Yen Bai welcomes over 1 million visitors

  •  Friday, June 23, 2023

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.

Visitors explore the culture of Yen Bai at Muonglo Farmtay at Lu 1 hamlet, Phuc Son commune.
Visitors explore the culture of Yen Bai at Muonglo Farmtay at Lu 1 hamlet, Phuc Son commune.

Of the total, the number of foreign tourists was 40,000, equivalent to 26.7% of the yearly target. Revenue from tourism activities was estimated at 830.8 billion VND (35.32 million USD), or 61.5% of the plan for the whole year, 120.6% of the amount in its growth scenario, representing an increase of 58.5% year on year.

The result is attributed to Yen Bai’s effective efforts to cooperate with neighbouring localities in tourism development and implement promotion programmes to popularise destinations and tourism products to domestic and foreign travelers, thus creating stable livelihood for locals./.

Thanh Trung

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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.

The Muong A Temple Festival in Ngoi A Commune, Van Yen District, attracts a large number of visitors for sightseeing and worship.

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.

Ta Chi Nhu Peak

The 4th edition of the "Top 7 Impressive Vietnam" program, organized by Sai Gon Tiep Thi, has announced the results for the "Top 7 Most Impressive Scenic Destinations" category. Among the honored locations, Yen Bai has three sites: the Chi Pau Flower Hills on Ta Chi Nhu Peak (Tram Tau), the "Dinosaur Spine" in De Xu Phinh (Mu Cang Chai), and Thac Ba Lake (Yen Binh).

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