(HBO) – With beautiful scenery and fresh air, Thanh Son commune, Mai Chau district, has huge potential to develop tourism. Thanh Son commune, home to Muong and Thai ethnic communities, has many advantages to develop eco-tourism, community-based tourism due to its unspoiled beauty and cool climate.
Pu Bin Paradise services complex in Hieng hamlet, Thanh Son commune, Mai Chau district.
Pu Bin Paradise services complex is being built in Hieng hamlet. With a total investment capital of more than 10 billion VND (410,000 USD), the complex will have 25 rooms and other facilities including catering services, karaoke, swimming pool, camping area, among others, meeting the needs of both domestic and foreign tourists.
Sam Tang lake tourism area is another project under construction in the commune. Covering an area of 163 ha, once completed, the site will offer numerous interesting services such as a lakeside resort, health care with local herbs, mountain trekking, exploring forests, sailing, canoeing, paragliding, among others.
Lo Thanh Khuyen, Chairman of Thanh Son Commune People's Committee said that the commune has actively exploited the potential and advantages of tourism for local socio-economic development.
The locality has promoted investment attraction, upgraded infrastructure and environmental landscape to support tourism development, he added.
The commune has conducted communication activities to encourage the locals to actively participate in the movement of building new-style rural areas and raise awareness of environmental protection.
It has organised campaigns to clean up the living environment and collect garbage. At the same time, the local authority has created favourable conditions for investors in implementing projects, helping to promote local socio-economic development.
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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