Foreign tourists enjoy experiencing Thai Nguyen tea regions.
Expanding development space
Thai Nguyen and Bac Kan are two regions with many similarities in geography, culture, history and natural landscape. If Thai Nguyen is known as the “land of Tea, land of Steel”, famous for its vast green tea fields, revolutionary historical relics and tourism ecosystem, Bac Kan is known for its green gem (Ba Be Lake) in the middle of the Viet Bac mountains and forests.
The two regions of Thai Nguyen and Bac Kan have been connected through roads since ancient times. Later, National Highway 3 and National Highway 3B along with many other routes were expanded and connected, making travel between the two regions no longer an obstacle due to geographical distance. From Thai Nguyen, tourists can easily depart to Bac Kan and vice versa.
Previously, tours and tourist routes were connected, but there were still many limitations because there was a geographical and administrative boundary between the two regions. Now that boundary has been erased by the merger of the two regions. The tourism industry seems to be "untied", expanding its development space, gradually forming and creating a flexible connection network in tourism development.
In the early days of a new Thai Nguyen, members of the Tourism Association were excited to discuss the "launch" of a number of regional tourism products such as: Discovering ATK and experiencing Ba Be Lake; journey to the source and enjoying Tan Cuong tea; journey connecting homestay tours between the Thai Hai Ethnic Ecological Stilt House Village Conservation Area in Thinh Duc, a destination honored by the World Tourism Organization as one of the "Best Tourist Villages in the World", with Pac Ngoi village in Nam Mau, where traditional stilt houses lean against the majestic rocky mountains reflecting on the surface of Ba Be Lake.
Especially when connecting tourism, Thai Nguyen region is proud of the legend of Nui Coc Lake, with 89 floating islands reflecting in the lake's mirror with dreamy islands such as: Family Flower Island with brilliant flowers all year round; Chua Island directing people's hearts to the path of Zen; Co Island where birds of the sky reside.
Bac Kan is famous for Ba Be Lake. One of the 20 most beautiful freshwater lakes in the world, Ba Be is a masterpiece bestowed by nature, with Puong Cave, Hua Ma Cave, Ao Tien and Leng River as beautiful as ink paintings.
The precarious bridges leading to villages in Bac Kan are a source of inspiration for many tourists.
Both regions possess valuable “gold mines” in tourism development. Currently, Thai Nguyen has more than 1,000 historical and cultural relics and more than 550 intangible cultural heritages. Meanwhile, Bac Kan has 120 historical and cultural relics and more than 20 national intangible cultural heritages. These invaluable resources are being exploited more effectively by businesses operating in the tourism sector.
Regarding tourism infrastructure, Thai Nguyen province has only 9 3-star hotels, 7 2-star hotels, 3 1-star hotels, 73 standard hotels, 649 motels and houses with rooms for tourists to rent that meet standards. Along with that is a team of well-trained and educated workers to meet the needs of serving tourists.
Both regions have seen an increase in the number of tourists and tourism revenue every year. Thai Nguyen welcomed 802,000 visitors in 2021, and nearly 3.5 million visitors in 2024. It is expected to welcome 6.2 million visitors in 2025. Meanwhile, Bac Kan welcomed 109,000 visitors in 2021, and nearly 950,000 visitors in 2024. It is expected to welcome 1.3 million visitors in 2025...
Aiming for strong brand
The connection of tourism development between the two regions of Thai Nguyen and Bac Kan will quickly form common tourism products, imbued with regional identity and high connectivity. Along with that, the unique advantages of each locality will be shared, complementing each other, creating a combined strength, enhancing the value of the destination.
This not only increases the experience and convenience for tourists, but also opens up great opportunities for the tourism industry to break through, build a strong brand, and gradually affirm its position on the national tourism map.
A “beautiful landscape” area is reconnected with the expectation of creating a colorful tourism “picture”. Not only inspiring investment in tourism development for domestic and foreign enterprises, but also affirming Thai Nguyen’s worthiness to be the locality leading the tourism economy of the provinces in the Viet Bac region.
Although tourism connection activities between the two regions of Thai Nguyen - Bac Kan in recent years have not been in-depth, they have brought about certain results. For example, joint tourism promotion conferences and seminars have been organized; inter-provincial tours connecting experiences of ATK - Ba Be Lake - Tea Culture - Community Tourism have been built and put into operation.
Famtrip, survey and promotion programs organized on a large scale with the participation of large travel businesses have created a widespread influence in society.
Thai Nguyen is becoming an attractive destination.
The model of developing a closed service chain from sightseeing, accommodation, dining, shopping to experiencing cultural identity is being implemented synchronously. Thai Nguyen and Bac Kan are both transit centers, welcoming guests and at the same time being destinations for experience and discovery.
In the current integration trend, tourism development thinking cannot be single-line and independent, but needs to expand space, form regional links, and create a chain of products with depth and distinction. Therefore, the merger of the two provinces has helped the tourism industry overcome unnecessary limitations due to geographical limitations; product limitations and open up a new direction in line with social development trends.
Thai Nguyen region has strengths in tea culture, historical relics, professional service system, convenient transportation. Meanwhile, Bac Kan region has majestic natural beauty, rich national identity, and a space to experience close to the liberal nature.
The two lands combined into one create a harmony like the strokes in the same painting. Everything is vivid, complete, attractive, diverse and profound, bringing a new and stronger vitality.
This comprehensive cooperation not only aims to effectively exploit tourism resources, but also aims at a larger goal: Creating a common tourism brand, attractive enough and unique enough to attract and retain domestic and international tourists.
Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/thai-nguyen-ket-noi-de-bay-xa-20250704095336571.htm
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