Thac Ba lake – The ideal Ecotourism and Resort

Located in the northwestern mountainous region of Vietnam, Yen Bai province is considered to have potentials tourism development. The diversity of nature combined with longstanding cultural traditions has given Yen Bai advantages to develop tourism. Yen Bai has been known for landmarks such as national scenic terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai, which is elected as one of the most beautiful terraces in the world by the US Travel and Leisure Magazine; Thac Ba lake - a lake in the heart of the Northwest; Muong Lo cultural region - contains the loving tenderness, charm of Thai ethnic culture; Dong Cuong Temple, Nhuoc Son Temple; Tuan Quan Temple, Am pagoda…. In addition, with the location on the axis of economic corridors: Kunming - Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong, Yen Bai has many favorable conditions to promote cooperation in tourism development and diversify the tourism products.

Propaganda on potentials, strengths in tourism is concerned with various forms to introduce images of Yen Bai and people, the province's potentials to friends at home and abroad.

In 2016, Yen Bai tourism industry welcomed and served 490,000 passengers (up 6.1% compared to 2015, reached 2.4% compared to the plan); sales reached 250 billion (up 9.3% compared to 2015). In particular, foreign visitors reached 22,400 views, domestic tourists reached 467,600. Week of Cultural Tourism in Muong Lo and Week of Culture, Tourism on the national scenic spot of Terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai were successfully organized, attracting nearly 30,000 visitors.

The provincial tourism product has gradually been taking shape and  diversified, enhanced quality to confirm the position of the national tourism and create prerequisites for tourism development in the next stage as the sights of cultural and historical monuments, the festivals, the natural landscapes, cultural spiritual tours, ecological tourism zones, resorts and accommodation services, restaurants, traditional craft villages .

In the coming time, Yen Bai tourism’s specific objectives is focusing on developing 04 key tourist areas with the featured products in each tourism region; 01 national tourist zone; 07 provincial tourist resorts; 63 tourist attractions, which contribute to boost tourism development for the region and the province; Striving to 2025, Yen Bai tourism will have an important role in the local economic structure and become attractive tourist destinations of the region and the country, creating conditions for Yen Bai tourism to basically become one of the tourist centers of the region to 2030.

Provincial tourism industry will implement a comprehensive system of solution groups of policy, institutions, management, investment, marketing, promotion propaganda, training of human resources, the protection of natural resources and tourism environment ... in which solution groups of institutions, investment, human resource development play key role.

For the solution of institutions and policies on the basis of the Law on Tourism and other relevant laws, Yen Bai province directs authorities to study and complete and apply the system of special institutions and policies in the fields of investment, training human resource, marketing, ... in order to create a favorable environment and encourage all economic sectors to participate in investing in Yen Bai tourism development.

For the solution of  human resources development: Yen Bai province issues policies to send young staff to train and improve their professional qualifications and ready to receive and create good conditions for good staff working anywhere, outstanding students graduating from universities to work in Yen Bai; Attract qualified experts, high-quality human resources from outside to work in the field of management, travel business; Planning for tourism development in each stage and training human resources, respectively; Expanding and improving the quality of establishment system of training human resources for tourism in the province; Gradually standardize training programs in the tourism training institutions, improve the qualifications of teachers and linking training to the needs of business and society; Promote links with reputable research institutes, universities at home and abroad; Call on  economic sectors to invest in constructing tourism training establishments at tertiary education.