With a diverse culture with the identities of the Muong, Tay, Dao, and Thai ethnic groups and wild, majestic landscapes, Da Bac highland district is developing diverse tourism, associated with preserving and promoting traditional culture.
Tourists visit Sung hamlet, Cao Son commune, Da Bac district.
Comrade Nguyen Van Toan, Head of the Culture and Information Department of Da Bac district, said: Some scenic spots of the district are being exploited to serve tourism development, such as: Thac Bo temple in Vay Nua commune, Coconut Island tourist area is one of the most beautiful islands in the Hoa Binh lake area.
A scenic spot that many international tourists discover is Pu Canh Nature Reserve. The reserve is located in the communes: Doan Ket, Yen Hoa, Dong Ruong, Dong Chum with a total area of over 1,580 hectares with rich flora and fauna ecosystems, waterfalls, stream systems and remaining primary forests. There are ancient trees hundreds of years old here. The foot of Pu Canh mountain is home of the Tay and Muong ethnic people with many unique cultural features from costumes, writing, cuisine... The people are friendly.
From 2017 up to now, in the villages along Hoa Binh lake, a number of community tourism destinations for the Muong and Dao ethnic people have been formed. Among them is the community tourism site in Ke hamlet, Hien Luong commune. There are 4 homestay in the village: Sac Luyen, Sanh Thuan, Huu Thao, and Ha Khanh. Visitors coming here can experience life with the Muong ethnic people with activities like cycling, swimming, kayaking, fishing and shrimping...
The community tourist destination in Sung hamlet, Cao Son commune is inhabited by the Dao Tien people. The village here has wild beauty, ethnic people retain many traditional cultural activities, creating unique and typical tourism products, attracting a large number of international tourists to discover.
Da Bia community tourism site, Tien Phong commune is a famous tourist village that has been recognized with the 2019 Asean community tourism award. Coming to Da Bia, visitors can enjoy culinary dishes of the Muong people: grilled fish, bamboo-tube rice, hill chicken, wild vegetables... or experience the "self-conscious" restaurant.
In Da Bac district, there are a number of tourist and resort areas that many tourists choose: Mai Da Lodge in Doan Ket hamlet - Tien Phong commune; Xoan Retreat Da Bac in Mo hamlet, Da Bac Ecolodge in Mai hamlet, Hien Luong commune; Ho Tam homestay in Cao Son commune.
In addition, visitors to Da Bac can also discover nice caves and waterfalls, such as: Lo Lan cave - Hien Luong commune, Ho Vang cave - Nanh Nghe commune, Sung cave - Cao Son commune, Bong waterfall - Tan Minh commune.
The People's Committee of Hoa Binh province has just issued Plan No. 128 to implement the Prime Minister’s Directive No. 08 dated February 23, 2024 on comprehensive, rapid and sustainable tourism development in Hoa Binh province.
To turn Hoa Binh Lake into a national tourism area, the Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee on June 22, 2017 issued Resolution No. 14-NQ/TU on developing the Hoa Binh Lake tourism area. Since then, resources have been mobilised to promote local tourism activities. The area now has met three of the five important criteria for a national tourism area.
The Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee has issued a resolution on the development of the Hoa Binh Lake Tourist Area, aiming to turn it into a national site. To date, the area has satisfied three out of the five criteria set for a national tourist site.
Coming to Hoa Binh, visitors will be impressed by the natural beauty of Ngoi Hoa bay in Suoi Hoa commune, Tan Lac district.
People in Cha Day village in Pa Co commune, Mai Chau district of Hoa Binh province, have been taking advantage of natural conditions and traditional cultural values to develop community-based tourism which has helped improve their quality of life.
The Hoa Binh lake tourism area has strengths to attract visitors, particularly those who are interested in resort tourism and community-based tourism.
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