(HBO) – Cao Phong district in Hoa Binh province has effectively rolled out mechanisms and policies in support of tourism investors over the past years.
Foreigners visit the Vietnam Scientists Heritage Park
in Cao Phong district.
The district aims to promote tourism in tandem
with cultural and natural heritage preservation. To this end, it has stepped up
resources attraction, and supported tourism investors, especially in terms of
administrative procedures, site clearance and land lease.
At the same time, the locality has strived to
lure investment projects in order to offer medium- and large-scale,
high-quality products, and mobilise resources for infrastructure construction,
especially transport infrastructure, telecoms infrastructure, waste treatment
facilities and public toilets.
The planning and building of tourism projects
have been carried out in a timely and suitable manner to optimise local tourism
potential and advantages. Meanwhile, the communications work has been
intensified to promote local tourism and lure more investments to the sector.
Cao Phong has attracted nine tourism projects so
far, with two operational - the more than 30-ha Vietnam Scientists Heritage
Park in Tieng hamlet, Bac Phong commune with a total investment capital of 1
trillion VND (42.63 million USD), and a cultural and spiritual tourism site
worth some 143 billion VND in Cao Phong town. A number of others have also been
licensed.
To make tourism develop on par with its
potential, the district has further pushed ahead with administrative reform,
and facilitated the operation of investors, thus turning itself into an
attractive destination to holiday-makers both in and outside the locality./.
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.
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