(HBO) - On April 22nd, the People's Committee of Cao Phong District held a workshop promoting the tourism in Cao Phong district in 2022. The leaders from the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the District’s Party Committee and the People's Committee, the representatives of the appropriate authorities and locality; the businesses researching and promoting investment in tourism in Cao Phong district attended the wporkshop.
The leaders from the People's
Committee of Cao Phong District are delivering a speech at the workshop.
Cao Phong district has many
potentials and advantages for tourism development. Currently, the district is
gradually forming and developing tourism products, including the community
cultural tourism (Mo hamlet in Binh Thanh commune, Tien hamlet in Thung Nai
commune...); the spiritual tourism (Khanh pagoda, Thach Yen commune; Bong Lai
and Dong Son temples, Cao Phong town); the eco-tourism (the area of Hoa Binh
lake, the complex of Nui Dau Rong cave...). In the whole district, there are 18
accommodation business establishments; 13 restaurants that can serve about 1,200
guests a day; 2 cooperatives and 1 community tourism cooperative group. The
district is also actively attracting the investment, developing the tourism
projects in the area, in which, they have been focusing on speeding up the
investment progress of building the cultural space of Mo Muong Hoa Binh in Hop
Phong commune.
Although it is highly appreciated
for the potential and advantages, Cao Phong district's tourism development has
not been commensurate. On average, the district welcome about 300,000 tourists
every year, and the revenue is about 20 billion VND, accounting for about only
10% of the economic structure of the district… Therefore, the district
advocates to promote the solutions for the. tourism development in the period
of 2021 - 2030, turning the tourism into a spearhead economic sector and
building Cao Phong district into an attractive destination with the
characteristic, rich and attractive tourism products.
At the workshop, the delegates
discussed many issues related to the development of Cao Phong tourism today.
Thereby, they proposed the important solutions to remove difficulties, mobilize
and connect the resources to improve the quality of tourism products, promoting
Cao Phong tourism to develop in a sustainable way.
Getting the comments at the
workshop, the People's Committee of Cao Phong District would supplement and
complete the district's plans for tourism development in the near future, in
the immediate future it is the period of 2021-2025 period, with a vision to
2030.
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.