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Lao Cai tourism continued
to record positive growth
signals in the first 6
months of 2025, especially
the steady increase in both
segments of guests staying
and experiencing.
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This contributes to
affirming the position of
the locality on the
international tourism map;
opening up great space for
developing green, unique and
culturally profound tourism
products, creating a
breakthrough contributing to
acceleration in the final
period of the year.
Experiential and healing
tourism is causing a fever
Possessing beautiful natural
landscapes, fresh air and
tourism activities,
professional health and
spiritual care services, Lao
Cai has great potential to
develop experiential and
healing tourism with
destinations in ethnic
villages in Sa Pa, Bac Ha,
Tram Tau, Mu Cang Chai...
This wave of tourism is
increasingly favored by
tourists.
Although not as spacious as
the homestay villages of Ta
Van and Ta Phin, for many
tourists - true travel
enthusiasts who love nature
and indigenous culture, Ban
Lien village has long been
an ideal place to explore
the simple life, imbued with
the identity of the ethnic
people here; especially the
Tay community that has lived
there for a long time.
Ms. Huong from Ninh Binh
chose to go to Ban Lien in
June 2025. In the morning,
she woke up to the sound of
roosters crowing and the
mist still lingering on the
thatched roof. In the
afternoon, she followed the
host to the fields to learn
how to tread mud, plant
rice, and listen to simple
but heartwarming stories.
"In Ban Lien, I am no longer
a guest. I am simply a
person slowing down,
listening to the village
whispering during the flood
season," Huong said.
In recent days, Lao Cai
tourism in general and Ban
Lien homestay tourism in
particular have become
keywords that are searched a
lot on the internet due to
the popularity of the
reality TV show "Ha ha
family - The days of vast
sky" broadcast every
Saturday on Vietnam
television. The strong
spread of the show has
contributed to making Ban
Lien - a peaceful village of
Lao Cai become a
sought-after destination
this summer.
Ban Lien Homestay of Ms.
Vang Thi Thong - a local Tay
ethnic woman who also
accompanies the cast
(member) in the program "Gia
Dinh ha ha" has welcomed a
record number of guests when
the rooms are continuously
"sold out" after the program
aired. Ms. Thong said that
her homestay is fully booked
until the end of July 2025.
During the peak season in
August and September - the
time when the rice fields
are ripe on the terraced
fields - there are only a
few days available.
Along with her family's
homestay, other homestays in
the area also welcomed a
high number of guests
compared to the same period
in 2024 with about 40%. Ms.
Vang Thi Hoan (owner of
Huong Hoan homestay) said
that in the past few days,
her family has continuously
welcomed guests to
experience. "I am very happy
to be able to contribute to
spreading the beauty of Ban
Lien to more tourists."
Currently, experiential and
healing tourism is becoming
a popular form of mental
health care and Lao Cai is a
prominent destination
attracting many foreign
tourists to explore. This
type of tourism is expected
to contribute significantly
to the strong and
sustainable growth of the
local tourism picture in the
last months of 2025 and the
following years.
Diversify tourism
products
In the first 6 months of
2025, Lao Cai province
welcomed more than 7.3
million tourists, of which
international visitors
reached more than 718
thousand; tourism revenue
reached more than 21
trillion VND. Natural
landscapes and fresh climate
at tourist destinations
become attractive
destinations for tourists.
With a focus on promoting
activities and developing
new products, Lao Cai
tourism has continued to
grow strongly since the
first months of the year.
The number of tourists
during the Lunar New Year,
the April 30 - May 1
holidays and weekends has
continuously increased
compared to the same period
in 2024. In particular, Lao
Cai province has great
potential to attract
investment and develop
synchronous tourism
infrastructure.
According to Lao Cai
Department of Culture,
Sports and Tourism, the
local transportation system
is being and will continue
to be strongly connected
(such as Noi Bai - Lao Cai
expressway, the expressway
connecting Nghia Lo - Tram
Tau - Sa Pa in the near
future, Sa Pa airport, Thac
Ba lake waterway...) will
help the tourism industry
access a larger customer
market on the Kunming -
Hanoi - Hai Phong economic
corridor. This is an ideal
condition for developing
typical tourism products
associated with
international tourism.
In the coming time, Lao Cai
will continue to promote the
tourism development
cooperation program between
Ho Chi Minh City and the
extended Northwestern
provinces. Along with that,
the locality will actively
introduce and promote
attractive tourist
destinations, green
products, unique experiences
and healing to attract
domestic and international
tourists such as Tram Tau,
Thac Ba Lake, Bac Ha, Sa
Pa... In particular, the
province will continue to
promote the diversification
of tourism products such as
developing tourism products
combining eco-tourism -
community - high-class
resorts; healing tourism
with mountain resorts
(combining mineral springs,
temperate climate, majestic
landscapes); adventure
tourism, unique ecology,
creating exclusive tourism
products of regional scale.
At the same time, the
province will pay special
attention to developing
sustainable tourism
associated with nature
conservation and creating
more livelihoods for people.
Lao Cai strives to welcome
about 12.3 million visitors
by 2025, with estimated
revenue of 46.7 trillion
VND. It is expected that by
2030, the province will
welcome about 16.5 million
visitors, with estimated
revenue of 74.8 trillion
VND, becoming a key economic
sector; contributing
significantly to the
province's growth.
Source:
https://sapatrainticket.com/travel-news/big-room-for-lao-cai-tourism-to-accelerate/ |
