Bac Ha traditional horse race attracts numerous visitors (Photo: VNA)In the first three months of this year, theprovince, also famous for Mount Fansipan – the peak of Indochina, saw morethan 2 million tourist arrivals to earn 6.3 trillion VND (252 million USD), up17% year-on-year.
Notably, in March alone, over 960,000people travelled to Lao Cai for their holidays, representing a month-on-monthsurge of 78.5%. Revenue from tourists that month also recorded a month-on-monthrise of 48% to 2.77 trillion VND.
In April-June, at the Sa Pa NationalTourist Area, many activities will be held such as the "Sa Pa, the land of love" summerfestival, a flower festival at the Fansipan cable car station, the Mau Son -Mau Thuong Temple Festival, a cultural festival of ethnic groups at the HamRong Mountain scenic spot, and the third Sa Pa Marathon.
Bac Ha district’s traditional horse racewill take place from April 15 to May 1, while Bao Yen district will organisethe second Nghia Do commune Folk Culture Festival.
In the period, Lao Cai will develop a planfor the 2024 Lao Cai International Tourism Fair, and another on green tourismdevelopment for the 2024-2025 period, with a vision to 2030.
This year, the province is striving toserve 8.5 million visitors to earn 27 trillion VND./.
VNA
