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(HBO) - During a week-long Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday from January 23-29 or the 29th day of the last month of the previous lunar year – fifth day of the first lunar month, Hoa Binh province welcomed about 95,000, including 4,100 foreigners. The total tourism revenue was estimated at 42 billion VND.
From the first day of the Year of the Rat, many tourists visit the
Vietnamese Scientists’ Heritage
Park in Cao Phong
district.
Ahead of the Tet holiday, the provincial
Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism instructed local city and districts
as well as tourist sites to ensure facilities, security and order, food safety
and hygiene to welcome tourists. Carrying out the Vietnam National
Administration of Tourism on the implementation of preventive measures against the
acute respiratory disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus (2019 – nCoV),
the provincial department issued instructions asking local tourism operators to
strictly carry out necessary measures in anticipation of the disease.
Besides, to attract domestic and
foreign visitors, numerous tourist sites in the province organised New Year
celebration programmes and festivals such as the Vietnamese Scientists’ Heritage
Park and Khanh Pagoda festival in Cao Phong and Lac Thuy Pagoda festival in Lac
Thuy./.
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.
Da Bac district, bestowed with stunning landscapes, is developing ecological and resort tourism offerings. Several tourist sites, put into operation this year, has attracted throngs of high-spending and young domestic visitors.
