(HBO) - Investment in transport infrastructure and port terminals is one of the important orientations for implementing guidelines, objectives and development solutions to build Hoa Binh Lake National tourist area.
According to the planning of
tourist ports and wharves of Hoa Binh lake, Thung Nai wharf in Cao Phong
district will be arranged and re-invested.
Functional departments are advising the provincial People's Committee to
implement specific solutions to invest in the system of ports and wharves in Hoa
Binh lake area.
Deputy Director of Transportation Department Le Ngoc Quan said: On May
31, 2017, the Provincial People's Committee issued a Decision approving the
development of domestic ports in the province to 2020, orientation to 2030. Accordingly,
some of existing ports will be invested. There will be 3 ports at the downstream
of Hoa Binh hydropower station. Port is located on the right bank of Da river
which is a cargo handling port. On the left bank of Da river, the area of the
old cement factory has a specialized port. The third port in Thinh Lang ward is
a general port. The plan also oriented investment in important ports and
wharves in Hoa Binh lake area. Thung Nai port which is planned to expand into a
port serving mainly for tourists.
The province is developing a plan to balance resources, prioritize
investment from infrastructure under planning such as: transport systems,
ports, marinas, parking lots to serve tourists. The province encourages investors
to built tourist sites at Hoa Binh lake area.
The road renovation and upgrading project of Road 435 which is expectedly
completed by 2020. There will be a port in Ngoi Hoa Bay with grade II standards at the end
of the route.
Currently, the core zone of Hoa Binh Lake National tourist area (about
1,200 ha) has many investment projects that exploit tourism potential.
Implementing the development plan of ports and wharves, some investors are
interested in investing in port and wharf systems. There is an idea of investing
in wharf in Cho Bo area, Vay Nua commune, Da Bac district. For Thung Nai port,
the authorities are planning into a welcoming visitors port to call for
investment. For Ba Cap port in Hoa Binh city, there is a plan to build a port
to welcome guests...
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.