Hoa Binh seeks to promote tourism development in upland areas
A fact-finding trip was organised to explore potential for tourism development in mountainous Lung Van commune in the northern province of Hoa Binh’s Tan Lac district.
Hoa Binh Lake - a tourist attration in Hoa Binh province (Source: VNA)
HoaBinh (VNA) - A fact-finding trip was organised to explore potentialfor tourism development in mountainous Lung Van commune in the northernprovince of Hoa Binh’s Tan Lac district.
The trip was joined by local officials,representatives from Action on Poverty in Vietnam, and FLC Group on August 8.
Situated at an altitude of nearly 700m above sea level, and covered with cloudsaround the year, Lung Van is the centre of five upland communes of TanLac district. It has great potential and advantages for promoting tourismdevelopment.
It boasts numerous heritage featuring Muong ethnic people’s culture identities suchas Mo Muong culture heritage, Muong gong, handicraft products, traditionalfestivals and folk games.
LungVan is an attractive destination for community-based tours. It has the provincialroad 440 linking to localities with tourism potential including communes ofQuyet Chien, Nam Son, Bac Son, Ngo Luong in Tan Lac district; Pu Bin and NoongLuong communes in Mai Chau district; and tourism sites in Bac Thuoc district ofthe north central province of Thanh Hoa.
Besides, Lung Van boasts a system of caves and old stilt houses.
During the trip, participants visited several projects of tourism development.
Representatives from FLC hoped to cooperate with the locality in developingtourism, especially community-based tourism, while calling on the localauthority to work well on management, and pay attention to improving the qualityof tourism services.
Trainingcourses should be arranged for local households which are supplying homestay servicesfor tourists, helping them collect experience in this field, they said.
Actionon Poverty in Vietnam pledged to send experts to Lung Van to support the buildingof tourism development plans for the locality.
Speaking at the working session with the delegation, Vice Secretary of theprovincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council TranDang Ninh asked Tan Lac authority to swiftly outline a project to promotetourism development in upland communes, focusing on encouraging local householdto provide homestay services.
Tourism activities must ensure the preservation of typical culture andenvironmental protection, he noted.-VNA
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Hoa Binh Lake - a tourist attration in Hoa Binh province (Source: VNA) 
