(HBO) – The tourism sector of Hoa Binh has recovered positively, serving about 938,000 visitors in the first quarter of this year, up 99.6 percent year on year and fulfilling 36.4 percent of the yearly plan.
Of the total, 20,000
were foreigners, reaching 20 percent of the yearly target, and 918,000 domestic
visitors, completing 37 percent of its goal for the whole year.
Revenue generated from tourism activities in the period reached 950 billion VND
(41.54 million USD), up 109.3 percent year on year and fulfilling 39.6 percent
of the year's target.
The Heritage Park of Vietnamese Scientists has become an attractive
destination for visitors in Cao Phong district.
Along with the full opening of tourism activities since mid-March, the province
is speeding up its recovery and development plan with safe, flexible and
adaptation to and effective control of COVID-19. Many localities such as Hoa
Binh city, Mai Chau, Lac Thuy, and Tan Lac districts have focused on building
safe destinations, while renovating their tourism products, connecting tourism
routes with other provinces and cities.
Meanwhile, the province has strengthened tourism promotion activities and
organised various tourism, cultural and sport events to spread the message of
"Hoa Binh - Safe Destination - Full Experience"./.
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.
