(HBO) – A number of communes and districts in Hoa Binh province have effectively attracted investment to tourism development in various areas, such as cultural tourism, eco-tourism, and religious tourism. Many domestic and foreign investors have poured money into tourism projects in the province.
The Heritage Park for Vietnamese scientists and scholars in Bac
Phong commune, Cao Phong district, attracts a large number of visitors.
The province is now home to 72 valid
projects in tourism, accounting for 12.2 percent of its total projects and
worth close to 20.6 trillion VND.
It also has 434 licenced lodging
facilities, nine local-level and one provincial-level tourist complexes, 12
passenger transport service providers and 13 tour operators. More than 300
boats are deployed to serve tourists in the Hoa Binh Reservoir tourist area
while over 100 electric cars serve tourist complexes in the district of Mai
Chau and Lac Thuy, providing jobs for more than 14,000 labourers./.
Da Bac district has pinpointed culture as a key driver of tourism development, a direction clearly outlined in the Resolution of the 25th district Party Congress for the 2020-2025 tenure.
Go Lao waterfall in Go Mu hamlet, Son Thuy commune, Mai Chau district is a hidden gem of the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh.
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.