(HBO) – With advantages in geography, natural landscapes and convenient transportation, Lac Thuy district in the northern province of Hoa Binh has huge potential to develop tourism, particularly ecotourism, scenic and festival tourism.
Tourists visit and learn about the first money printing factory of the Vietnamese Revolutionary Government in Phu Nghia commune, Lac Thuy district.
The Huong Binh cable car project in Phu Nghia commune was officially kicked off, connecting the iconic scenic Huong Son pagoda (Perfume Pagoda) – a special national relic site in Hanoi's My Duc district to the national relic site of Tien pagoda in Phu Nghia commune.
The project is expected to become a new tourism product, creating a breakthrough in the development of the industry, contributing to saving travel time between the two scenic spots while improving the quality of tourism services, transforming socio-economic growth model in the locality in particular and in the region in general.
According to Nguyen Ngoc Van, Vice Chairman of Lac Thuy district People's Committee, there are 36 accommodation establishments in the area, including Lang Soi resort with four tourist villas including 32 rooms and 12 community guesthouses.
In addition, the district has six national-level and 11 provincial-level relics, and 64 relic sites that need to be protected.
So far, many projects have been carried out in the district, including a TH Group's project to build a sports, culture, entertainment, and high-class resort complex combining aquaculture with a registered capital of 148 billion VND (6.3 million USD), Huong Binh cable car project, Lac Thuy cultural tourism and resort of Pacific - Hoa Binh One Member Limited Liability Company with a registered capital of over 4,000 billion VND, another on developing tourism infrastructure to support comprehensive growth of the Greater Mekong sub-region (Phase 2), and sub-project of Hoa Binh province with a total investment of 234.4 billion VND.
Some projects are completing investment procedures, such as one on ecological housing, high-class resort and entertainment complex in Dong Tam commune of Sun Group joint Stock Company, the Hang Trinh Nu Chi Ne ecological urban area one in Chi Ne town, and a high-tech agricultural experience project in Khoan Du commune, among others.
In addition to creating favourable conditions for businesses investing in the district’s tourism sector, the locality has developed local tourism products with a focus on sightseeing tourism, cultural-spiritual tourism to attract more holiday-makers.
In 2022, the district welcomed 540,000 visitors, earning a total of about 102 billion VND.
Traditional festivals have been well maintained and organised, creating typical tourism products, contributing to the preservation cultural traditions associated with the development of festival tourism products.
According to the locality’s development plan for the period of 2021 - 2025, the district will welcome about 1.5 million visitors and 2 million during 2026-2030./.
The picturesque scenery of Hoa Binh Lake has endowed its tourism site with a unique allure. In recent years, localities have been harnessing the potential of the lake area and domestic and international tourists have chosen the site for sightseeing and leisure journeys.
The Hoa Binh Lake tourism area is expected to become a national tourism site by 2030, focusing on developing synchronous and modern technical facilities, and high-quality and branded tourism products imbued with national cultural identities. The tourist site also aims to become the largest tourist centre in the province, and one of 12 key tourist areas in the Northern midland and mountainous region
On April 5th, in Hoa Binh city, the Tourism Association of Hoa Binh province and Tourism Association of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province jointly organized a conference to promote cooperation and tourism development. There was the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.
Hoa Binh has taken measures, focusing on removing barriers in terms of mechanism, policy, infrastructure, and upgrading technical infrastructure facilities serving tourism and the quality of human resources, to promote tourism development in the Hoa Binh Lake area.
Over the past time, Da Bac has deployed measures to lure more domestic and foreign visitors to the locality, aiming to turn tourism into the district’s economic spearhead.
Covering an area of over 52,000 hectares spanning districts of Mai Chau, Tan Lac, Cao Phong, Da Bac, and Hoa Binh City, Hoa Binh lake has strong potential for tourism development. In recent years, thanks to the attention of local Party Committees and authorities as well as support from international organisations, the advantages of tourism in the lake area have been utilised.
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