Hoa Binh - Destination of Ecotourism And Cultural Tourism In The Northern Vietnam

About 82km to the Southwest of Hanoi Capital, Hoa Binh owns the climate of representative for tropical monsoon, which is pretty cold and less rain in winter and hot and rainy in summer. This is also one of the most ancient lands in the world where human life is proven to existed here since 10,000 – 2,000 BCE.

Although Hoa Binh’s geographical characteristics cause it many difficulties in developing its infrastructure and economy, the accumulated mountainous topography here is really a Godsend in term of tourist attraction. Together with average-high mountains are green valleys; surrounded by primitive forests with thousand species of rare plants and animal and hundreds of fanciful caves and streams that offer tourists numbers of tours like adventurous hiking, walking, hunting or hot spring.

From Hoa Binh Town about 30km, you can recognize a bunch of hotels and inns which offer hot-spring service on both side of the road. The area is lucky to have the source of mineral water from Kim Boi hot-spring. Mineral water here is always naturally kept at 36oC and is proven to be able to drink and bath. More interesting, the water may help healing diseases like arthritis, gastritis, and hypertension.

When coming to Hoa Binh, Thung Nai will be another ideal spot for ecotourism which ones can get there by travelling on romantic green surface of Da River through winding currents and wonderful view along its sides. Thung Nai is especially suitable for tourists who seek for peaceful relaxing time with family or friends, forgetting all about the stresses of busy life and enjoying stunning natural wonder.

At present, Hoa Binh is home to more than 50 ethnic tourism hamlets within Hoa Binh available to visitors both inside and outside Vietnam. Lac Village and Muong Village are the most well-known sites that have been officially developed for cultural and ecotourism by Hoa Binh Authorities. Besides, visitors are advised to visit Culture Tourism Village in Dong Mo, Son Tay, Hoa Binh. The village is composed of Vietnamese ethnic traditional architecture, established with the purpose to preserve and promote Vietnamese culture to the world.

It can be said that Hoa Binh is one of the most ideal places that bring you a great chance to discover ecotourism and cultural tourism in the Northern Vietnam region. However, to get an excellent experience for the ecotourism and cultural tourism, you should take a homestay tour that will help you to get a deep understanding about the cultural life as well the habits and the customs in daily life of local residents.