Vietnam Destination
Hoa Binh travel
Geography
Hoa Binh is a
mountainous province in the North. It is
bordered by Phu Tho and Ha Tay in the north,
Ninh Binh and Thanh Hoa in the south, Ha Nam in
the east, and Son La in the west.
The topography
is combined by mountains and narrow valleys. The
annual average temperature varies between 23 and
25oC.
Tourism
The culture of
Hoa Binh combines several ethnic groups with
their own languages, traditional literature, and
festivals.
Tourists
especially enjoy the ethnic specialty dishes
including rice cooked in bamboo and grilled
meat. At night, visitors can stay in stilt
houses at Lac Village in Mai Chau Valley, enjoy
watching traditional dancing, music performances
(bronze drums, gongs), and Thai minority singing
and dancing. The remote Muong, Dao, Tay minority
villages draw visitors who like study the life
of ethnic groups. Beautiful brocade and forest
products are interesting souvenirs.
Mountainous
terrain with Thac Bo, Hoa Tien grottoes, Ret
Cave, Pu Nooc Primitive forest and many clean
springs are suitable for swimming, climbing,
walking, and hunting. Visitors are also
fascinated by superb beauty of Hoa Binh
Hydroelectric Power Plant, the largest one in
Vietnam. Boating on Da River is an enjoyable
feeling.
Apart of
these, scientific tests have shown that the
mineral water at Kim Boi Hot Spring is good for
drinking, bathing and treatment.
Transportation
Road and water
transportation are convenient. There is National
Highway No. 6 from Hanoi vie Ha Tay to Hoa Binh,
Son La, National Highway No. 15 from Mai Chau to
Thanh Hoa, National Highway No. 12B from Hoa
Binh to Nho Quan (Ninh Binh).
Hoa Binh Town
is 82km from Hanoi. Da River is 5km from Hoa
Binh City.
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