Community tourism - La Bang's breakthrough

Cau Da tea hill attracts many tourists.

Attractive destination

Located in Tan Son hamlet, Suoi Kem has long been a familiar destination for many tourists inside and outside Thai Nguyen province. Realizing that this place has the potential to develop tourism , in 2021, Mr. Le Van Thu, owner of Suoi Kem Homestay, invested in building a stilt house and 5 resort bungalows to welcome guests. Although it has only been in operation for more than 4 years, the number of visitors to this facility is quite stable, including many tourists from big cities such as Hanoi and Hai Phong.

In addition to Kem stream, Tan Son hamlet is also famous for its green tea hills, white waterfalls flowing down from Tam Dao mountain range, fresh air, and hospitable people creating unique features for this place.

In addition to Kem stream, Cau Da tea hill is also one of the attractive and outstanding tourist attractions and experiences in recent years in La Bang commune. Coming here, visitors can immerse themselves in the lush green tea hills, stretching from one mountain peak to another.

In addition to checking in the beautiful scenery, visitors can also experience tea picking and participate in the tea production process to further appreciate the labor and diligence of the people here.

La Bang commune also has many other historical and ecological tourist destinations, which increasingly attract a large number of visitors from near and far, such as: The place where the first Communist Party base of the Provincial Party Committee was established; Dong Khuan hamlet eco-tourism site, Cua Tu stream and ancient tea hills...

Community tourism - a breakthrough direction

Kem Stream in La Bang commune is an attractive tourist destination. Photo: TL

Tourism activities in La Bang commune have changed dramatically in recent years. The commune is focusing on building a plan to attract tourism development projects in a professional, modern and sustainable direction. Focusing on developing cultural - historical tourism, eco-tourism, community tourism, experiential tourism, check-in...

Develop detailed planning for commune tourism spots, forming 2 tourist spots recognized by competent authorities such as: Tan Son hamlet community tourism spot, Dong Khuan hamlet eco-tourism spot.

In recent times, La Bang commune has mobilized hundreds of billions of VND to invest in transport infrastructure to connect and form tours and tourist attractions inside and outside the commune. Investment in expanding the route from National Highway 37, Ban Ngoai hamlet to La Bang with a cost of 50 billion VND; the project to expand the route from National Highway 37, Tien Hoi - Hoang Nong with a cost of over 77 billion VND; the route to the eco-tourism site of Dong Khuan hamlet with over 10 billion VND (phase 1); Cau Da road with nearly 9 billion VND; the road to the tourist attractions of Tan Son, La Bang commune, Cua Tu, Hoang Nong commune... Restoring a number of historical relics.

In the past 5 years, the commune has attracted 195,000 visitors to visit, experience, create jobs and increase income for the people. The whole commune has 13 accommodation establishments serving about 450 guests/day; 16 restaurants serving over 1,000 guests/day.

Mr. Dang Thanh Tung, Chairman of the People's Committee of La Bang Commune, shared: The locality has a lot of potential and strengths in developing community tourism. However, the exploitation for tourism is still quite modest. In the coming time, the commune will focus on planning, calling for investment in construction, promoting tourist attractions, and at the same time developing high-quality agricultural production, especially tea trees.

Source: https://baothainguyen.vn/van-hoa/du-lich-thai-nguyen/202510/du-lich-cong-dong-khau-dot-pha-cua-la-bang-3e01598/