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As a province in the Northwest of Vietnam, about 73km from Hanoi, Hoa Binh is considered the cradle of Muong culture with many new things to explore. This place is loved by many tourists because of the wild, poetic nature and many attractive attractions. If you are planning to visit this interesting land, please “pocket” immediately the useful Hoa Binh travel guide experiences below.
1. The ideal time to travel to Hoa Binh
Hoa Binh has a humid subtropical climate, with a cold, dry winter with little rainfall, and hot, rainy summer. The average temperature is about 23 degrees Celsius, the highest in July is from 27-29 degrees C, the lowest temperature is from 15.5 to 16.5 degrees C. However, with the combined topography of mountains and lakes, Hoa province The climate is quite cool, the air is fresh and comfortable. Visitors can travel to Hoa Binh at any time of the year, ideally from February to October.
For those who intend to escape the sweltering heat of the summer, they can go to famous tourist destinations such as Thung Nai and Mai Chau. Or if you want to see the flood discharge of Hoa Binh Hydropower, choose the rainy season according to weather forecast information. And some interesting times to have fun and sightseeing in Hoa Binh such as the Tien Pagoda festival in Lac Thuy, Hoa Binh in the beginning of the first lunar month of the lunar calendar, the beautiful scenery of Lung Van region in the months of Tet to April, …
Thung Nai tourist area – famous destination in Hoa Binh. Halo Vietnam fanpage photo
2. Travel guide Hoa Binh departs from Hanoi
If you come from Hanoi, you can choose popular options to come to Hoa Binh, which are motorbike, private car or bus.
Motorcycle
This is the means of transportation chosen by many young people, especially those who have a hobby of traveling. Hoa Binh city is about 73km from Hanoi and 130km from Mai Chau. You can go on Lang – Hoa Lac expressway then down Xuan Mai or continue on the expressway Hanoi – Hoa Binh. Note that the section of National Highway 6 bordering Hanoi is a densely populated area, with many black points of traffic, often accidents occur, so you should be careful.
Coach
There are many bus trips to Hoa Binh departing from Yen Nghia bus station, My Dinh bus station with many time frames for you to choose. Ticket prices range from 80-100k. When coming to Hoa Binh, you can take a motorbike taxi, taxi or rent a motorbike to take the initiative in traveling to attractive destinations in Hoa Binh.
Traveling to Hoa Binh, remember not to miss the beautiful Mai Chau valley.
3. Guide to Hoa Binh – attractive destinations
Hoa Binh is one of the ideal options for a trip to the North . It has many wild and beautiful sights for you to explore. For those who travel to Hoa Binh for the first time, do not forget to miss the famous destinations below.
Thung Nai eco-tourism area
Thung Nai is located in Cao Phong district, about 110km from Hanoi, 25km from Hoa Binh city center. Thung Nai used to be the residence of Muong people. Today, Thung Nai has become a famous tourist destination in Hoa Binh.
Here, visitors will admire the harmonious beauty between mountains and lakes, visit interesting destinations such as Ba Chua Thac Bo temple, Thac Bo cave, Ngoi Hoa village of Muong people. Moreover, you can also enjoy attractive specialties such as grilled Muong pork, smoked fish or grilled Da river fish, or fish sour soup, and straw wine …
Mai Chau Valley
Referring to Hoa Binh tourism, it is impossible not to mention the Mai Chau valley – about 60km northwest of Hoa Binh city. This is an attractive destination attracting hundreds of domestic and foreign tourists.
Coming to Mai Chau valley, you will be free to explore many famous tourist sites such as Lac village, Pom Coong village, Mo Luong cave, Chieu cave and archaeological sites like Hang Lang and Khau Phuc Cave … In Mai Chau, there is only a homestay form, but there is no hotel or guesthouse. This is also a pretty interesting experience that you can hardly find anywhere.
Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant
Located about 3.8km from Hoa Binh city, Hoa Binh hydropower plant is the largest hydroelectric plant in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. This place is not only a place to generate electricity, prevent floods, supply water and water transportation for the northern provinces, but also attracts many tourists to visit. Especially in the rainy season when the factory discharges floods, a lot of locals and tourists come to observe this impressive moment.
Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant – the check-in point is loved by many young people.
Kim Boi mineral spring tourist area
For those who want to relax, rest after hard working days can visit Kim Boi mineral spring tourist resort, about 20 km from Hoa Binh city. The highlight of this place is a clear, odorless, sterile stream of water with a temperature from 34-36 degrees C, containing mineral ingredients good for human health. Therefore, many people come here to immerse themselves in the fresh water and enjoy various tourist services from popular to high-end.
Kim Boi mineral spring tourist area
Tu Son Kim Boi Waterfall
Located in Cu hamlet, Tu Son commune, Kim Boi district (Hoa Binh province), near Kim Boi hot spring is Tu Son Cuu waterfall tourist area. This resort includes 9 majestic and pristine destinations: Tien Waterfall, Au Co Lake Waterfall, Quan Lang Waterfall, Ut Lot Waterfall, Silver Waterfall, Thien Ngoc Thach Waterfall, Truong Phu Waterfall, Long Cung Cave and Garden Thuong Uyen created a mysterious, charming painting of water. 
Tu Son Kim Boi Waterfall
Extreme posing with Tu Son Kim Boi waterfall. Photo: @ xuanquynh262
4. Famous specialties in Hoa Binh
Com lam
This is one of the famous specialties in Hoa Binh that you should try. The unique dish is that the rice is baked in hollow bamboo tubes, which has a characteristic fragrant, flexible flavor.
Com lam
Boiled wild pigs
One quite attractive dish that you should enjoy when coming to Hoa Binh is boiled wild boar. Pigs are caught on red fire, shaved, then washed and removed for organs. Then use just tie up the meat to dry. When eating, bring it to boil, eat with green vegetables, wild bananas and roasted salt mixed with guava seeds.
Grilled fish in Da river
Stream fish are caught from the Da River then salted and wrapped in banana leaves for baking. The recipe is simple but retains the sweet and delicious taste of the fish.
Da river fish.
Bamboo shoots
There are many ways to cook with bamboo shoots, in which the outstanding dish is grilled bitter bamboo shoots and sour bamboo shoots cooked with meat.
The above are Hoa Binh travel guides for first-time visitors who want to mosaic the wild and natural beauty in Hoa Binh province. Hope you will have a perfect and fun trip.