Sa Pa in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai has become increasingly attractive to visitors in recent years, making it important for those who love the pristine beauty of the town to find a place where they can breathe in the fresh air, dive into the green jungle, gaze over the vast paddy fields and experience ethnic culture.
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Topas Ecolodge in Ban Lich village has been
named in the new list of Unique Lodges of the World. (Photo:
Nationalgeographic.com)
National
Geographic has the answer: Topas Ecolodge in Ban Lich village.
Naming
the lodge in its new list of Unique Lodges of the World, the US publisher
says guests can "wake in the morning to the mist rising with the sun, and
spend your days exploring the surrounding forests and ethnic villages, and
you’ll start to feel the pull of the hill tribes’ centuries-old lifestyle,
native to these mountains and virtually untouched by the modern world.”
"The
stilted common buildings at the heart of the lodge were sourced from a nearby
community of ethnic
Tay people; and private
guest bungalows swirl along the ridgeline, ensuring a spectacular view no
matter which one you check in to.”
Opened in
2005 on a mountaintop near
Sa
Pa town, Topas Ecolodge offers
its guests a rare experience of culture since there are five different ethnic
groups in the region with distinctive languages and lifestyles.
The
resort is the first in
Vietnam and the fifth in
Asia to make the National
Geographic list.
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Source: NDO
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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