With a diverse culture with the identities of the Muong, Tay, Dao, and Thai ethnic groups and wild, majestic landscapes, Da Bac highland district is developing diverse tourism, associated with preserving and promoting traditional culture.
Tourists visit Sung hamlet, Cao Son commune, Da Bac district.
Comrade Nguyen Van Toan, Head of the Culture and Information Department of Da Bac district, said: Some scenic spots of the district are being exploited to serve tourism development, such as: Thac Bo temple in Vay Nua commune, Coconut Island tourist area is one of the most beautiful islands in the Hoa Binh lake area.
A scenic spot that many international tourists discover is Pu Canh Nature Reserve. The reserve is located in the communes: Doan Ket, Yen Hoa, Dong Ruong, Dong Chum with a total area of over 1,580 hectares with rich flora and fauna ecosystems, waterfalls, stream systems and remaining primary forests. There are ancient trees hundreds of years old here. The foot of Pu Canh mountain is home of the Tay and Muong ethnic people with many unique cultural features from costumes, writing, cuisine... The people are friendly.
From 2017 up to now, in the villages along Hoa Binh lake, a number of community tourism destinations for the Muong and Dao ethnic people have been formed. Among them is the community tourism site in Ke hamlet, Hien Luong commune. There are 4 homestay in the village: Sac Luyen, Sanh Thuan, Huu Thao, and Ha Khanh. Visitors coming here can experience life with the Muong ethnic people with activities like cycling, swimming, kayaking, fishing and shrimping...
The community tourist destination in Sung hamlet, Cao Son commune is inhabited by the Dao Tien people. The village here has wild beauty, ethnic people retain many traditional cultural activities, creating unique and typical tourism products, attracting a large number of international tourists to discover.
Da Bia community tourism site, Tien Phong commune is a famous tourist village that has been recognized with the 2019 Asean community tourism award. Coming to Da Bia, visitors can enjoy culinary dishes of the Muong people: grilled fish, bamboo-tube rice, hill chicken, wild vegetables... or experience the "self-conscious" restaurant.
In Da Bac district, there are a number of tourist and resort areas that many tourists choose: Mai Da Lodge in Doan Ket hamlet - Tien Phong commune; Xoan Retreat Da Bac in Mo hamlet, Da Bac Ecolodge in Mai hamlet, Hien Luong commune; Ho Tam homestay in Cao Son commune.
In addition, visitors to Da Bac can also discover nice caves and waterfalls, such as: Lo Lan cave - Hien Luong commune, Ho Vang cave - Nanh Nghe commune, Sung cave - Cao Son commune, Bong waterfall - Tan Minh commune.
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.
