surface area of approximately 9,000 hectares and a capacity of 9.45 billion cubic meters, stretches over 200 kilometers from Hoa Binh to Son La provinces. With the goal of developing into a national tourism area, the Hoa Binh Lake tourism area is expected to not only become the largest tourism centre in the province but also one of the 12 key tourist destinations in the northern midland and mountainous region of Vietnam.
Da Bia hamlet, now Duc Phong, in Tien Phong commune, Da Bac district, was once almost isolated from the outside as the only way to the hamlet was to get a boat ride across the Hoa Binh reservoir. However, as its tourism potential has been unleashed, the hamlet has established itself as one of the most attractive destinations on the tourism map. It has even received the ASEAN Community-Based Tourism Awards in 2019.
In the first 9 months of 2024, Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province welcomed over 684 thousand visitors to visit and relax. In which, over 516 thousand domestic visitors and more than 168 thousand international visitors. Total revenue from tourism is estimated at over 821 billion VND.