(HBO) - The tourism industry is thriving after 61 years and it has contributed tremendously to the economic growth of the locality, especially since the province's re-establishment.
The beautiful scenery at Ngoi Hoa Bay in Suoi Hoa commune (Tan Lac
district) is part of the potential for the development of Hoa Binh Lake Tourist
Area.
Mai Chau, a tourism hotspot of Hoa Binh province
has been chosen by many tourists for not only one but many of their trips. Here,
tourists can experience unforgettable culture, ethnic cuisine, and peaceful
feeling.
In the 2016-2020 period, over 334,500 tourists
visited Mai Chau each year, generating total revenue of 147.4 billion VND/year.
Here, community-based tourism has developed in event remote communes.
Ha Thi Hoa, head of the Culture and Sports
Department of Mai Chau district, said that Mai Chau has been focusing on
building the image of an "attractive - friendly - safe" tourist
destination while intensifying tourism promotion activities.
Hoa Binh Lake, dubbed the "Ha Long Bay on
the mountain", has proved its attraction to tourists. Local authority is
working to turn Hoa Binh Lake tourism site into a national tourism area.
Accordingly, investment is made to build tourism infrastructure, and the Hoa
Binh Lake tourism site is promoted on the media, in tandem with setting up
linkages in tourism activities with other Northern provinces and Hanoi capital.
It can be said that the Hoa Binh Lake tourism
site, which has initially achieved some conditions to become a national tourism
site and Mai Chau district are the highlights of the tourism industry of Hoa
Binh province.
In recent years, the number of tourists and
total revenue from tourism in Hoa Binh province has grown at an average rate of
over 10 percent per year. The province has attracted over 4.1 trillion VND
worth of investment in tourism, creating jobs for over 14,000 labourers,
including about 4,000 labourers with professional training.
Bui Thi Niem, Director of the Department of
Culture, Sports and Tourism, said that in order to optimise local advantages
and turn tourism into a spearhead economic sector of the province, Hoa Binh
will focus on sustainable tourism development, in association with preserving
and promoting ethnic cultural identities, landscapes and biodiversity, as
well as with the building of new-style rural areas.
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.
