On February 2, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bac Lieu province said that from January 25 to February 2 (ie December 26 of the year of Giap Thin to the 5th day of the Lunar New Year of At Ty), the number of visitors to Bac Lieu is estimated at more than 245,000, of which about 20,450 visitors used accommodation services.
Bac Lieu is one of the provinces with the largest number of tourists during the Lunar New Year of the Snake in the country. There are many tourist attractions in Bac Lieu that attract many domestic and foreign visitors. Among them, Hung Vuong Square - the largest square in the Southwest region, also a typical tourist destination in the Mekong Delta - is estimated to have about 3,000 - 5,000 visitors per day.
This place is chosen by many tourists because of its beautiful landscape, many elaborately decorated miniatures, suitable for tourists to "check-in". The place has the "3 unique conical hats" in Vietnam; there is a zither which is a cultural symbol of Bac Lieu. In addition, there are many other miniatures with characteristics of the Southern region.
Besides, Bac Lieu province has many famous religious establishments such as: Quan Am Phat Dai tourist area, Truc Lam Zen Monastery, Giac Hoa Pagoda, Hung Thien Pagoda... which are also places that attract Spring tourists to worship, pray for peace and fortune.
In recent days, Quan Am Phat Dai tourist area has attracted a large number of tourists from near and far. From noon on January 31 to noon on February 2 (ie the 3rd to 5th day of Tet), tens of thousands of tourists from provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta, Ho Chi Minh City and the provinces in the Southeast region... flocked here to pray for good luck in the new year.
This area has an 11m tall statue of Quan The Am (locally known as Mother Nam Hai), facing the East Sea. Many pilgrims come here to worship and pray for good luck.
Along with spiritual and religious tourist attractions, this year, visitors to Bac Lieu can experience more interesting tourism products from community tourism such as: The Rice Farm agricultural eco-tourism site, located in Chau Hung town, Vinh Loi district. Visitors are not only interested in the countryside scenery with the green of grass, trees and flowers, but also experience being a farmer through activities such as cutting and threshing rice, catching fish, catching field mice, flying kites, etc.
Another attractive tourist destination for visitors to Bac Lieu is the Hoa Binh 1 wind power tourist area of Hoa Binh 1 Wind Power Investment Joint Stock Company. From a purely industrial project exploiting wind energy to provide electricity, the company has combined organizing eco-tourism activities, becoming a unique, environmentally friendly tourist destination.
Visitors coming here, in addition to sightseeing and taking photos with wind turbines, can also row a boat to see the mangrove forest, fish, and experience cycling... To meet the needs of visitors during the Spring of At Ty, the company has increased its staff and decorated more miniatures for visitors to "check-in".
Bac Lieu strives to welcome about 5.5 million visitors by 2025, with total revenue reaching about 4,350 billion VND. To attract tourists, the province continues to develop unique and distinctive tourism products to enhance its brand, create attractiveness and high competitiveness such as: cultural tourism products associated with the unique values of the Da Co Hoai Lang and the art of Southern Amateur Music; tourism products associated with the brand of Cong Tu Bac Lieu; spiritual cultural tourism products.
The province also focuses on promoting agricultural and rural tourism, focusing on nature and experiencing indigenous culture.
Tourism is identified by Bac Lieu as one of the five pillars of socio-economic development of the province. To improve the effectiveness of this pillar, Bac Lieu calls for investment in tourism projects, especially priority projects such as: construction of Tac Say - Dong Hai tourist boat, Tac Say tourist - service site, Lap Dien Bird Garden tourist site... Along with that, strengthening the promotion and advertising of Bac Lieu tourism at tourism events, exhibition fairs, festivals, cultural and tourism exchange activities inside and outside the province.
