Muong Khuong and Bat Sat - new hot spots of Lao Cai tourism
Muong Khuong and Bat Sat - new hot spots
of Lao Cai tourism
On the
two northeast and southwest bows of the province of Lao Cai, in addition to the two famous
destinations, Sapa and
Bac Ha, recently engaged in tourism planning of Lao Cai are the two suburban districts
Muong Khuong and Bat Sat. These are not just the places with the
mountains, the beautifully natural landscape, suitable for eco-tourism but also
a land with rich cultures of the peoples, to meet the needs of community
tourism, discovery of tourists from everywhere.
"Awaken"
Muong Khuong tourism potential
To make
the power of potential out reality, with the assistance of Lao Cai Culture -
Sports and Tourism Department, Muong Khuong District People's Committee has
planned to invest 34.3 billions VND to restore and upgrade the heritages to
serve the tourists in the period 2011 - 2015.
Muong
Khuong district is on the northeastern tourists route from the city of Lao Cai
to Muong Khuong, Si Ma Cai, Bac Ha.. In the period 2011 - 2015, Muong Khuong
has invested in restoration of four clusters of caves and constructions of 6
trade villages, 6 villages with traditional cultures to serve tourism
development. Muong Khuong will be connected to Si Ma Cai district, Bac Ha by
the 4E highway which has been restoring and upgrading. Along with this route
there are popular culture markets such as Sin Cheng, Can Cau (Si Ma Cai) and
the Bac Ha central market. The hydroelectric lake Coc Ly with an area of 600
hectares will be put into tourism exploitation this year.
Along
this route, there are about 20 unexplored caves. Muong Khuong has 16 caves
scattered in 15 villages and towns of the district. It will continuously invest
to renovate the next 11 caves, including the set of caves Ham Rong, the cave
with waterfall Ta Lam (Muong Khuong), the Nam Ooc cave (Nam Lu), Seo Tung cave
(Tung Chung Pho).. invest to build the clusters of brocade village Sapaa 9,
Sapaa 10, Sapaa 11, Coc Ngu, Na An, Di Thang and another 6 cultural villages.
According
to Pham Ba Uyen, the vice chairman of Muong Khuong district, the conservation
and embellishment projects for tourism development 2011-2015 is a solution to
the economic restructuring, moving a division of labor from manufacturing
agriculture to commercial - services, to create new jobs and increase local
people incomes, ensuring the preservation and promotion traditional culture of
ethnic groups. In 2011, after the bridge on highway 4E from Muong Khuong to Si
Ma Cai completed, there has been hundreds of tourists visited and explored.
Ms. Amee
Evans - a tourist from Australia said: "If you go to Lao Cai and love
discovery travel, select one of the two new routes on the northeast and
southwest of Lao Cai. No one of them is longer than 150km but you can spend 5
to 7 days tour on each because there are so many new wild, natural and
attractive places to keep you stay."
Bat Sat creating a new image of tourism.
According
to Bui Huu Loi, the Secretary of Bat Sat District, the district has developed
strategies to create a new image of tourism here. It has gradually improved the
system of State management on tourism, arranged officers in charge of tourism,
professional training classes for staff working in tourism, village heads,
hamlet heads, families located in areas of tourism development. Determining the
strength of Bat Sat as trekking and resorts tourism to develop in
socialization, mobilization of all economic sectors, households participations.
With the
two travel routes mentioned above when in operation, Lao Cai will achieve the
target of receiving over 1 million visitors a year and be in capable of
"retaining" tourists longer, increase the local revenues and build
tourism to be a strong trade, help reduce poverty.
Sapa Budget Tours
- Sapa Day Tours - Sapa Day Excursions - Day Trips Sapa Vietnam
- Sapa Walk and Bac ha Market
- Sapa Hard Trekking Two
- Sapa Hard Trekking One
- Sapa Medium Trek Two
- Sapa Medium Trek
Sapa Trekking and Adventures
- Fansipan peak conquering VIP tour (3 days - 2 nights)
- Fansipan peak conquering VIP tour (2 days - 1 nights)
- Fansipan peak conquering Deluxe tour (4 days - 3 nights)
- Fansipan peak conquering Deluxe tour (3 days - 2 nights)
- Fansipan peak conquering Deluxe tour (2 days - 1 nights)
- Fansipan peak conquering Standard tour (4 days - 3 nights)
Sapa Cycling Options
- Sapa - Binh Lu - Lai Chau(with biking)
- Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van - Ban Ho
- Sapa Biking Tour - Ban Ho Village
- Sapa Biking Tour - Binh Lu - Lai Chau
- SaPa - Bac Ha Market with biking
- Pedalling The Remote Sapa\'s Northwest
Sapa Luxury Holidays
Traditional Minority Discovery Packages
- Green Sapa bus (Hanoi – Sapa)
- Eco Sapa Limousine Van (Hanoi – Sapa)
- Private car Hanoi Sapa
- Hanoi Sapa Private Cabin bus
- Coc Ly market with boat trip
- Cao Son market -boat trip on Chay river- Sapa Tours
Sapa Classic Trips
Northern Mountain Discovery Packages
Topas Ecolodge Sapa tours
- Topas Ecolodge and Market Package 3D/4N
- Topas Ecolodge and Market Package-2D/3N
- Topas Ecolodge and Victoria Sapa Package – 4D/5N
- Topas Ecolodge and Victoria Sapa Package – 3D/4N
- Topas Ecolodge Package – 3D/4N
- Topas Ecolodge Package 2D/3N
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