Sightseeing around Bac Ha market

In particular, the number of international tourists was 254,984 people, a year-on-year increase of 19.9%, whereas the number of domestic tourists to Lao Cai was 1,150,699 people, a year-on-year increase of 15.8%.

Particularly in March 2019, the total number of tourists to Lao Cai was nearly 600 thousand people, an increase of 39.9% compared to the previous month, of which the number of international tourists was 91,988 people, an increase of 10.6% compared to the previous month. The number of domestic tourists was 488,337 people, an increase of 47.2% compared to the previous month.

The number of tourists coming to the key tourist attractions of Lao Cai highly increased over the same period, in which the number of tourists to Sa Pa in the first 3 months of 2019 was nearly 900 thousand people, including 149,094 international tourists. Bac Ha district received nearly 50 thousand tourists, including 5,907 international tourists. Lao Cai city received over 700 thousand people, including 106.44 international tourists.

It is expected that the number of tourists to Lao Cai in the coming time will sharply increase due to the extended holidays, plus the festivals and cultural and tourist activities organized in the province. The provincial People's Committee has directed the relevant management agencies and travelling agencies to promote and to strengthen the management of tourism activities, contributing to ensuring the price stability, food safety, social order and security so as to fully meet the demand for sightseeing and entertainment of the tourists./.

Thùy Linh