Quynh Nhai lake sea. (Photo: Dinh Thuan / VNA) On April 20, the Hanoi Tourism Association in coordination with the Son La Provincial Tourism Association held a ceremony to cooperate with the development and promotion of tourism products. Son La is known for its familiar destinations such as Moc Chau, Ta Xua-Bac Me, Son La prison … and the beautiful natural landscape and cultural colors of the ethnic groups. The province is developing tourism associated with preserving national cultural identity; preserving and embellishing historical relics and landscapes; to restore traditional festivals. Son La province is assessing tourism resources, advantages and potentials of each locality, focusing on building and developing unique, different, professional tourism products, creating an important and breakthrough tourist product. break. Moc Chau tourist area is built from 5-6 standard tourist products of the region Quynh Nhai lake sea 3-4 products, Son La city 2-3 products, Bac Yen district 2 products, the rest districts 1 product. By 2025, Son La province is expected to attract 5.2 million visitors, revenue from tourism will reach VND 5,800 billion. Also by 2025, Son La will build Moc Chau tourist area into a national tourist area and Quynh Nhai lake area into a provincial tourist area. At the ceremony, the Tourism Association of Son La province and the People’s Committee of Quynh Nhai district announced the new product tour Hanoi-Son La city-Quynh Nhai-Thuan Chau. With this tour, visitors can explore Golden Forest Tourist Area, Vuon Dao Meeting Stream, Son La Prison, Quynh Nhai Lake, Pha Din Pass … In particular, Quynh Nhai Lake has the characteristics of rivers, mountains, villages on both sides, in the lake bed area there are up to 45 large and small islands. Quynh Nhai lake beach is impressed with tourist attractions such as Pa Uon bridge, Nang Han-Linh Son Thuy Tu temple cluster, Heart island, Uy Phong bay … Association President Traveling Hanoi Nguyen Manh Than said the association and cooperation between Hanoi-Son La tourism creates advantages to exploit and develop new products, to attract tourists to Son La. In the context of translation COVID-19 basically controlled, the tourism industry is stimulating demand Domestic tourism . In addition to reducing tour prices and travel services, the construction and promotion of new products will create more opportunities for tourists to choose and bring new experiences for guests. However, the locality needs to invest in infrastructure, tourism services, to create a highlight for tourists. Assessing the tourism potential of the locality, many Hanoi travel businesses also say that in order to create the attraction for tourism products, the locality needs to invest synchronously in products, accommodation facilities, and accommodation. real travel services. Currently, many infrastructure and tourism services here are not really up to standards. For districts such as Quynh Nhai, it is necessary to rely on advantages to develop adventure tourism products, sports such as paragliding, water motorbikes, kayaking, cycling, community tourism development … Head of Tourism Management Division – Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Son La province Bui Khac Bao said that the province determines to develop tourism into a spearhead economic sector. Besides developing new products, Son La promotes communication and promotion; promoting investment promotion for tourism development; human resource development … In particular, the construction of tourism infrastructure will be focused, in order to step by step make Son La an attractive destination. At the ceremony, tourism businesses in Hanoi and Son La signed a memorandum of cooperation to exploit and develop tourism./.

According to the J’rai language, Chu Dang Ya means “wild ginger root”. Chu Dang Ya volcano is located in Chu Pah district, Gia Lai province. This is a volcano that was active millions of years ago. Now, looking down from above, the volcano is like a giant funnel, the crater basin is red with fertile basalt soil created by lava layers long ago.

Chu Dang Ya volcanic clouds.

During the yellow wildflowers season, the fields of Ia Gri village on Chu Dang Ya volcano become extremely beautiful. In the sky, white clouds swooped down low, and the ground was yellow, and beside the peaceful red dirt roads.

Before going to Ia Gri village to get really close to Chu Dang Ya volcano, if we depart from Pleiku city, we will pass the famous scenic T’nung lake, which the people still call “the lake”. This is also the “golden road” – yellow a wild flower. But not only that, this road also crosses the tea hills and green coffee fields that run as long as never ending. Then we will be surprised when the immediate appearance of a mountain full of yellow flowers: wildflowers.

According to geologists, Chu Dang Ya is a dead volcano, dating back millions of years and has long stopped lava spraying. It is the red basalt soil here that makes all year round plants green, crops do not have to be watered, and weeds grow overgrown.

The scene is as beautiful as a picture.

Chu Dang Ya is proud of many vegetation, from the ancient green forests, reed grass hills, foxtail grass and the fields where people grow maize, potatoes, pumpkins, canangs … Not only beautiful but also nourishing people, many generations of people here have grown up, contributing to building the homeland. Also from this volcanic crater, there are people who go far from the countryside but still deeply miss the wildflowers season, miss the deep blue sky, remember the red basalt color, and remember the nights together around the pink flame, to listen to the rustling forest wind and a humming gong that has echoed from the early days of the wild.

Today, coming to Chu Dang Ya – a volcano standing in the wild land of the mountains and forests of the Central Highlands, no one will not be fascinated by the unique and charming beauty of this place. If Lake T’nung appeared immensely like a mirror, Chu Dang Ya volcano was hidden among the majestic mountains.

On the way to Chu Dang Ya, the closer you are, the more you can feel a very special atmosphere. Peace of mind, as if away from noise and hustle-bustle in the city. Many people believe that this area is full of features of the mountains and forests of the Central Highlands. It was a wild but magnificent scene. An ancient and poetic space. The color of basaltic red soil that seemed to disappear quickly evoked a past that seemed to have been covered by the fog of time. Then even the trees hundreds of years old as witnesses of mountains and forests despite the changing times.

It is said that only the word “beautiful” can be used to partially express the beauty of Chu Dang Ya. The crimson coat of the lava line combines with the lush green color of the plants and trees, creating a vivid, energetic picture of this land.

The path of wild flowers.

In an early morning, when Mr. Sun was still asleep, the dew drops glittering on the leaves, the mysterious volcano loomed and fanciful. Tourists from far away love to immerse themselves in the sunrise space at the foot of Chu Dang Ya volcano. Light breeze, cool air with high humidity, gentle rays of sunshine … every morning of the year in Chu Dang Ya is also autumn, a very gentle autumn. Walking along the galangal fields or the weed flowers beside the green trees, seeing that life is so peaceful and happiness emerges in people’s hearts.

In the afternoon, standing on the high part of the legendary volcano Chu Dang Ya, panning around is a vast Central Highlands space.

Chu Dang Ya welcomes everyone. Up to now, this has become a favorite tourist destination of many domestic and foreign people. Coming to Chu Dang Ya, when leaving, all we could do was whisper: Dear Chu Dang Ya!

From Peiku to Chu Dang Ya, a favorite route for the journey of discovery is “The pine road – Bien Ho tea garden – Chu Dang Ya volcano”. This is a beautiful, romantic road with nature like a fairyland. You can stop to check-in by the beautiful old pine road or the green tea garden. And if you are lucky enough to come to Chu Dang Ya during the flowering season, you will have a memory that will never be forgotten.