(HBO) – Da Bac district has so far made investment in infrastructure and implemented various measures to promote the growth of local tourism.
Dao village in Sung hamlet of Cao Son commune (Da Bac district) is attractive to domestic and international visitors.
The district is endowed with wild and staggering natural landscapes and houses five ethnic groups. These mean unique cultural features favorable for the development of community-based tourism. Included in the master planning for the Hoa Binh Lake National Tourist Area, Da Bac promises to be an ideal destination in the future.
Understanding such great potential, Da Bac has made efforts to develop tourism into a spearhead economy. The local Party Committee and People's Committee have so far issued many important documents, like Resolution No. 09-NQ/HU, dated February 6, 2015 on developing the sector for 2015 – 2020, with orientations to 2030 as well as a tourism development project toward 2020, with a vision to 2030. The authorities have also organised investment promotion and attraction programmes; established a Steering Committee for Tourism Development; devised the investment planning for related infrastructure, tours, and routes.
A number of local community-based tourism sites, like the hamlets of Sung, Ke, and Da Bia have been listed in the map of Vietnam’s tourist destinations, with Da Bac’s tourism recovering well post pandemic.
Currently, five tourism projects in the district have been approved by the provincial People's Committee and are being implemented, and seven projects have undergone preliminary investment appraisal.
Nguyen Van Toan, head of the Da Bac division of culture and information, stated that currently, the district is developing homestay tourism in Sung, Da Bia, and Ke. So far this year, the number of visitors to the district has been on the rise, especially during the National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day holidays when almost all local accommodations and homestays were fully booked.
Toan emphasided that according to the planning of the Government and the Hoa Binh province, Da Bac will work on promoting tourism in the Hoa Binh Lake area.
The district has thus far implemented numerous solutions. Among them, there is a special focus on investing in transportation infrastructure, such as a project to expand the road from Hien Luong to Tien Phong, which is expected to be completed by 2025. In addition, the district is calling for potential investors serving the local tourism development.
Toan, however, said difficulties remain, hence a need for the authorities’ support for investment in transport and power infrastructure, tourism product investment, and investment attraction./.
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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