Tourism areas upgraded, images of the people, culture and tourism of the Muong Vang land further popularised, and more destinations of sightseeing and festivals formed are among the strides Lac Son district has made after three years of implementing Resolution No. 06-NQ/HU, dated July 26, 2021, of its Party Committee to turn tourism into an important economic sector.
The pristine and majestic beauty of Mu Waterfall in Tu
Do commune, Lac Son district, attracts a large number of domestic and
international visitors.
Over the past years, infrastructure for
socio-economic development, especially the facilities serving tourism, in Lac
Son has improved considerably. Utilising different capital sources, the
district has completed upgrading and expanding Road 12B and Provincial Roads
436 and 437. Many linking districts, communes, and villages have also been
paved, making the district more accessible for tourists.
As a result, local sites of natural, ecological,
and community-based tourism such as Mu Waterfall in Tu Do commune, Bai Bui – a
grassland area in Ngoc Lau commune, the Muong flower garden in Vu Binh commune,
and the terraced rice fields in Quy Hoa and Mien Doi communes are attracting
more and more visitors.
Aside from developing infrastructure and
creating conditions for organising festivals, the district has also paid
attention to holding tourism promotion events and bringing into play the local
cultural identity. Communications and promotion activities have been
diversified such as opening booths at exhibitions; coordinating with the Mass
Culture Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and
central press agencies to produce films and documentaries about local culture
and tourism; and working with press outlets of Hoa Binh province to introduce
landscapes, historical and cultural relic sites, and traditional festivals of
Lac Son.
The district is currently home to two hotels
with star ratings, 24 accommodation establishments, and 17 community-based
hostels.
Some tourist destinations have also had their
infrastructure properly invested such as Coi Communal House in Vu Binh commune,
Khoi Communal House in An Nghia commune, the relic site of Regiment 52 (Tay
Tien Regiment) in Thuong Coc commune, and Khenh Communal House in Van Son
commune.
Besides, the postal and telecommunications
system and the information technology network, including transceiver stations,
now cover all local tourism areas and destinations, ensuring convenience for
travellers to keep communication and search for information.
Bui Van Kia, Standing Vice Secretary of the
district Party Committee and Chairman of the district People’s Council, said by
implementing the resolution, local tourism has been flourishing as seen in the
growing number of visitors. Apart from domestic tourists, some community-based
tourism sites in Tu Do and Quyet Thang communes have also welcomed thousands of
international travellers.
Lac Son aims to become one of the centres of
high-quality leisure and wellness tourism in the northern mountainous region
and Vietnam by 2030 by capitalising on its quality hot spring potential,
beautiful natural landscapes, the fresh environment, the northern region’s
biggest artificial freshwater lake, and its unique culture.
To that end, it will strongly carry out such
measures as stepping up tourism promotion, creating conditions for businesses
to invest in tourism with a focus on ecological and community-based tourism,
and enhancing cooperation with localities and businesses to develop attractive
tourism products, according to the official.
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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