Nghe An promotes cooperation and connection, exploiting the potential to develop various types of tourism.

Diverse types of tourism

"The road toNghe Anall around/ Green mountains, blue water like a picture” - the ancients have summarized the tourism potential of Nghe An with a colorful and evocative song. The tourism potential summarized in the old song still holds its value today, despite going through many events and ups and downs.

The attraction of Cua Lo beach tourist area. Photo: Nguyen Canh Hung

Firstly, with a coastline of more than 80 km, stretching across 5 districts and towns, with many beautiful beaches with “blue sea, white sand, and golden sunshine”, Nghe An has real potential to develop sea-resort tourism. In fact, the tourist areaCua Lo beach, Bai Lu (Nghi Loc) and Bien Quynh have been planned, built and developed for many years, and have been affirming their brands on the tourism map of the Central region. Products and services are increasingly diverse, and sea tourism has brought in large revenues for localities.

Nghe An is an ancient land with many vestiges marking the process of formation and development, and is also a "land of talented people", the birthplace of heroes and heroes, who have made great contributions to the struggle to build and defend the country. Up to now, from the countryside to the cities, there are historical relics and spiritual cultural works associated with the merits of our ancestors and the patriotic tradition and indomitable will of the people of Nghe An.

Chung Son Temple is part of the Kim Lien Special National Relic Site (Nam Dan). Photo: Le Thang

The rich system of historical and cultural relics is the condition for developing cultural and spiritual tourism. Destinations such asKim Lien Special National Monument, Dai Tue Pagoda (Nam Dan), Ong Hoang Muoi Temple (Hung Nguyen), Qua Son Temple (Do Luong), Con Temple (Hoang Mai Town) and Emperor Quang Trung Temple (Vinh City)... are places that attract a large number of visitors, especially during holidays and Tet.

Tourists visit Uncle Ho's hometown. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

The “picture painting” in the old song means that the landscape of Nghe An is as beautiful as a painting, from the mountains, forests, rivers, streams to the roads and villages, all are poetic and picturesque, attracting travelers from far and wide. Now, many places have become attractive eco-tourism areas such as Muong Qua (Con Cuong), Muong Long (Ky Son), the 7-storey waterfall complex (Que Phong) and the valleys and flower hills in Nghia Dan, Thai Hoa town…, which are sought after by many tourists from near and far.

Besides, there are famous community tourism spots all over the country.countrysuch as Nua village, Xieng village, Khe Ran (Con Cuong), Hoa Tien (Quy Chau) and Co Muong (Que Phong) have contributed to affirming Nghe An tourism brand. And currently, many community tourism spots are being planned and built to meet the needs of tourists to explore and experience local cultural life and customs.

The beauty of Dai Tue Pagoda (Nam Dan). Photo: Le Quang Dung

Through surveys by Famtrip groups, tourism experts from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi all agreed that Nghe An has a lot of potential for tourism development, especially in the Western districts. Besides sea tourism, cultural-spiritual tourism and eco-community tourism also have the potential to develop adventure tourism, based on the terrain in the highlands.

Linkage and cooperation are the core issues

According to experts and representatives of tourism businesses, Nghe An has great tourism potential but has not had a commensurate development, from the number of visitors to the source of revenue is still modest. That meansNghe An tourismhas not had much attraction for out-of-town guests, especially guests in big cities, tourist centers such as Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho, Hanoi, Hai Phong...

The majestic and poetic beauty of the tea island (Thanh Chuong). Photo: Le Quang Dung

Experts all agree that the main reason stems from the building and maintaining of connections and cooperation, especially regional and inter-regional connections. That is, Nghe An has not yet had extensive cooperation with tourist centers, promotion and advertising are still limited,tourism productsis not really rich. For that reason, tourists come here not much, the length of stay of visitors is usually short.

In fact, Nghe An Tourism industry has built cooperative relationships with many localities, including major tourist centers such as Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Quang Ninh, Ninh Binh and other provinces.Central region, Central Highlands... But due to the prolonged Covid-19 epidemic, tourism activities were suspended, and cooperative relationships with localities and tourism corporations were affected.

Enjoying the festival at Cua Rao Temple (Tuong Duong). Photo: Dinh Nho Ly

Yen Hoa commune eco-tourism area (Tuong Duong). Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Since implementing the policy of opening up and restoring activities, Nghe An has actively consolidated and expanded existing cooperative relationships, increased agreements and signings to make the relationships more practical, in-depth and influential. It can be mentioned that the coordination with Thanh Hoa and Ha Tinh provinces organized the conference.tourism promotionwith the theme "Three localities, one destination, many experiences".

At the same time, signed a tourism cooperation agreement with Quang Ninh province; coordinated with the Hanoi UNESCO Travel Club and the Hanoi Department of Tourism to sign a commitment to bring tourists to the North Central provinces under the "Return to Vietnam" program.North Central Coast". In addition, the Hanoi UNESCO Travel Club also participated in the survey of the caravan tour "Discovering the Western Nghe An route".

Ancient Thai village of Muong Dan, Hanh Dich commune (Que Phong). Photo: Dinh Tuyen

According to Mr. Nguyen Manh Cuong - Director of the Department of Tourism, the province's tourism industry is strengthening linkage and cooperation activities to develop tourism with localities and large enterprises to connect Nghe An tourism to inter-provincial and inter-regional tourism programs.

In particular, tomorrow (July 1), Nghe An will coordinate to organizeLinked ForumDeveloping tourism between Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Nghe An province and the extended North Central provinces in 2022.

The forum is organized to promote tourism recovery and development, on the basis of strengthening the connection between tourism in the North Central region with Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The forum is a linking activity to help increase the value and benefits for participating units to restore and develop tourism. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are considered the major tourist distribution centers of the country, so the forum linking tourism development between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and the extended North Central region will create conditions for provinces to introduce and promote the potential, advantages, value of tourism resources and destinations, tourism products of each locality. At the same time, it creates opportunities for tourism businesses to meet, exchange, connect with each other, and expand cooperation.

At the forum, delegates will hear experts discuss solutions to promote and improve the effectiveness of cooperation and linkage activities between Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Nghe An province and the extended North Central provinces in the period of 2022 - 2027. In particular, the issue of regional linkage in attracting international visitors to Vietnam; surveying domestic market demand, assessing the potential for tourism development in the North Central region in the new situation; upgrading and perfecting the transport infrastructure system to develop tourism in the North Central region; promoting regional internal strength and attracting investment to make tourism a driving force for economic growth; building regional linkage tourism products...

This is an opportunity to promote destinations and create opportunities for businesses to meet, exchange, expand cooperation, and attract tourists to Nghe An.

Hopefully, with these cooperation, exchange and association activities, Nghe An tourism will have many opportunities to innovate to spread the potential of the land of "geomancy and talented people".

Nghe An continues to promote links and cooperation with tourist centers, considering this a core issue in the tourism development process. Photo: Dinh Tuyen