(HBO) - Thanh Son commune (Mai Chau) consists of 3 communes: Thung Khe, Noong Luong, merged Pu Bin, which are bestowed with the majestic mountains and forests, the cool and fresh climate, and the rich cultural identity.

The tourists at Spice Hills homestay in Na Phet hamlet, Thanh Son commune (Mai Chau) are enjoy doing farm work by themselves.

From these advantages, Thanh Son commune has gradually been exploiting the potential and advantages of the locality, attracting investment to develop tourism.

It is about 8 km far from the center of the district, Thanh Son has full potential of ecotourism and community tourism. With the wild beauty of the mountains, the cool climate and the temperature is 5-7 degrees lower than the average temperature of the district, anyone coming to Thanh Son will be fascinated. Besides, this place is also a living community of many ethnic groups such as Kinh, Muong, Thai ..., which is imbued with the cultural identity with many specialties and unique dishes. The traditional houses on stilts along the roads with flowers running around the village have been creating the beautiful landscapes attracting visitors.

Currently, in the commune there are 2 homestays built with a large scale and high quality of service, which is highly appreciated by tourists. These homestays operate regularly and effectively. Additionally, the commune is implementing the planning and construction of the project of Sam Tang Lake tourism area with a total area of up to 80 hectares. It is expected that the resort will have many interesting services such as the side-lake resort, the health care with the local herbal medicine. The services such as climbing sports, exploring the primeval forests, kayaking, canoeing, motoring, paragliding on the lake will also be put into operation, promising many interesting things for visitors.

The orientation for the local people to develop the economy in the direction of agriculture combined with the exploitation of services, community tourism, the commune has been campaigning and propagating people to actively participate in the movement of building new rural areas, giving priority to developing the transport infrastructure, the environment and landscape to support tourism development. The people have gradually moved the breeding facilities away from the residential area, changing their habits and the consciousness of preserving the environment, and do not litter indiscriminately. The commune has been organizing campaigns on cleaning, clearing the sewers, collecting waste, planting flowers along the roadsides to create landscapes. At the same time, they have helped to remove difficulties and obstacles for businesses to invest, creating the favorable conditions to attract, implement projects and promote the local socio-economic development.


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