(HBO) - Perhaps few people know that, although there is no propaganda, no advertising nor the internet, there have been many people who have come to Kim Boi mineral spring for leisure travel and health recovery since 2015. Kim Boi mineral spring is a wonderful gift that nature has presented to Muong Dong. It is about 70 km from Hanoi and 30 km from Hoa Binh city, it is very convenient for tourists to travel both by car and motorbike.
Kim Boi mineral spring is considered to be the source of
"white gold” of the district and for the tourism development. According to
scientists' research, Kim Boi mineral water is exposed from limestone seams
with the geological age off about 250 million years and it is sprayed right
away at the temperature of 36.50 degrees. When being exposed, the water has a
temperature of 34 – 360 degrees. Through testing, Kim Boi mineral water is
qualified as a beverage and cooling water. For bathing and soaking, it has the
effect of smoothing, whitening the skin and treating skin diseases such as
eczema, psoriasis, scars from rashes...
In addition, the water content contains a special factor of
silicon so it has a pharmacological effect to treat a number of diseases such
as arthritis, intestinal tract, stomach, blood pressure, urinary tract
infection, kidney inflammation, and renal calculus... These potentials are
being researched, invested and exploited by enterprises, gradually creating a
new face for Kim Boi tourism.
Coming to Kim Boi district, visitors can freely choose the
destinations that have been effectively exploiting the sources of "white gold” such as: Vietnam Trade Union
Hotel, Kim Boi Nursing Center, Hoa Vien resort, An Lac Resort or Kim Boi Serena
Resort, which is the first 4-star standard in Kim Boi hot mineral resort.
The resorts here have been built next to the largest mineral
spring. At these resorts, visitors will be able to enjoy a relaxing bath, and
body care. The bath services here are
very diverse. You can not only bathe in hot mineral springs, you can also take
a private whirlpool bath, a yin and yang bath, a jet bath, a large jacuzzi
bath, a mud bath and so on. Each bath service has a different price, bringing
the useful and interesting experiences.
Besides, visitors can also enjoy the specialties of Hoa Binh
such as: food displayed on leaves, buffalo cooked with Lom leaves, sour bamboo
with chicken soup, hill chicken with bananas, veal grilled with pineapples, Lam
rice with seasame, boiled forest vegetables with fish sauce ...
Bathing in mineral spring at weekends or on holidays is
ideal for each of us to recover health and dispel the fatigue.
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.