(HBO) - According to the Master Plan for the development of the National Resort of Hoa Binh Lake until 2030, Ngoi Hoa subdivision is located in Ngoi Hoa commune (Tan Lac). This is the central section of the tourist area of Hoa Binh Lake. The main tourist activities are often taken place there and there is a symbolic space of the tourist area of Hoa Binh Lake.
The subdivision has an area of 1,200 ha, which is planned to build eco-resorts, hotels, restaurants, thematic parks, outdoor sports areas, water sports and ecological farms combined with resorts along the lakeside.
Up till now, seven investors have been studying, surveying and invested with a total area of 1,714,215 ha in Ngoi Hoa commune. In particular, the People's Committee of the province has decided to invest in 3 projects. They include the Project of Hoa Binh Lake resort and the eco-tourism with the total use of land of 304.9 hectares and the registered investment capital of 800 billion VND; The Project of Ngoi Hoa eco-tourism area with the total use of land of 115,355 hectares and the registered investment capital of 474,719 billion VND and the Project of V’Star - Ngoi Hoa eco-tourism with the total use of land of 183.55 hectares and the registered investment capital of 125 billion VND.
There are 2 projects that are preparing for the investment, namely the project of the ecological tourist area of Sword Lake - Song Da and the project of Ho Tien - Ngoi Hoa eco-tourism resort. Two projects are in the process of research and survey. They are the project of the resort, the eco-urban, the sports and entertainment area in Thung Nai - Hoa Binh and the project of Hoa Dao valley eco-tourism.
If the projects mentioned above are soon implemented and the upgrading of the Road 435 from Hoa Binh City to Ngoi Hoa Bay connecting to the core zone of Tourist Area of Hoa Binh Lake with the total length of 21.18 km along with Ngoi Hoa wharf is completed in 2020, Ngoi Hoa Bay tourist destination will have a high-quality resort with 4-star hotels, and luxurious resort and entertainment services. Ngoi Hoa Bay will become the tourism center of the Tourist Area of Hoa Binh Lake, attracting a lot of tourists and it will be one of the important tourist destinations, making the Tourist Area of Hoa Binh Lake soon meet the national tourism criteria.
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.