(HBO) – Located 70 kilometers west of Hanoi, the Hoa Binh reservoir in the northern mountainous province of the same name is dubbled as "Ha Long bay on mountain”. Formed during the construction of Hoa Binh hydropower plant, the lake is Vietnam’s largest man-made lake that boasts majestic primitive mountain landscapes and diverse ecosystems.
With 47 islets scattering the water surface and peaceful
villages of Muong ethnic group stretching along its banks, Hoa Binh reservoir
has become a tourist attraction, providing various interesting experiences of
the land, its people and traditional customs.
The community-based tourist spot in Ngoi hamlet, Suoi
Hoa commune, Tan Lac district, leaves many good impressions on visitors about
the Muong cultural identity).
Ngoi hamlet, Suoi Hoa commune in Tan Lac district is one of
community-based tourism villages of the Muong ethnic group that is praised by
tourists for its charming. Coming to the hamlet, visitors can learn about
cultural life of the local ethnic people through stilt houses, and traditional
customs and practices.
Besides various well-known community-based tourism villages such
as Mo hamlet in Binh Thanh commune, Cao Phong district, many new ones of this kind
have been developed like Ke hamlet in Hien Luong commune, Da Bia village in
Tien Phong commune, Sung hamlet in Cao Son commune, and Tien hamlet in Thung
Nai commune.
Notably, the Da Bia Community Tourist Resort was awarded
the ASEAN Community Tourism Award at the Hong Kong (China) Travel Forum.
Currently, many eco-tourist sites such as Mai Chau Hideaway, Ba Khan Village
Resort, and Coconut Island have become attractive destinations for both
domestic and foreign visitors.
The lake area is also luring a number of investment projects
such as the Robinson Natural Park Project of Hoa Binh Tourism Investment joint
Stock Company, Hoa Binh Lake Ecological and Resort Project of Lac Hong
Investment joint Stock Company, and Ngoi Hoa Ecological Park Project of Hoang
Son Construction Energy Investment joint Stock Company.
In 2022, Hoa Binh Lake tourism area welcomed about 400,000
visitors, and it is forecast to receive about 500,000 visitors a year in the
coming time.
Local
authorities have actively popularised new tourism products, strengthened links
with localities in the province and nationwide to create a diverse tourism
ecosystem, attracting more domestic and international visitors to the land of
"Ha Long Bay on the mountain"./.
In the first 9 months of 2024, Hoa Binh province continues to implement the expanded tourism development cooperation program plan of 8 Northwest provinces with Ho Chi Minh City; deploying digital transformation content in tourism and developing a smart tourism province. Hoa Binh province received about 3.6 million views, an increase of 7.9% over the same period. In which, international visitors are about 380 visitors, domestic visitors are estimated at 3 million 220 visitors.
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.
.jpg)
