(HBO) - Hoa Binh City is one of five districts and cities of Hoa Binh province in the planning of construction and development of Hoa Binh Lake National Tourist Area.
Hoa Binh hydropower plant in Hoa Binh city is an attractive tourist destination.
Mr. Dinh Van Xung, Head of the Department of Culture and Information, Hoa Binh City said: Developing tourism in Hoa Binh lake is the focus of the city's tourism development strategy.
In oder to develop tourism in Hoa Binh lake, the city plans to build routes, tourist spots in the city and inter-region including: tourist route of Hoa Binh hydropower plant - Hoa Binh lake, Thac Bo temple - Thac Bo cave . Hoa Binh Lake tourist route - ethnic cultural villages in Thai Thinh commune. Hoa Binh city tourist route - Muong Culture Space Museum.
Hoa Binh City is surveying tour routes by bike and walking: Voi hamlet, Thai Thinh commune - Vay Nua commune (Da Bac district), Bich Tru hamlet, Thai Thinh commune - Ranh village, Cao Son commune (Da Bac district). Hoa Binh city invests in developing high-class resort model, spiritual tourism and Muong cultural identity at Bich Tru hamlet, Thai Thinh commune.
In addition, at the end of May 2019, Hoa Binh City successfully organized the Conference on tourism product development. Since then, linking tourism development in Hoa Binh city with other localities.
Hoa Binh City has 120 accommodation establishments. In which, 14 hotels from 1-3 star and 106 guesthouses with 1,502 rooms, 70 cruise ships.
In 6 months of 2019, Hoa Binh City attracted 355,215 visitors (up 10.4% compared to the same period in 2018), total revenue from tourism reached 104 billion VND.
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.
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