(HBO) – The authority of Luong Son district has focused on attracting investment in the development of ecotourism in combination with resort, adventure, and sport and entertainment tourism in order to meet the demand of short-duration entertainment and relaxation of tourists, especially on weekends.
Photo: Phuong Hoang golf course in Lam
Son commune (Luong Son district) - the largest golf resort in the North, is an
ideal destination for golfers.
There are many tourist attractions in Luong Son district that are operating as
resorts, including Dong Goi Pandora Eco Retreat in Hoa Son commune, Sunset
Resort in Tan Vinh commune, La Ferme du Colvert Spa Ecolodge and Beverly Hills
in Cu Yen commune, Ivory Villa&Resort and Phoenix Golf Resort in Lam Son
commune, and My Hanh GardenRestauran in Hoa Son commune. Meanwhile, Luong
Son Tourism JSC is an outstanding provider of tourism transport services.
There are five projects that are under the survey process in the district,
namely Jewel resort ecotourism, Wilderland organic ecological farm for educational
development and science and biotechnology, Green Life Hoa Binh resort, Sport
City project, and Hoa Binh Ville De Montage.
Historical, cultural and scenic sites such as Da Bac cave, Quat Lam pagoda,
Trung Bao communal house, Ba Lam communal house, Quen Thi communal house, and
Tu Temple in the locality have been embellished, becoming attractive spiritual
tourist destinations.
The driftwood and ornamental stone craft villages in sLam Son commune also
welcome visitors, contributing to diversifying tourism products.
In recent years, ancillary services for tourism development such as
restaurants, appear more and more, typically restaurants of Muong cuisine.
The locality has also paid heed to preserving and promoting national cultural
identities in combination with tourism development.
In the last five years, the district attracted investment from organisations,
businesses and households for tourism development. It is now home to six
tourist attractions which are operating in the ecotourism model combined with
resorting, entertainment and sports.
In 2020, the district welcomed over 76,000 foreign arrivals and 51,000 domestic
visitors, earning 342 billion VND. Accommodation establishments in the locality
have created jobs for 251 labourers with per capita monthly income averaging
5-7 million VND. In the first nine months of 2021, the district served nearly
87,000 tourists, raking in 171.5 billion VND.
According to head of the Department of Culture and Sports of Luong Son district
Nguyen Thi Thu Hang, the district has set to attract over 1 million visitors
with a total revenue of 2 trillion VND in the 2021 – 2025. It aims to
develop into a town in the 2025 – 2030 period.
The local authority has taken a series of measures to promote its tourism
potential, including building a tourism website and participating in investment
promotion conferences./.
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.
