Referring to Cao Bang is referring to a land containing many geological and paleo-geomorphological heritages with diverse and rich ecosystems, natural scenery that is still wild, including many majestic landscapes. great places such as: Ban Gioc waterfall, Nguom Ngao cave, Mat Than mountain, Thang Hen lake complex, Phja Oac-Phja Den National Park...
Not only is Cao Bang the home of the Tay, Nung, Mong, Dao, Lo Lo, San Chi, Kinh... ethnic groups, Cao Bang is also the "cradle" of the Vietnamese revolution, the place chosen by Uncle Ho to returned to directly lead the revolution after more than 30 years of traveling to find a way to save the country. Therefore, Cao Bang is both a place to preserve and develop unique cultural activities and a place that possesses many valuable historical-cultural relic complexes.
To date, the province has more than 200 historical and cultural relics and scenic spots, of which 101 have been ranked, including: 3 special national relics, 26 national relics. 72 provincial-level relics; 2 national treasures; 7 National Intangible Cultural Heritage. In 2018, UNESCO recognized Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark as a Global Geopark.
In 2019, the Then practice of the Tay, Nung, and Thai people in Vietnam was also officially registered by UNESCO as a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity. This can be considered a rich "gold mine" for Cao Bang to realize the goal of making tourism a key economic sector of the province.
Constantly expanding the space for tourism development, creating highlights for the local green economy, in recent years, Cao Bang has promoted the exploitation of many strong forms of tourism, such as: Cultural tourism. historical transformation combined with indigenous cultural experiences, associated with the organization of festivals (Nang Hai Festival, Cannon Head Painting Festival, Lo Lo Ethnic Cultural Festival...); community tourism, agricultural eco-tourism, such as at Khuoi Khon community tourism site (Bao Lac district), Hoai Khao community tourism site (Nguyen Binh district)...; travel to the source; mountain resort tourism; adventure travel.
In particular, with the type of tourism to visit and explore caves, in addition to the 4 routes to experience Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark, the 5th tourist route connects the Dong Van Karst Plateau UNESCO Global Geopark. (Ha Giang) – UNESCO Non Nuoc Cao Bang Global Geopark also continues to be built to create unique and unprecedented products to attract tourists.
With more than 333 km of border with China, Cao Bang is also making efforts to develop cross-border tourism. Last September 9, Cao Bang province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (China) organized a Pilot Operation Ceremony for tourists passing through the Ban Gioc (Vietnam) - Duc Thien Waterfall Landscape Area (Vietnam) China). The landscape area is expected to become a model tourist area for border tourism, green and sustainable tourism.
In addition, Cao Bang is also focusing on developing night tourism products, in addition to the night markets in Bao Lac town, Thong Nong town, Kim Dong walking street, and also putting into operation a riverside walking route. It contributes to attracting a large number of tourists.
In addition to efforts to diversify tourism products, Cao Bang also pays special attention to advertising and promotion to spread the image of Cao Bang land and people to domestic and foreign tourists, thereby attracting tourists. invest.
Most recently, we must mention activities such as: Culture, Sports, and Tourism Week of Cao Bang province in 2023, Conference "Introducing Cao Bang" in 2023, Ban Gioc Waterfall Tourism Festival 2023 with the theme "Returning to Cao Bang". Non Nuoc Region", Cao Bang Non Nuoc Tourism Festival in Hanoi 2023... Thanks to that, overcoming challenges due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Cao Bang has welcomed about two million visitors in 2023, reaching 112 % of the yearly plan, an increase of 23% over the same period in 2019, of which international tourists reached 113,3% of the year's plan, domestic tourists reached 112% of the year's plan; Total tourism revenue reached 121% of the year's plan, an increase of 178% over the same period in 2019.
However, according to Chairman of Cao Bang Provincial People's Committee Hoang Xuan Anh, besides advantages and opportunities, Cao Bang tourism industry is still facing many difficulties. Socio-economic infrastructure is still lacking in synchronization, especially transportation infrastructure which has been a major "bottleneck" directly impacting socio-economic development, affecting investment and investment activities. attract tourists to Cao Bang. Besides, investment resources for tourism activities are still small and not commensurate with needs and potential; has not attracted many strategic investors; Technical facilities serving tourism are limited in both quantity and quality; Tourism human resources do not meet the requirements in terms of quantity and capacity, especially the force of international tour guides; Tourism promotion activities also lack a long-term and effective strategy... Therefore, to develop Cao Bang tourism with focus, the province will focus on strengthening the leadership of the party committee, government to improve the effectiveness of state management, create new changes, and contribute to improving the competitiveness and sustainable development of local tourism. The province will also research and propose to promulgate mechanisms and policies to support the development of branded, unique and different types of tourism products that are highly attractive and competitive; Apply and implement preferential policies to call for investors inside and outside the province...
Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong said that in terms of tourism products, in addition to promoting existing products, Cao Bang needs to renew types and services on the basis of exploiting potential. , competitive advantage, associated with promoting heritage values and national cultural identity; Focus on developing inter-district, inter-provincial and cross-border product chains; Build quality tourism stimulus packages that are competitive compared to other destinations. Regarding tourism promotion, Cao Bang needs to take the core of tourism products associated with the title of UNESCO Non Nuoc Cao Bang Global Geopark to build an appropriate communication strategy and deploy it professionally and widely. widely domestically and internationally. Regarding digital transformation, Cao Bang must focus on improving the effectiveness of technology application in tourism management and development cooperation, and coordinate with the Vietnam National Tourism Administration to build a database system and axis. Interconnect information systems from central to grassroots; proactively integrate data into the Vietnam Tourism application, digital platform vietnam.travel and Vietnamese tourism social networks such as Facebook, Instagram, Youtube...; Accompanying the business community, supporting new technology application initiatives. Deputy Minister Ta Quang Dong also proposed that Cao Bang need to pay more attention to the issue of attracting investment, developing transport infrastructure, facilities in key tourist areas and destinations, community tourism and connecting tourism. connecting points with potential for tourism development; At the same time, we hope that the expressway connecting Lang Son-Cao Bang, once completed, will bring many advantages in terms of travel time for tourists, thereby creating conditions for building tourism products connecting Cao Bang. Equal to other local destinations.
