The attraction of the "tea capital" of Thai Nguyen
Only about 80km from Hanoi, Thai Nguyen is a familiar short-day resort for domestic tourists. Convenient traffic connection, when the Hanoi - Thai Nguyen expressway and a series of important routes such as National Highway 3, National Highway 1B, National Highway 37 shorten travel time to just over an hour from the Capital.
Going to Thai Nguyen for vacation for about 1-2 days on the weekend is just enough. I and my friends like to visit Nui Coc Lake, eat specialties and rest," Ms. Thuy Dung (Cua Nam ward) shared.
Not only Nui Coc Lake, Thai Nguyen also attracts short-term tourists to ecological destinations, historical and cultural relics... such as Phoenix Cave - Mo Ga stream, Khuon Tat waterfall, or Tan Cuong tea areas, La Bang, Trai Cai...
Ms. Tran Nu Ngoc Anh - Vice President, General Secretary of the Thai Nguyen Provincial Tourism Association - said that local businesses are developing a variety of unique tourism products. Notably, Tra cuisine tourism, spiritual festival tourism, MICE tourism and school tourism to serve many different groups of customers. In particular, the Vietnamese tea cultural product line is suitable for European and Japanese tourists - including tea tasting, tea picking, and tea cuisine experience.
Strengthen connectivity, build unique products
Mr. Nguyen Chu Thu, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Thai Nguyen province, said that Thai Nguyen possesses advantages in both cultural resources and geographical location to develop weekend tourism products, short-day tourism and expand links with Hanoi as well as provinces and cities in the Northeast and Viet Bac.
Mr. Nguyen Van Tai, Director of Vietsense Travel, said that Thai Nguyen has potential but must compete with Cao Bang and Tuyen Quang, so it is necessary to develop seasonal products, promote and exploit cultural identity. He suggested that localities should organize weekend concerts at Nui Coc Lake or Da Market to attract young customers.
Meanwhile, Mr. Tao Duc Hiep, Director of the "Hanoi 5 Gate" tourist train management board, suggested the development direction of the Hanoi - Thai Nguyen tourist train route. "This tourist train route can take tourists from Hanoi to explore unique features such as tea culture or the history of formation and development of the Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel Plant, thereby creating more attraction for domestic and international tourists," he shared.
Regarding the international market, businesses believe that Thai Nguyen needs to orient promotion correctly and accurately to improve efficiency. Ms. Do Thuy Linh, Director of Chau A Bat Tan Company, said that the locality has the potential to attract tourists from England and India. These are markets that prefer tea culture experiences, OCOP products and sustainable tourism.
In the coming time, Thai Nguyen orients tourism development in a fast and sustainable direction, gradually building local typical products.
According to Mr. Nguyen Chu Thu, tourism to the source continues to be a key product line, with 2 special national relics ATK Dinh Hoa and ATK Cho Don. At the same time, the province focuses on developing green and high-quality tourism at Nui Coc Lake and ecological zones. In addition, Thai Nguyen will strengthen links with Tuyen Quang, Lang Son, Cao Bang and Hanoi, develop community tourism and attract large corporations to invest in the tourism sector.
