Mai Chau district is known as the address of community tourism attracting many tourists. In previous years, the community tourist destination was concentrated in Pom Coong village, Van village (Mai Chau town), Lac village (Chieng Chau commune) with traditional stilt houses of Thai ethnic people. Now the community tourism spots are expanded to other communes such as Mai Ha, Van Mai and Na Phon ...
Mai Chau Hideaway Resort in Tan Mai Commune (Mai Chau) is an attractive
destination for tourists.
In order to create favorable conditions for tourists, Mai Chau district
has invested in expanding roads connecting the tourist spots. Now tourists can
visit Mai Chau by electric cars. Many households have boldly invested capital
in food service, relaxation, photography, shopping and so on in tourist areas.
Mr. Alex, a British citizen who has just paid a visit around by
electric car, says "This is the first time I have come to Mai Chau. My first
feeling is that people here are very friendly, the air is fresh and it is very
close to the nature. I really like the traditional old stilt houses of the
local people, the rustic dishes. Before I came here, I was going to stay for 2
days, but the visit was very interesting and there were many tourist
attractions, so I stayed for one more day.”
Mr. Ha Hien Nhien, the businessman of the homestay in Buoc village, Xam
Khoe commune says that the number of tourists visiting Khoe village is
increasing day by day. They like to experience long walks, bicycle rides,
especially in the forest. We have guests almost everyday.
Last year, one of the highlights of Mai Chau tourism is that Mai Chau
Hideaway resort in Tan Mai commune was inaugurated and put into operation. This
is an eco-resort area on Hoa Binh lake having 31 fully-equipped rooms with
modern equipment, in which there are 6 bungalows facing Hoa Binh lake.
In recent years, the district has paid attention to the propaganda and
tourism promotion through the investment promotion. There are 13 communes and
village doing community tourism business and 146 tourist accommodation
establishments in the whole district. In 2018, the district welcomed over 300
thousand turns of visitors, of which there were over 132 thousand turns of
international visitors and nearly 200,000 turns of domestic tourists. The total
tourism revenue of this year reached over 100 billion VND. Particularly in the
recent Lunar New Year, Mai Chau district welcomed over 9,000 turns of visitors,
in which there were over 1,000 turns of international visitors and nearly 8,000
turns of domestic tourists. It was estimated that the revenue from tourism
reached over 2 billion VND.
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.