HBO – A delegation from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has paid a fact-finding tour of tourism routes and spots along the Da River in the four northwestern provinces of Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La and Hoa Binh. Also participating in the delegation were experts and representatives from travel agents and news outlets.


The delegation visits Mai Chau Hideway Resort in Suoi Lon hamlet, Tan Mai commune, Mai Chau district.

 The working delegation had a field trip to several destinations in Da River area, including Ngam hamlet, Song Pe commune, Bac Yen district of Son La province; Da Bia hamlet in Tien Phong commune of Hoa Binh’s Da Bac district, Mai Chau Hideway Resort and Ba Khan valley in the province’s Mai Chau district, Ke hamlet of Da Bac district’s Hien Luong commune, Chua Thac Bo temple spiritual tourist site, Dua (coconut) isle, and Thung Nai commune.

 Through the trip, the delegation assessed potential and the status quo of tourism resources for the building of tourism products, tours and tourism routes to bring into full play types of tourism in Hoa Binh lake area.

 Da River, connecting Hoa Binh, Son La, Lai Chau and Dien Bien provinces, is a beautiful river running around gigantic mountains and primeval forests, creating a giant "watercolour painting” considered huge potential to develop cultural and spiritual tourism and eco-tourism, thus opening up opportunities to attract tourists and improve locals’ living conditions. Building tourism sites along Da River is defined a key mission in tourism development of these provinces./.

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