(HBO) - In the afternoon, April 24, exchanging with reporters of Hoa Binh newspaper, Ms. Ha Thi Hoa, the head of Mai Chau Department of Culture and Information says that there are 139 places of accommodation and 7 community tourism spots in Mai Chau district. By this time, basically all resorts, hotels, community guesthouses and so on in the area of Mai Chau have been fully booked on the occasion of April 30, May 1. The room prices have increased slightly compared to ordinary days.
The pristine, peaceful, green - clean - beautiful landscape is a special attraction attracting visitors to Mai Chau. Photo: The tourists are rowing rafting in Mai Hich commune.
With the goal of developing tourism in a sustainable way, Mai Chau has become a friendly and hospitable destination, so in the past years there hasn’t been the status of "slashing" paddle drag, scams and victims perched tourists during the peak time. Guests can be assured and comfortable when coming to Mai Chau for holidays. However, because the number of rooms is limited and fully booked on the occasion of April 30, May 1, so it is necessary for the visitors to book in advance. Based on the plan of 2019, there will be two more resorts in Na Ne village (Chieng Chau commune) and Ba Khan Commune to better meet the increasing demand for the tourists.
Specifically, the famous resorts of Mai Chau such as Mai Chau Ecolodge (Na Pha commune), Mai Chau Hideaway (Tan Mai commune) have been fully booked until May 1. By the time of the afternoon, April 24, there are only 2 small rooms with the prices from 2.1 million - 2.7 million a night in Mai Chau Villas (Mai Hich commune). The homestays in Lac, Pom Coong, Ban Van villages have been fully booked, too.
This year, the holidays of 30 April and 1 May will last for 5 days. Especially a lot of tourists want to look to the tourist areas with cool nature and swimming pools because of the intense heat during the last few days. Therefore, not only in Mai Chau, but also the hotels, the motels and the homestays in Kim Boi, Da Bac and Luong Son districts have also been fully booked.
Newly emerging in recent years, Da Bac tourism also more and more popular among the tourists because of the pristine natural scenery, the cultural identity, especially, the extremely dreaming context for visitors to "check-in". On April 30, the number of tourists expected to come to Da Bac is also quite great when the road of 433 has gradually completed. Currently there have 11 households providing homestay services in Da Bac.
The number of tourists booking on the occasion of April 30 has suddenly increased, but the price of the homestays has remained stable with about 120-150,000 VND a person for the community stilt houses, 500 - 600 thousand VND a night for a private room and 120,000 VND a meal for a person. The price of other services is unchanged.
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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