Sin Suoi Ho Village honoured by ASEAN Community Tourism Award

Sin Suoi Ho Village, Sin Suoi Ho Commune, Phong Tho District, Lai Chau Province, is home to the H'Mong ethnic group. It has a fresh climate all year round, a diverse and rich habitat system, and friendly and hospitable people who actively protect the environment and nature.

People in Sin Suoi Ho Village mainly live on agricultural production, including cardamom, fruit trees, livestock and poultry, and orchids, as well as providing tourism services.

An art performance at the ceremony.

In June 2015, Sin Suoi Ho Village, Sin Suoi Ho Commune, Phong Tho District, was recognised by the People's Committee of Lai Chau Province as a provincial community-based tourist destination.

In 2018, the scenic relic "Heart waterfall" in Sin Suoi Ho Commune was ranked as a provincial relic. It was recognised by the Vietnam Tourism Association as one of the four most attractive community-based tourist attractions in Vietnam in 2020.

On February 5, 2023, at the International Tourism Fair Forum in the city of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, the community tourist site of Sin Suoi Ho Village was honoured by ASEAN as an attractive community tourism destination in 2022.

Sin Suoi Ho’s pristine landscape, environment, and hospitality contributed to the village being honoured with the ASEAN Community Tourism Award 2022.

Currently, the Sin Suoi Ho community tourism village has 20 households participating in homestay and bungalow services and six catering service households, with one cooperative welcoming and serving tourists with a capacity of over 300 visitors every day.

From 2015 up to now, on average, each year the community tourist attraction in Sin Suoi Ho Village welcomes over 20,000 domestic and international tourists to visit.

Total annual revenue from tourism and trade of orchids for tourists averages over 3 billion VND, the average income per person reaches over 20 million VND per person per year.