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(HBO) – As one of the four large Muong regions in Hoa Binh province, Muong Dong - Kim Boi has a great opportunity to make strong breakthroughs in the new context.
Photo: An Lac Eco Farm and Hot Springs eco-resort, located in Vinh Dong commune, Kim Boi district, attracts tourists to experience the poetic nature on the land of the "golden cup".
Hoa Binh authorities has defined Kim Boi district as a focal point for high-quality eco-tourism and resort tourism development.
With a mineral water source that has been exploited since the French colonial period, Kim Boi has long been positioned on the tourism map at home and abroad. The former Ha Bi commune (now Bo town) has been attracting investors interested in urban and resort tourism projects. The quality of tourism products in the mineral spring area has gradually improved, meeting demand of both local and foreign visitors. Additionally, Kim Boi is a beautiful area with natural landscapes, open space, and clean and pure air.
Recently, the province started construction of a 50km road connecting the Hoa Binh - Hanoi region to Son La expressway with the first-phase investment of over 1.8 trillion VND.
Investors are currently interested in tourism projects in Kim Boi district. Last year, the district drew 28 tourism projects, most of them have been approved by the provincial People's Committee and are currently undergoing evaluation and approval of investment decisions. These projects include 12 golf course and resort projects in the communes of Binh Son, Tu Son, Vinh Tien, Du Sang, Cuoi Ha, Sao Bay, and Nuong Dam, six more planned golf courses and 13 luxury eco-tourism resorts.
After a period of surveying, Sun Group has proposed a plan to build a luxury eco-tourism, resort and entertainment complex with cable cars and mountain trains in Lac Son and Kim Boi districts. Last year, the total number of tourists to the district reached 290,000, bringing in 250 billion VND in revenue.
Nguyen Thanh Ha, head of the Kim Boi district Division of Culture and Information, said the district is coordinating efforts to improve the State management capacity of conducting tourism activities as well as business environment. In addition, the district has mobilised resources to invest in tourism infrastructure, fully tapping potential and advantages to create unique tourism products, develop leisure and hot spring tourism, health care, sports, ecology, spiritual tourism, entertainment and community-based tourism.
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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