The trend of tourism to explore indigenous culture

Experiencing closer to the life and cultural beauty of local people in different regions... is the strength of indigenous cultural discovery tourism. These are also valuable materials that help travel agencies and the tourism industry develop unique tourism products.

According to experts, this is a form of tourism in which you will focus on experiencing and learning more about the people, culture and simple life of the indigenous people. The destination of this form of tourism may not be the scenic spots but rather the focus on the beauty, cultural values and characteristics of the locality and region.

faf — Tourists enjoy experiencing daily activities and meals at Halo Bay homestay (Ha Long city).

This is a form of tourism that is quite popular in many countries around the world. In Vietnam, this tourism trend contributes to promoting community tourism, bringing development opportunities for homestays with local cultural characteristics. For example, the service at Halo Bay homestay (Ken Liem, Ha Long City), a destination that is of interest to international booking sites, loved by many young people and international tourists.

Here, in addition to staying and living with local families, visitors are advised by the homestay owner on places to visit, accompanied, guided on how to go to the market, provided with a stove, how to prepare typical coastal dishes, and on sightseeing trips to relics that few tourists know about, such as: Dang Ba Hat hill artillery site, Hon Gai old town, French house, fishing village life, coal processing factory...

Ms. J.Radhika (British tourist) commented: It was great that this was the highlight of my long trip. Not only did I understand more about the lifestyle and culture of Ha Long people, I was also taken to visit historical sites, the old town, exercise in the morning on the coastal road, and cycle down to the beach in the evening... It was more than just a trip."

Not only in the city, remote highlands such as Binh Lieu are also destinations of interest to tourists. In addition to the landscape, tourists come to Binh Lieu because they love the cultural beauty and life of the people in the villages. In Binh Lieu, many homestays are truly like cozy traditional houses of the people, creating a space for tourists to experience the indigenous culture, from meals to daily life through dishes grown by the locals, cultural exchanges such as then singing - tinh lute, folk games...

Tourists can also join in the daily activities of the locals, such as planting and harvesting rice, building rammed earth houses... or be led by local guides to visit the village during the rice harvest season, go trekking in the forest to pick bamboo shoots, participate in market sessions, enjoy cuisine at new rice ceremonies...

Not only in the highlands, exploring the life of the coastal people in Bai Tu Long Bay, Minh Chau, Quan Lan, Co To islands... is also something that tourists enjoy. Because when coming here, tourists will be led by local people to the sea, experiencing the daily working life. Under the guidance of fishermen, tourists will directly participate in fishing, raking clams, digging for sea worms... Thereby, not only will tourists directly experience and demonstrate their ingenuity, but they will also understand more about the difficulties and hardships of fishermen. After that, tourists will go into the kitchen to process and enjoy the fruits of their catch.

Tourists join in building rammed earth houses in Dong Van (Binh Lieu) to better understand the life and indigenous culture of ethnic people.

"Traveling like a local does not focus too much on the scenery but rather exploits aspects of life, the beauty of life and culture. Through that, tourists can explore and understand more authentically that land. This is the unique attraction and appeal of this form of tourism" - Mr. Tran Dang An, Director of Halotour Travel, assessed.

In fact, many of these experiences have been exploited by travel agencies, becoming ideas and materials for tourism products, such as: 1-day tour as a fisherman in Ha Long Bay, on Quan Lan Island, Ha Long City city tour, experiencing the ripe rice season, the new rice festival in Binh Lieu, experiencing Yen Duc village...

From that initial result, the provincial tourism industry is currently aiming to build experiential activities based on the above materials such as experiencing the life of fishermen, dragon boat racing, fairs, and jungle tourism. What needs to be done is to exploit the differences and unique beauty of each product instead of being stereotyped and lacking creativity...

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