(HBO) - Since the third quarter of this year, tourism activities of Hoa Binh province have improved after overcoming the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The province welcomed 2.85 million tourists in the first 10 months, including 320,000 foreigners, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Hoa Binh province earned about 1.7 trillion VND (73 million USD) from tourism revenue in the period.
Since Q3, community-based tourist destinations
in Sung village of Cao Son commune (Da Bac districts) has welcomed foreign
tourists back again.
Tourist arrivals
mostly increased in the second and third quarters, with resorts and
community-based tourism destinations in the districts of Mai Chau, Cao Phong,
Lac Thuy, Tan Lac, Da Bac, Kim Boi and Lac Son and Hoa Binh city seeing a rise
in the number of visitors.
Of note, travel tours
on Hoa Binh reservoir have become attractive to both domestic and international
tourists with new services, such as a trekking and cycling route around the
reservoir, adventure travel, ecotourism and cultural tourism and community
tourism.
Hoa Binh is currently
home to 412 qualified accommodation establishments, including six three-star,
23 two-star and eight one-star hotels, along with 233 lodging houses and 142
stilt houses for community-based tourism. In addition, there are nine local
tourist spots and a tourism zone at the provincial level./.
A Phong Linh (Yellow Tabebuia) flower garden in Thang village, Thach Yen commune, Cao Phong district is currently in full bloom, drawing a large number of visitors.
Community-based tourism has been thriving in Pa Co commune, Mai Chau district thanks to advantages in natural landscape and cultural identity.
Doan Ket commune of Yen Thuy district has recently held a ceremony to receive a certificate recognising Ta communal house as a provincial-level historical and cultural relic site.
In Lac Thuy district, the fertile alluvial land along the Boi River is now home to lush green mulberry gardens, marking the emergence of a new agricultural industry - mulberry cultivation and silkworm farming.
Officially opening in February, Ngoi Hoa Ecotourism Site (PriorBay Resort) in Suoi Hoa commune, Tan Lac district, has quickly become a sought-after destination. It offers visitors a chance to indulge in distinctive and enticing experiences.
Gia Trang Heian Homestay, a unique cultural oasis in the heart of Hoa Binh city, has become a compelling attraction for tourists seeking ethnic cultural experiences within an urban setting. Bui Thi Hien, a local in Kim Boi district with aspiration for ethnic culture and community-based tourism development, created the homestay that seamlessly blends traditional and contemporary features.