Yen Bai welcomes over 121,600 visitors during five-day holidays

  •  Sunday, May 7, 2023

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.

Visitors join activities at Thac Ba Lake tourist destination.
Visitors join activities at Thac Ba Lake tourist destination.

Of the total visitors, there were over 5,000 foreigners. The province got a total revenue of 94 billion VND (over 4 million USD) from tourism during the period, up 54% over the same period in 2022.

During the holidays, tourists tended to choose to experience tourism, camping, exploring natural landscapes, community cultures, and local special cuisine.

Nghia Lo town is the locality received the highest number of tourists in the province with 31,500 arrivals, accounting for 26% of the province's visitors. Meanwhile, Mu Cang Chai district received 20,300, Tram Tau had over 15,500, and Yen Binh district had 11,850 visitors.

Paragliding festival "Flying over the watering season" in Mu Cang Chai district.

Popular tourist attractions in Tram Tau are Eo Gio Pine Hill, Cuong Hai Hot Mineral Resort, Lau Camping Phinh Ho, Ta Xua Mount, and Ta Chi Nhu. Visiting Mu Cang Chai, tourists can experience traditional craft villages, community-based tourism, paragliding festival, and experience the daily life of ethnic groups of Mong and Thai.

Tourists can also play water games and fishing contests on Thac Ba Lake and enjoy food in the Thac Ba Lake area, Yen Binh district. They can watch boat racing on the Dong Sung hydropower reservoir and visit Na Hau Nature Reserve and festivals associated with the cultural identity of the Dao ethnic group./.
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Thanh Chi

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Through the tourism cooperation and development partnership between the eight expanded Northwest provinces and Ho Chi Minh City, Yen Bai Province will have numerous opportunities to introduce and promote its local tourism potential to a wide range of visitors.

To effectively utilize the tourism potential and advantages of localities, strengthen linkages and cooperation in tourism development through regional programs, activities, and events, establish a series of distinctive regional tourism products, and enhance tourism promotion and advertising efforts, Yen Bai Province has implemented tourism development cooperation activities with the eight expanded Northwest provinces and Ho Chi Minh City for 2025.

Visitors experience agricultural tourism at Thac Ba Lake, Yen Binh District.

Yen Binh is one of the three distinct cultural regions of Yen Bai province, closely associated with the Thac Ba Lake National Tourism Area. With its picturesque natural landscapes and friendly people, the district has been effectively promoting green tourism and high-quality experiential tourism models. These efforts contribute to achieving the goal of sustainable development in a green, harmonious, and culturally rich direction.

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In recent years, Yen Bai has emerged as a notable destination on Vietnam’s tourism map. Alongside ecological and adventure tourism, spiritual tourism has been gaining traction in the province, attracting significant interest from both domestic and international visitors. This growth not only honors spiritual values but also helps preserve the cultural and historical heritage of ethnic communities.

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