Heat up winter travel

In winter, tourism activities in Thanh Hoa are no less vibrant and bustling, attracting a large number of tourists to visit and explore, contributing to realizing the "dream" of 4-season tourism.

Tourists visit Ho Dynasty Citadel (Vinh Loc).

Deputy Director of the Ho Dynasty Citadel Heritage Conservation Center (Vinh Loc) Trinh Huu Anh said: In order to increase the heat for tourism in the last months of the year, Ho Dynasty Citadel has built and developed a variety of tourism products and organized many vibrant and unique cultural activities to create highlights to attract tourists. A typical activity is the opening of the photo exhibition space, billboards with the theme "Ho Dynasty Citadel - heritage and community".

When visiting the photo exhibition and billboards, visitors will be able to explore and learn more about the daily activities of the people in the heritage area, thereby understanding the close relationship between the heritage and the community; displaying spring flowers and ornamental plants in the Ho Dynasty Citadel heritage area with the theme "Spring flowers of the ancient capital"; recreating the space of the old Tet with the theme "Old Tet in the ancient citadel", aiming to recreate a part of the traditional Tet space with very familiar culinary flavors such as banh chung, banh giay, peach blossom, apricot blossom...; organizing a calligraphy festival and giving calligraphy at the beginning of spring... In particular, from January 25 to 29, 2025 (ie from December 26 to the first day of the Lunar New Year), visitors will be exempted from entrance fees to visit the Ho Dynasty Citadel heritage site, 100% free of explanation services... By organizing a variety of these activities, it will contribute to increasing the attractiveness, attracting visitors to visit and experience.

Gathering around the campfire with friends and relatives, immersing themselves in the dances, singing, and bamboo jumping with the Thai ethnic people in Ma village (Thuong Xuan) are also memorable experiences for tourists when winter comes. Finding places with fresh air, to immerse themselves in nature, and eating rustic, regional dishes is also one of the trends chosen by many families when winter comes.

In order to meet the needs of tourists, in recent years, along with focusing on developing a variety of tourism products in winter, such as community ecotourism, green tourism, many cultural and artistic activities, strengthening tour connections, tourist routes... have also been focused on by many tourism businesses in Ma village to increase tourist attraction during the low tourist season. At the same time, the households are constantly researching and innovating service methods, preparing seasonal specialties, bringing tourists unforgettable experiences.

Mr. Lu Van Tinh, a community tourism worker in Ma village, shared: Coming to Ma village in winter, visitors will have memorable experiences such as enjoying local dishes such as shrimp and fish from the lake, chicken hotpot, grilled shrimp, cultural exchanges, campfires, bamboo dancing... In addition, when coming to Ma village, visitors can also combine visiting many historical relics, scenic spots with wild, lyrical waterfalls and peaceful villages rich in the identity of the Thai and Muong ethnic groups... Among them, it is necessary to visit Cua Dat hydroelectric reservoir, the Cua Dat temple relic complex famous for two sacred temples worshiping the hero Cam Ba Thuoc and the Lady of the Upper Realm...

At the end of the year, in addition to tourist areas and destinations that are interested in developing more tourism products, as well as organizing many unique cultural and culinary activities, many travel agencies such as VNPlus Travel, Huu Nghi Tour, Long Hai Travel... also launched tourism stimulus programs to attract tourists. Some accommodation service businesses, restaurants, tourist areas and destinations in the province also flexibly implemented policies to reduce room rates, food and beverage services, accommodation and tourist attractions by 10-30%... At the same time, synchronously deploy solutions and tourism stimulus programs to bring heat to winter tourism.

In addition, to attract tourists in the winter, in addition to researching and developing many new tourism products, the province's tourism industry also promotes domestic and international tourism; improves the quality of human resources and local community awareness in tourism activities. Along with that, it focuses on upgrading and perfecting infrastructure, ensuring security and order, traffic safety, and food safety for people and tourists visiting and staying.

Article and photos: Nguyen Dat

Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/tang-suc-nong-cho-du-lich-mua-dong-235686.htm