(HBO) - Da Bac district is 15 km away from Hoa Binh city with abundant natural tourist resources such as: Phu Canh Nature Reserve Area, Ta Khop Waterfall, Than Cave, Lao Stream, Mua Cave, Sung Cave, Bieu Mountain, Lo Lan Cave, Hien Luong Bay, etc. Da Bac has hamlets of Ke, Da Bia, Sung, Mo Hem, Nhap, Ranh, etc. preserving unique cultural identities of ethnic minorities of Muong, Dao, Tay, etc. Those are the favorable conditions for tourism development, especially the development of community-based tourism.

Da Bac district community tourism has been formed and developed in the last 4 years. It was started with the help of AFAP Vietnam Organization (from July 2014). This project is in the part of AFAP's long-term poverty reduction program in Hoa Binh. It was supported with the finance as well as technical consultations in the process of project implementation such as housing improvement consultancy, organizing training courses to improve tourism profession for some households implementing community tourism in Ke village, Hien Luong commune; Da Bia village, Tien Phong commune and Son village, Cao Son commune. The project then was consulted to set up Da Bac Tourist Community joint Stock Company with the objective of helping to transform and improve the quality of community tourism services in Da Bac to develop professionally and more effectively, focusing on promoting, connecting with the customer market; branding tourism service products of Da Bac people and developing community tourism in a sustainable way, etc.

 

The Russian Embassy is watching performances at the community tourism site of Ke village, Hien Luong commune (Da Bac).

 

In addition, The State allocated for Da Bac district community tourism a part of the investment in infrastructure, promotion, tourism training and support and the provision of some tourist equipment for homestay business people at some community tourism attractions. Up to now, the district has 9 homestays doing business to welcome tourists. In the first 6 months of 2018, Da Bac district community tourism has welcomed over 2,000 international visitors.

 

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