New and attractive destinations in Nghe An in the 2023 tourist season

Bustling opening ceremony

The most prominent activity in the series of events to kick off the 2023 tourism season is the Cua Lo tourism season opening festival. On the night of April 14, tens of thousands of tourists came to the coastal city to attend the opening of the Cua Lo Tourism Festival with an eye-catching fireworks display and a special art program with the theme "Cua Lo - Colors of the Sea".

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

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council beat the drum to open the festival, officially opening the 2023 tourist season in the coastal city.Cua Loand express the expectation of success.

This is an opportunity to promote and introduce the values ​​of Nghe An’s resources and tourism products to domestic and international tourists. At the same time, it is a practical activity, contributing to affirming the determination to create a safe, friendly and civilized tourism environment of Nghe An officials and people.

Fireworks display to celebrate the opening of Cua Lo Tourism Festival. Photo: Hoang Nguyen

Another notable event was the international delegation of more than 60 people from France participating in the Marathon program and visiting some tourist attractions in the western districts of Nghe An. Within the framework of the Marathon program, the French delegation had the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the mountains and forests of Western Nghe An at the stopover point of Sang Le forest (Tuong Duong), Pu Mat National Park, Khe Ran community tourism site (Con Cuong) and Tea Island (Thanh Chuong).

Mr. Jean Claude Le Conrnec, a member of the delegation shared: “The first time I came to Nghe An, I was able to visit the beautiful natural scenery, especially the lush tropical forests and blooming flowers. I felt like I was lost in a fairyland. Then, enjoying specialties such as sticky rice, bamboo rice, grilled fish, gai cake, cu do and listening to the joyful sounds of music and singing, my friends and I realized many interesting things about this land.”

French tourists run Marathon in Con Cuong. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

French tourists check-in at Tea Island (Thanh Chuong). Photo: Dinh Tuyen

The event of the French delegation coming to Nghe An to organize Marathon races and visit and experience has special significance, being an opportunity to promote the potential and advantages of the locality. This is also a starting step, opening up prospects to attract international tourists, especially European tourists to Nghe An to enjoy the natural beauty and experience interesting things.

Along with Cua Lo beach town and key pointstourismof the province such as Nam Dan, Con Cuong, tourist spots in other districts, cities and towns have also begun to bustle. Notably, Quynh beach (Quynh Luu) has welcomed thousands of tourists after its opening to visit, relax and experience the culinary flavors. Muong Thanh Dien Lam tourist area (Dien Chau) is also bustling during weekends and holidays.

Director General of the General Department of Tourism Nguyen Trung Khanh visits the booth displaying Nghe An tourism products. Photo: Cong Kien

Ecotourism and community tourism destinations in Quy Chau, Que Phong and Tuong Duong have also attracted many visitors. In particular, “newly emerging” tourist destinations such as Nhat Minh Farmstay (Que Phong), Hon Mat (Nghia Dan), Yen Hoa village (Ky Son)… have attracted a large number of visitors and many groups of visitors to visit and experience during the April 30 and May 1 holidays.

On this occasion, the tourism industry also organized many activities to attract tourists and promote tourism development. These include conducting surveys, building products and forming new tour routes; organizing training courses on communication skills, room and table service and destination management for tourist destinations and accommodation facilities. In particular, coordinating with Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa and Ha Tinh provinces to organize a conference to promote "One journey - Four localities - Many destinations".

New destinations

In the 2023 tourist season, in addition to the destinations that have become familiar to many tourists, Nghe An has more attractive tourist destinations, promising to bring visitors new and interesting things. First of all, we must mention Bong village, Thanh Son commune (Anh Son), a Thai village located on the banks of the Con River and preserving unique cultural features.

Traditional brocade weaving in Bong village, Thanh Son commune (Anh Son). Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Coming to Bong village, visitors can experience the Thai cultural space with ancient stilt houses, weaving looms and traditional customs such as the harvest ceremony, the new rice celebration. Enjoy the folk songs and dances that have been passed down for generations and experience the specialties prepared by the skillful hands of Thai women.

Ban Bong is in the process of building a community tourism site, currently there are some spots.homestayto meet the accommodation needs of tourists.

Hoi Nguyen tourist site, Yen Thang commune (Tuong Duong). Photo: Dinh Tuan

If you want to go further, visitors should go to Pung village, Yen Thang commune (Tuong Duong) to experience Hoi Nguyen tourist destination to immerse yourself in the river, mountains and forests and have relaxing and interesting moments. This tourist destination is a small oasis located in the middle of Khe Bo hydroelectric lake, surrounded by immense water, local people have built some huts and huts for visitors to admire the river, mountains and forests; with invested check-in points, promising visitors unique and novel photos, recording memorable moments. At the same time, visitors can enjoy rustic but equally attractive dishes of the Thai people such as grilled cool fish, grilled hill chicken, bamboo rice, sticky rice...

Rest stop at the Sang Le forest, Yen Hoa commune (Tuong Duong). Photo: Dinh Tuyen

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Survey of Tham Tong cave, Binh Chuan commune (Con Cuong). Photo: Dinh Tuyen

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