Vietnam Tourist : Hòa Bình

Hòa Bình (Vietnamese: [hʷaː˧˩ ɓən˧˩] ) is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of Hòa Bình Province, and located 76 kilometres from Hanoi, and 5 kilometres from the Đà River. The Battle of Hòa Bình was fought around the city from 1951-52 during the First Indochina War.
Hòa Bình Dam, the largest hydroelectric dam in Vietnam, and also the largest in South East Asia, is located near the city.
Located on the entrance of the Northwest region of Vietnam, Hoa Binh Province is proud to be one of the oldest areas in Vietnam with the world-famous “Hoabinhian Culture” (Van Hoa Hoa Binh). In the last few years, Hoa Binh has strongly developed to be a tourist attraction city thanks to its valuable natural and cultural heritages.

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HOA BINH - DESTINATION OF ECOTOURISM 

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.

Going 30km further from Hoa Binh Town, travelers may 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.

More Infomation : Kim Bôi is a rural district of Hòa Bình Province in the Northwest region of Vietnam. As of 2003, the district had a population of 140,031. The district covers an area of 682 km². The district capital lies at Bo.

Kim Boi hot spring is popular among domestic tourist

Thung Nai is 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. Thung Nai is also regarded as “Ha Long Bay on land”.

Thung Nai - A tourist spot for tranquil moments

Other ecotourism destinations for travelers in Hoa Binh are Da Bac and Luong Son District with primitive sceneries. However, tourism there is not as developed as the first two sites.

HOA BINH - DESTINATION OF CULTURAL TOURISM 

With the background of being an ancient land, Hoa Binh is not lack of antique and historic relics, in fact, the province honorably preserve 37 national relics and 18 regional vestiges. The residents here consist mainly of Muong ethnic group and various ethnic minorities such as Thai, Yao, Tay and Hmong. This contributes a lots to the cultural diversity of this mountainous province as well as the development of its tourism industry.

Muong Ethnic in Hoa Binh province

At present, there are more than 50 ethnic tourism hamlets within Hoa Binh available to visitors both inside and outside Vietnam. Lác 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.

Coming to Hoa Binh on Tet Holiday, ones may have chances to attend a wide range of festivals organized by the locals in different areas and by different ethnic groups. To illustrate Chua Tien Festival in Lac Thuy Prefecture, “Khai Ha” Carnival of Muong Bi people and “Xen Ban Xen Muong” Carnival of Thai ethnic group.

HOW TO GET THERE

Hoa Binh town is 82 km from Hanoi which can be approached both by road and water transportation. Ones can travel by cars or coaches from Hanoi, along National Highway no. 6 to Hoa Binh Town; National Highway No. 15 from Thanh Hoa to Mai Chau or National Highway No. 12B from Ninh Binh to Hoa Binh.

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Cuc Phuong National Park - Rừng Cúc Phương

Located a hundred kilometers southwest of Ha Noi, Cuc Phuong National Park in the easternmost part of a limestone range emanating from the Son La Plateau in northern Viet Nam. Cuc Phuong forest is a globally important example of a terrestrial karst ecosystem  and the only remaining large area of lowland and limestone forest in northern Viet Nam. Just two hours south of Ha Noi, large shadows of the first karst towers interrupt the reflections from  the rice fields, signaling Cuc Phuong’s proximity.

Sunbeams in the Cuc Phuong

In the spring, millions of white and yellow migrating butterflies surround visitors as soon as they enter the park. The Eco-tourist destination should always be the Primate Rescue Center and a conversation with staff members about their efforts to rescue Viet Nam’s most fascinating primates from the wildlife trade. Extinction threatens most langurs and gibbons; Cuc Phuong is the only place to see them without spending weeks in the forest. Gibbons call from a fenced hill. Across the path, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) and Education for Nature – Viet Nam (ENV), a Vietnamese non-governmental organization, have project offices to help the national park develop Viet Nam’s first park centre for visitors. Staff members there will introduce visitors to Cuc Phuong’s unique karsts  eco-systems, including fauna and flora.

Some visitor boating in the Park

In the afternoon, visitors can take a walk on a marked, two-hour trail to see Cuc Phuong’s giant trees in a rare stand of primary tropical forest. An incredible diversity of trees, lianas, and ferns overgrows the karsts. An   important archaeological site, which was a home of early man, is also home to seventeen species of bats. Visitors can watch endangered Owston’s palm civits, which are nocturnal, search for insects in their spacious enclosure at FFI’s small civit conservation facility. Some civits have successfully bred in captivity. It is a special pleasure to watch the baby civits.

Visitors who stay overnight can go birding in the morning chill at 6 A.M and might see bar-bellied Pitta birds and trogons just beyond the park gates. Silver pheasants and jungle fowl are plentiful. On the way home, travelers can turn left to visit Van Long, a small limestone outcrop surrounded by a wetland just before the function with Highway 1. Local villagers will row visitors in small boats so that they can come close to the rock. In addition, they can see Delacour’s langurs, a critically endangered primate endemic to the Cuc Phuong forest – Pu Luong Limestone Range. Protected by local people, the langurs cavort in the late afternoon as tourists watch.

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