Dien Bien - the westernmost land of the Fatherland promises to bring a lot of interesting things for tourists to visit, from the magnificent historical monuments, the magnificent wilderness, to the unique customary culture ...
Rich natural resources

Located 500km west of Hanoi, Dien Bien is a mountainous and border province in the Northwest region. Favored by the natural mother, Dien Bien has large fields, dangerous passages, or mysterious caves that are enough to hold any tourist when coming here.

These include the most famous tourist spots in Dien Bien such as Pha Din Pass and Muong Thanh Field, the landmark in A Pa Chai - the extreme Western Fatherland, Pa Khoang Lake, Pa Thom Cave attached to the love legend. Sometimes, Xa Nhue cave - one of the most beautiful caves in Dien Bien, hot spring Hua Pe ...

It is not too much to say that Dien Bien is a 4-season tourist land. By going to Dien Bien at any time, visitors also have the opportunity to discover the beauty of the heroic nature here: watching the flowers bloom white northwest on the spring (March), hunting ripe yellow rice around August - 9 enjoy the wild flowers blooming on both sides of the road in December of the calendar.

On the way to discover Dien Bien, visitors will cross the border between the two provinces of Son La - Dien Bien, Pha Din Pass - one of the famous "four great passes" of the northwestern mountains. Located at an altitude of 1,200m above the sea level, Pha Din mountain pass is 32km long winding around the mountains, strongly divided terrain to create a mighty landscape when one side is steep steep mountain, and one side is the area so deep. True to the meaning of the name Pha Din, meaning the meeting place between the earth and the sky. Conquering Pha Din Pass promises to be an interesting experience for visitors who want to explore, especially "adventurers" on this challenging road.

A notable tourist destination in Dien Bien is Pa Khoang Lake. Famous for its rich vegetation, surrounded by beautiful scenery, charming poems and orchids flourish, this deserves an interesting stop for tourists who want to find peace, bar. net. With the available tourism potentials, this place has been approved by the Prime Minister for the master plan for the development of the National Tourist Area of ​​Dien Bien Phu - Pa Khoang from August 24, 2015.

Accordingly, the tourist area is located in Dien Bien Phu city and 2 communes of Pa Khoang, Muong Phang, Dien Bien district with an estimated planning area of ​​2,500 ha. By 2020, Dien Bien Phu - Pa Khoang National Tourist Area will welcome about 650,000 visitors with 170 thousand international visitors, collecting 1,400 billion VND and bringing jobs for 13,000 workers. After being invested in planning, Dien Bien Phu - Pa Khoang is expected to become a national tourist area with modern technical facilities, high quality tourism products, bearing regional cultural characteristics. Northwest and is a destination to attract domestic and foreign tourists.

In particular, in the period from March 2-3, when the warm atmosphere of spring is over, the whole mountain of Dien Bien forest is covered with a white color of the flower - the symbol of the Northwest. Exploring the Northwestern Palace this season, visitors are overwhelmed by a pure white of the flowers, from the yard, from the eaves or the terraced fields, the flowers are blooming heavily with each bunch. Not as tolerant as cherry blossoms, as close as plum blossoms, flowers bring in their fragile, tender beauty like Thai girls but equally charming and arrogant.

In addition, on the occasion of coming to Dien Bien around August-September, visitors will admire a shiny golden color of ripe rice in Muong Thanh field - the largest field in the northwest and the main rice bowl of Dien province. Record. With an area of ​​more than 4,000 hectares, looking down from above, the field is like a natural picture dyed yellow by the ripe and tender colors of autumn sunshine.

Diversified cultural identity
Capital is a long-lived place of 21 ethnic groups, so diversified and rich cultural identity is the strength in developing cultural tourism in Dien Bien. This is reflected in the customs, daily life and festivals of ethnic minorities here.

Coming to Dien Bien during the festive season, visitors have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the typical cultural space of the Northwest mountains with special festivals such as: Thanh Ban Phu festival held on 24-25 February. lunar calendar to remember hero Hoang Cong Chat; The festival of celebrating rain and falls of the Kho Mu ethnic group is held in the 3-4 month of the lunar calendar to pray for health, luck and a favorable rainy year, and many other festivals such as Hoa Ban festival, swallowtail boat racing ...

In particular, visitors to Dien Bien will not be able to ignore a tourist destination with bold colors of highland - that is the fair. It can be mentioned that the famous markets of Xa Nhe, Ta Sin Thang and Muong Bang in Dien Bien. Here, the eye-catching, colorful colors of the national costumes: from the bright red color of the Red Mong dress, the multicolored scarf of traditional Dao or pure white on the skirt of the Mong people. White will be the impression that makes visitors unforgettable.

In the middle of the vast mountain forest, white fog floating, a small market located at the foot of the mountain is not only a place where people gather and trade, but also a festival of the people here. In a bustling and warm atmosphere, this is the place where male and female students meet, learn and get to know each other. They used flaming leaves, flute to confess, exchanging bracelets, mirrors to believe. Therefore, the fair market has a particularly important meaning in the life and spirit of Dien Bien people in particular and the Northwest in general.

System of historical relics
Associated with the resounding historic victory in the resistance war against French colonialism, Dien Bien now retains many historical relics recorded by the glorious victories of the Vietnamese army and people. The outstanding relics of the Dien Bien battlefield in the past were hill A1, C1, C2, D1, Hong Flu stronghold, Him Lam, Doc Lap hill, Muong Thanh airport and airport, command post of General Do-Cat.

Ruins of Cat-Cat Tunnel.
Located in the center of Dien Bien Phu city, the Victory Monument is a cultural and artistic project bearing a strong historical mark and at the same time symbolizing the spirit of solidarity and immortal revolution of the nation. Or visitors can visit A1 hill (located in Muong Thanh ward, Dien Bien Phu city) - the most important base in the French colonial base in Dien Bien. Along the complex of relics is the A1 martyrs Cemetery, this is the resting place of army cadres and soldiers who sacrificed valiantly in the battle of Dien Bien Phu. In a quiet and solemn space, this is a historical attraction that attracts many international and domestic tourists.

Dien Bien Phu Victory Museum.
In order to attract tourists to Dien Bien, the province has prioritized the development of tourism types such as eco-tourism, sightseeing, back to the old battlefield, community-based tourism and local cultural experiences. ... In 2016, Dien Bien tourism industry welcomed over 465,000 visitors, total tourism revenue was estimated at 710 billion. Tourism and service activities have attracted many investment resources from economic sectors, contributing to creating jobs for over 12,000 people, including about 5,000 direct employees.

If Dien Bien was formerly known as a revolutionary base, associated with the victory of "Rising in five continents, shaking the earth", Dien Bien is now an interference between revolutionary spirit, historical and cultural traditions. with modern and dynamic features in the integration period. More than 60 years after the historic victory of Dien Bien Phu and Dien Bien are expanding, overcoming the difficulties of a border mountainous province and gradually changing meat on many aspects, in which the tourism industry promises Appointment will be developed to match the potential. /.