Not only stopping at sightseeing and resort activities, Thanh tourism is becoming more and more attractive to visitors with many interesting and different experiences. Notably, since tourism reopened after the COVID-19 pandemic (March 15, 2022), experiential activities in tourist areas and destinations have become increasingly innovative and diverse, from countryside experiences to thrilling experiences, meeting the needs of domestic and international tourists.
Yen Trung tourist village (Yen Dinh) attracts tourists with interesting and attractive experiences.
Developing tourism in the new situation, in recent years, localities, tourist areas and destinations in the province have constantly created, innovated and perfected 3 main product lines including: sea tourism, cultural tourism and community eco-tourism. Accordingly, many new tourism services and experiences have been developed, put into operation and served tourists such as: water music performances at the Sea Square, walking street, night market, street art performances (Sam Son city); Me Island tour, thrilling games such as off-road racing, Formula 1 racing, grass sliding, paintball shooting, zipline sliding... (Nghi Son town); Ne Island tour, paragliding (Hoang Hoa); experiential tourism at Yen Trung Tourist Village (Yen Dinh); trekking, boating (Ba Thuoc)...
In particular, Yen Trung Tourist Village (Yen Dinh) is increasingly affirming its attraction to tourists by a variety of attractive and interesting experiences. With a total area of about 25 hectares, the tourist village includes an eco-resort and a clean agricultural production area. The eco-resort is designed close to nature and has a variety of architectural styles such as: villas, bungalows, nomadic houses, boat houses, stilt houses and kite rooms. And one of the highlights of the tourist village is the space of the old Northern countryside, with village gates, water wharves, stone bridges... Along with that are a variety of experiences such as: fishing, kite flying, horse riding, archery, duck pedaling, kayaking, water polo, campfire, outdoor movies,... bringing visitors a truly relaxing and meaningful vacation.
Mr. Nguyen Van Nam, Executive Director of Yen Trung Tourist Village, said: “Although we have only been in operation since June 2020, we have so far welcomed a large number of domestic and foreign tourists. Most recently, during the 2024 New Year holiday, we welcomed and served over 2,500 visitors. In the coming time, along with the existing experiential activities, we will research and develop a number of new experiences, focusing on traditional cultural experience tourism products. Aiming to build the destination into one of the first OCOP tourism products of the province”.
Along with new tourist areas and spots, Sam Son coastal urban area is now mentioned as a destination for events and bustling festivals. Following the success of the coastal tourism festival are special events such as: The unique Sun Fest art event series on weekends; street carnival festival; water music performance at the Sea Square; ... bringing visitors different and attractive experiences. Thanks to that, in 2023, Sam Son City welcomed nearly 8 million visitors, accounting for about 2/3 of the total number of visitors to Thanh Hoa. With the goal of becoming a city of festivals, in 2024 and the following years, Sam Son City will continue to research and put into operation more new tourism products and services, at the same time forming night-time economic services to diversify experiential activities, attract the market of high-paying visitors and increase the length of stay.
Also in 2023, Thanh Hoa province will pay special attention to attracting visitors through cultural, sports and tourism events. With more than 70 events held in localities, areas and tourist attractions, it has contributed to widely promoting the image of "Thanh Hoa Tourism - Four Seasons of Fragrance". On the other hand, through cultural events and festivals, it has brought unique cultural spaces and experiences, attracting a large number of people and tourists to participate.
According to the plan, in 2024, Thanh Hoa province will organize 145 cultural, sports and tourism events. In particular, spring is associated with traditional festivals; summer is highlighted with events at coastal tourist areas and spots; autumn - winter will take place with sports tournaments, announce adventure tours (trekking tours) and traditional festivals associated with eco-tourism - community. Regarding the long-term tourism development strategy, Thanh Hoa province has been focusing on promoting restructuring, developing diverse products, improving service quality, ensuring comprehensive and sustainable tourism development. In particular, special attention is paid to speeding up the progress of key tourism projects, high-class resorts, shopping centers, etc. to bring tourists different and classy experiences, contributing to building Thanh Hoa into one of the most attractive destinations for tourists in the country.
Article and photos: Le Anh
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