(HBO) - In early 2019, Tan Lac district received over 458.6 million VND (19,757 USD) from the non-governmental organisation Action on Poverty (AOP) to develop community-based tourism. So far, the project has been carried out in two communes - Phu Cuong and Nam Son (now Van Son commune), which helped create livelihoods and improve local incomes.
Tourists
experience raft rowing at Ngoi village, Ngoi Hoa commune (now Suoi Hoa
commune), Tan Lac district.
The project provided local households with loans to renovate
their houses and necessary skills to engage in community tourism. It also
helped with the building of convenience stores in the locality. In late July
2019, the community-based tourism site in Chien hamlet, Nam Son commune, was officially
put into operation. Since then, it has attracted thousands of visitors.
Tan Lac district has so far lured 10 investment
projects in tourism. Five have been approved by the provincial People’s
Committee, while the remainders are being appraised.
Approved investment projects include the Hoa
Binh Lake resort and eco-tourism project worth over 800 billion VND (34.4
million USD) of Lac Hong Investment joint Stock Company; the eco-tourism area
and May valley nature reserve project worth over 130 billion VND of Hoa Binh
Clean Agriculture joint Stock Company; the Thung Khe spiritual and ecological
tourism project worth nearly 300 billion VND of Cat Tuong Thien joint Stock
Company; the Ngoi Hoa ecotourism project worth 474 billion VND of Hoang Son
Investment Power Construction Trade joint Stock Company; and the V’Star-Ngoi
Hoa ecotourism project worth 125 billion VND of V’Star joint Stock Company.
Projects pending approval include the Ngoi Hoa ecotourism
project invested by Hoshi Vietnam group, the forest protection in combination
with tourism project by Gia Ngan joint Stock Company, the Muong ethnic cultural
and tourism project in Ngoi village by Hoa Binh Tourism-Investment Company, the
Ho Guon-Song Da ecotourism project by Ho Guom group, and the Dao Hoa valley
ecotourism project by the Hoa Binh Clean Agriculture joint Stock Company.
The district has been actively calling for
investment in tourism. Besides implementing well the State management in
tourism and improving human resources, the locality has intensified
communications to raise public awareness of tourism development.
Tourism in Tan Lac is expected to become a
spearhead economic sector in the coming time. In 2019, the district welcomed 130,658
visitors, up 24,192 compared to 2018. Of the figure, more than 4,500 were
foreigners. The tourism sector grossed over 45 billion VND (1.9 million USD) in
revenue, surpassing the yearly target by 0.6 percent./.
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.
