HBO – A delegation from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has paid a fact-finding tour of tourism routes and spots along the Da River in the four northwestern provinces of Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La and Hoa Binh. Also participating in the delegation were experts and representatives from travel agents and news outlets.
The delegation visits Mai Chau
Hideway Resort in Suoi Lon hamlet, Tan Mai commune, Mai Chau district.
The working delegation had a field trip to several destinations in
Da River area, including Ngam hamlet, Song Pe commune, Bac Yen district of Son
La province; Da Bia hamlet in Tien Phong commune of Hoa Binh’s Da Bac district,
Mai Chau Hideway Resort and Ba Khan valley in the province’s Mai Chau district,
Ke hamlet of Da Bac district’s Hien Luong commune, Chua Thac Bo temple
spiritual tourist site, Dua (coconut) isle, and Thung Nai commune.
Through the trip, the delegation assessed potential and the status
quo of tourism resources for the building of tourism products, tours and
tourism routes to bring into full play types of tourism in Hoa Binh lake area.
Da River, connecting Hoa Binh, Son La, Lai Chau and Dien Bien
provinces, is a beautiful river running around gigantic mountains and primeval
forests, creating a giant "watercolour painting” considered huge potential to
develop cultural and spiritual tourism and eco-tourism, thus opening up
opportunities to attract tourists and improve locals’ living conditions.
Building tourism sites along Da River is defined a key mission in tourism development
of these provinces./.
Thanks to the development of social networks, Thung waterfall is gradually becoming known as a new destination, attracting tourists from inside and outside the province thanks to its wild beauty. This is a positive sign opening up opportunities for tourism development in the mountainous commune of Quyet Chien, Tan Lac district.
Da Bac district has pinpointed culture as a key driver of tourism development, a direction clearly outlined in the Resolution of the 25th district Party Congress for the 2020-2025 tenure.
Go Lao waterfall in Go Mu hamlet, Son Thuy commune, Mai Chau district is a hidden gem of the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh.
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.
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