Sa Pa has been focusing on developing community tourism due to its beautiful natural landscape and rich cultural identities of ethnic groups. Lao Chai and Ta Van, for example, are two community tourism destinations that attract tourists with their peaceful and rustic beauty, but also with the ethnic people who live there.
If you have the opportunity to visit Bac Ha district - Lao Cai these days, you will surely be overwhelmed and amazed by the natural scenery in this place. Bac Ha – the land known as "white plateau" with beautiful plum blossoms every spring. There are markets with rich culture of highlands, with Chay river, bumpy rock falls and rocky mountains built into a mysterious fascinating cave
Bat Xat highland has climate similar to Sa Pa - one of the places that attracts domestic and foreign tourists. However, the results achieved in Bat Xat's tourism development are not commensurate with the potentials and advantages, the number of tourists is low, the budget revenue from tourism activities is not so high.
In the context of increasingly deepening international integration, international cooperation in tourism has been actively implemented by Lao Cai province and obtained many encouraging results.
As a mountainous district in Lao Cai province, Bac Ha has long been an attractive destination for tourists. Over the past years, tourism festival activities, especially winter season in Bac Ha such as horse race in Na Hoi commune, the H’mong khen (pan-pipe) dance competition, Bac Ha rice tray…. is widely known to tourists.
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic caused the growth of Lao Cai tourism industry to decline significantly over the same period in 2019. The total number of tourists to Lao Cai in 2020 reached 2.2 million, a decrease of over 50% compared to the same period in 2019
The days near the Lunar New Year of Tan Suu, Bac Ha is both beautiful and poetic. The hills covered with white of plum blossoms, mixed with undulating villages in white flowers, creating a beautiful scene.
The people of 1 Thau village, Xuan Thuong commune, Bao Yen district always proud to tell us about the cave landscape that not only has the beauty but also has a close connection to the life of the Dao ethnic group here.
Going to Phin Ho Thau village, Y Ty commune (Bat Xat) at this time, people not only can see the fanciful sea of floating clouds, but will also be surprised to see that in early March, the cherry blossom trees are competing to show off their beauties...
The fourth climbing tournament to conquer the top of Lao Tham, Bat Xat district, will take place on November 28. Up to now, nearly 100 athletes have registered to participate.
