(HBO) - Hoa Binh Lake – an impossible-to-miss place, which is converging with natural beauty of water and clouds, charming scenery with many villages of bold cultural identity, friendly people, easy to close with many other tourist attractions. This place is hard to be ignored by visitors who want to enjoy, experience, especially in these summer days.
Hoa Binh Lake is a tourist attraction that
attracts visitors to come and experience.
Thung Nai is the ideal place for the tourists who
want to enjoy the wild beauty and fresh water scenery of Hoa Binh Lake, etc.
Thung Nai is located in the heart of the large Da River Lake, with rock islands
or bushy jungles. Thung Nai is beautiful to the heart, the surface of the lake
ripples early in the morning or the sunshine is covering the red water at the
sunset.
In Thung Nai, there is not only beautiful
landscapes but also many historical and cultural sites. You can go to Thac Bo
floating market on the weekend to feel the life of people living near the lake
area. Situated next to Thung Nai, the Temple of Thac Bo God - a spiritual
destination cannot be missed when visiting, sightseeing, and walking around Hoa
Binh Lake. Visiting Bo Temple - Thac Bo cave, visitors can learn about the
culture, living activities, production, life of local people, enjoying the
special taste of fish dishes of Da River, tasting the specialties of the
mountain forests, such as steamed chicken with lemon leaves, local pork grilled
with honey served on banana leaves, boiled bamboo shoots, steam rice, Tao Meo
wine, steamed forest vegetables with
fish sauce, etc. These bring unforgetable impression after the discovery of
Thac Bo Waterfall.
Another place is Dua Island, which is not far from
Bo Temple. This is one of the most beautiful islands in Hoa Binh area. Besides
Dua Island, tourists can choose the surrounding tourist destinations such as
Coi Xay Gio Island, Xanh Island, Ngoc Island, etc. to be able to experience
nature, culture, enjoying the food and specialities of the local host inviting,
such as smoked fish, wild vegetables with fish sauce, grilled pork, etc., which
are all clean and leave the unforgettable taste.
On the area of the lake, visitors can visit, stay
in the community tourism villages, which are still wild and preserved with
national identities such as Ngoi village, Ngoi Hoa commune; Ke village, Hien
Luong commune; Da Bia village, Tien Phong commune, etc.
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.