Surrounded by hundreds of multi-year-old coconut trees, the Coconut Island eco-tourism area in Sung Trach hamlet, Vay Nua commune (Da Bac) has its own charm. Over the past six years, Coconut Island has become one of the most chosen tourist attractions by many tourists in their journey to discover the beauty of Hoa Binh lake bed area.
Coconut Island - a highlight of Hoa Binh lake eco-tourism.
From Thac Bo Temple, visitors travel by boat for about 15 minutes to enjoy the charming mountain lake area before setting foot on the island. An interesting point in Coconut Island is the natural landscape that is cared for and created by human hands with a lush orchard with shade and flowers in four seasons. This is the effort and enthusiasm for many years of the father and son of Mr. Nguyen Dinh Tuy - the owner of the floating island.
Mr. Nguyen Dinh Hanh, Mr. Tuy's son shared: The coconut island eco-tourism area used to be a deserted land with pebbles and rocks. Currently, the island population has 12 houses on stilts for staying, 1 hall to meet the needs of conferences and seminars with a capacity of about 350 people. With the determination to create a highlight for ecotourism, the family has focused on investing in completing infrastructure with children's play spots, soccer fields, volleyball, tennis. There are 6 specialized cruise ships to specialize in serving the needs of visitors to visit and admire the Da River lake.
Resort services on Dua island are appreciated by tourists. During the festival season, the number of tourists coming here to visit and relax on the island is very crowded. On weekends, some days, the number of visitors receiving up to thousands of people. In addition to the conditions of rest and relaxation, the majority of guests are satisfied with the quality and price of food service - sleep - stay here. Especially, the food service on the island maintains at reasonable and affordable prices. In addition to the main dishes such as hill chicken, local pork, Da River fish, buffalo meat, The restaurant also meets the diverse catering needs of customers. On the other hand, the island owner separately links with households in the supply stage, organizing the purchase of food made by indigenous people, ensuring fresh and delicious food, and breeding according to folk methods.
Coconut Island also attracts many students, during holidays and summer holidays. According to Mr. Nguyen Dinh Hanh, many groups and groups of young people often stay there whenever there is a chance to organize seminars and festivals, and there are many outdoor entertainment venues on the island. If visitors want to make a campfire, have fun in groups, follow family, or watch traditional performances performed by local people, they can choose from many different locations, large courtyards located between the stilt houses.
Ideal space, the increasingly improved, and diversified service quality has helped Coconut Island attract customers. In order to better serve the experience needs of visitors, especially with tourists staying on the island, the island owner has expanded the area of fruit trees such as oranges, grapefruit, star fruit, mango, persimmon, longan, lychee, with a scale of tens of hectares. The island also planted about 200 additional coconut trees combined with eco-tourism for visitors to have more experience. On average, each week, Dua Island welcomes about 300 guests, mainly families on weekends, business groups, or guests going to Bo Temple, Thac Bo Cave. This is also one of the models of private economic households doing effective ecotourism, contributing to creating a tourist highlight in Hoa Binh lake, which is being encouraged for investment and development.
Bui Thu Huong
Source: www.baohoabinh.com.vn