(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.
Hoa Binh has taken measures, focusing on removing barriers in terms of mechanism, policy, infrastructure, and upgrading technical infrastructure facilities serving tourism and the quality of human resources, to promote tourism development in the Hoa Binh Lake area.
Over the past time, Da Bac has deployed measures to lure more domestic and foreign visitors to the locality, aiming to turn tourism into the district’s economic spearhead.
Covering an area of over 52,000 hectares spanning districts of Mai Chau, Tan Lac, Cao Phong, Da Bac, and Hoa Binh City, Hoa Binh lake has strong potential for tourism development. In recent years, thanks to the attention of local Party Committees and authorities as well as support from international organisations, the advantages of tourism in the lake area have been utilised.
Mai Chau is a mountainous district and home to many ethnic groups such as Thai, Muong, Kinh, Mong, Dao, and Tay with distinctive cultural identities, creating a diverse and unique cultural treasure. Aware of its advantages, the district has paid attention to the preservation and promotion of ethnic groups’ cultural values so that culture will become a leverage for tourism and contribute to socio-economic development and life quality improvement.