(HBO) – The Prime Minister on August 1 issued Decision No.1528/QD-TTg approving the master plan on developing the national Hoa Binh lake tourist area in the northern province of Hoa Binh until 2030.
Rowing on Hoa Binh lake in Da Bia village,
Tien Phong commune, Da Bac district
The province is devising specific plans to realise the master plan, which is
important to its tourism development, including rallying all possible resources
to fully tap potentials of Hoa Binh lake until 2025. As scheduled by 2030, the
area will boast synchronous and modern technical infrastructure and offer
high-quality and diverse tourist products, becoming the largest tourist area in
the province and one of the 12 key tourist areas in the northern mid-land and
mountainous region with cultural tours of the Muong ethnic group and the lake’s
ecological system as key products.
It plans to develop spiritual tours of Thac Bo temple in Cao Phong and Da Bac
district and Doi Co temple in Hien Luong commune, Da Bac district; build
quality resorts and ecological products on Sung island, Thien Phong commune, Da
Bac district; Ngoi Hoa bay in Ngoi Hoa commune, Tan Lac district;
community-based tourist products in Ngoi village in Ngoi Hoa commune, Tru
village in Thai Thinh commune, Ke village in Hien Luong commune, Da Bia village
in Tien Phong commune; as well as cultural tours in ethnic minority
communities.
Hoa Binh will continue tapping cruise tours from Tuan Chau tourist port in the
northern province of
Quang Ninh to Hoa Binh lake, and from Da Lake to Hoa Binh lake and hydropower
reservoirs in Son La, Dien Bien and Lai Chau provinces. Priority will be given
to home-stay services in community-based tourist villages and premier resort
services on nearly 1,000ha of Hoa Binh lake in Ngoi Hoa commune and Sung
island, 3-5 starred hotels in Thai Binh and Thai Thinh districts, and a
floating resort in Binh Thanh – Vay Nua – Hien Luong area, a food street and
cultural market along the two banks of the Da river, several stopovers with
artificial landscapes for visitors to take pictures, as well as signature
souvenirs.
It is encouraging businesses and investors to develop tourism by building and
upgrading cruise liners and using technological advances to develop competitive
tourist products.
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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