Lac Son district exploits the potential of tourism development

9/12/2018 - 8:25:13 AM

(HBO) - Lac Son - Muong Vang is one of four large Muong ethnic areas in the province. The Muong ethnic people living there account for over 90% of the population. Since the ancient time, Muong Vang has been famous for the typical cultural values featured in Mo Muong rhythm, traditional festivals, beliefs of the people. Besides, Lac Son district is also naturally gifted with mountains and beautiful lakes; rich and various cave system; cool climate. All of these are attractive to tourists who want to explore Lac Son land.

Bai Nha (Ngoc Son commune) is a fairly flat hill, the bottom of which is fields of paddy, maize, sugarcane yards, the lake is surrounded by majestic mountains, the primary forest has created so beautiful natural landscape. This is the ideal place to organize paragliding activities.

With flat terrain, beautiful scenery, stretching about 1 hectare, Bai Bui field (Ngoc Lau commune) becomes a stopover for sightseeing, organizing entertainment activities such as camping, fire - camping for tourists.

Thung Hill (Quy Hoa commune) is located at an average height of 1,073m above sea level. Thung Hill has the rolling mountain; natural scenery is so majestic and romantic.

A tourist site, which is very attractive for visitors to explore, is Mu Waterfall (Mu village, Tu Do commune). Mu was formed by an underground stream from majestic mountains at the altitude of above 1,000m above sea level in the Natural Reservation Zone of Ngoc Son - Ngo Luong. In the Waterfall, there is Mu Cave with the marvels of stalactites. With the pristine original scenery, majestic mountains and forest, it is one of the great potential for Lac Son district to explore and develop their tourism.

Bai Bui field, Ngoc Lau commune (Lac Son) is an ideal stopover for tourists.

Besides the natural tourism potential, Lac Son district has a revolutionary historical system. According to statistics, the district has 23 archaeological relics, cultural and historical relics. In addition, the district preserves many caves of archaeological treasures of ancient Muong ethnic people, such as: the stone roof of Vanh village is a national archaeological monument. Khu Dung Cave is one of the beautiful natural caves of Hoa Binh province. Lac Son also preserves the traditional festivals of Muong ethnic people, such as Chieng Muong Festival, the festival of field coming – Du Voi.

In the first 6 months of 2018, the district has welcomed more than 20,000 visitors, including over 1,000 of international visitors. The total revenue from tourism has reached over 4 billion VND.

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