YBO - Yen Bai province has been taking advantage of unique typical tourism events and festivals in localities across the province to promote its tourism and attract more visitors.

YBO - According to the findings of a quick survey of foreign tourists to Yen Bai, over 63% of international tourists to the province are free visitors, with most of them preferring homestay. The rate of visitors who hope to lengthen their stay in Yen Bai is nearly twice that of those wanting to shorten their journey

YBO - Hoc village in Son Thinh town, Van Chan district, has gained popularity among tourists as an interesting community-based tourism destination.

YBO - According to a plan to implement the rural tourism development programme in building new-style rural areas for the 2021 - 2025 period, the People's Committee of Nghia Lo township has set out three goals and 18 specific contents to agencies and units for implementation.

YBO - Beyond a tourist destination with stunning landscapes of the mountainous region, Luc Yen district is also known for its gemstone market among gemstone aficionados from far and wide.

YBO - In 2015, 64-year-old Song Thi Phua in Giang B hamlet of Suoi Giang commune, Van Chan district, and her family began developing a homestay tourism model with attractive destinations worth to be explored right in their family’s area.

YBO - Setting foot on Mu Cang Chai district this time of the year, aside from joining in various special and interesting activities at the Mong panpipe festival, visitors will also have a chance to admire the pink of “Pang To Day” (To Day flower) – a specialty flower of the mountainous northwest.

YBO - On these days, the Mong people in Mu Cang Chai district are eagerly waiting for the National Day (September 2) holiday. This is also an ideal time for the locality to welcome tourists to enjoy the beauty of terraced rice fields in the harvest season. Preparations are in full swing.

YBO - Since 2018, four homestays namely Quan Pom, Kien Panh, Quyet Doan, and Khau Pha House of Thai families in Cao Pha commune, Mu Cang Chai district, have been guided by KPF - Khau Pha Friends to build and provide tourism services in a polite and thoughtful manner, towards the goal of sustainable tourism development in the area.

YBO - Nghia Lo has installed QR-CODE to introduce destinations and tourism information within the town, as well as a QR payment system at 92 accommodation facilities and 10 restaurants and eateries. Many lodging and homestay facilities and tourism service businesses have actively used social media platforms to draw tourists.

YBO - At an altitude of 2,913 m, Lung Cung peak is located in Mu Cang Chai district, Yen Bai province. It is one of the top 15 highest peaks in Vietnam.

With its majestic nature, Tram Tau district has offered adventure tourism services, attracting crowds of tourists, especially foreigners.

YBO - The first Shan tuyet tea festival is scheduled to take place in Van Chan district in early September, featuring numerous activities.

YBO - Since the beginning of this year, Yen Bai has welcomed over 1.03 million visitors, equivalent to 69.1% of its yearly target and 129.5% of the goal set in the locality’s development scenario, representing a rise of 28.3% over the same period last year.

YBO - Over the past times, the Social Insurance Office of Yen Bai province has carried out many communication activities to mobilise people to participate in voluntary social insurance, with focus on small traders who have stable income.

YBO - Yen Binh district has introduced tourism products that promote local craft villages, historical sites, and cultural identities.

YBO - “This beauty is beyond my imagination. I don't know how to describe it, just like a fairyland. Amazing and very wonderful,” Phan Hong Cong, a tourist from Hanoi said while visiting Lau Camping in Phinh Ho commune, Tram Tau district. The scenery at Lau Camping is a surprise even for visitors who have experienced cloud hunting.

OYB - Young people have joined hands to promote the beauty of the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai in different ways.

YBO - Yen Bai – Households in Mam Xoi hill in La Pan Tan commune and Horseshoe area in Mo De commune, which are well-known for their stunning landscape of terraced rice fields, have started to lease their farming land since last year.

YBO - Along with beautiful natural landscapes, Mu Cang Chai district of Yen Bai district is also home to the unique cultural identities of Mong and Thai ethnic minority groups, and various traditional values of local communities’ traditional customs, festivals, crafts, costumes and cuisine.

YBO - Camping has been chosen by many young people for their holidays over the recent years. In anticipation of that trend, some businesses and individuals in Yen Bai province have set up campsites to take full advantage of natural landscapes and attract tourists to the locality.

YBO - The northern province of Yen Bai welcomed over 121,000 visitors during the five-day holidays from April 29 to May 3, an increase of 70.2% compared to that the same period last year.

YBO - With diverse and unique potential, Yen Bai is a famous tourist destination in the north, as it welcomes millions of visitors every year. In addition to pristine landscapes and attractive indigenous cultures, the western localities of the province have launched many new and attractive tourism products for the five-day national holiday of Hung Kings Commemoration Day, National Reunification and May Day.

YBO -An art programme which spotlights the charm of Mu Cang Chai district in a season when the local renowned terraced rice field watering will take place from April 29 to May 5 and every following weekend until the end of May.

YBO - Tram Tau district in Yen Bai province has made efforts in renewing its tourism products, making them more diverse, unique and environmentally friendly, thus turning itself into an attractive destination.