‘Cai Bang’ tour costs 1,000 USD in Ha Giang

Giap Van Hai is known by the nickname “Sea land”, “Hai Ma Xo” has cherished the desire to do community tourism for decades. He said, before coming to Ha Giang to set up a career, he used to be a “the bang“, roaming around Vietnam, working while walking. Hai had to go through a long journey to find his true predestined relationship with tourism.

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Hai shared, tourism now is not simply checking-in to see beautiful scenes, but increasingly aiming for a deeper experience. Some guests want to be “lost”, “live” for a few days, to find their own pristine soul that has been forgotten for a long time.

“I think, each tour must be ‘tailored’ to fit each person. Simply because each individual has their own needs, each visitor is a journey like no other,” said Mr. Hai.

Going to many places, but Hai commented that Ha Giang is always a new place, even for tourists who love to move, because each season coming to this rocky land is a different color. Ha Giang is not only beautiful because of its majestic natural scenery, but also a land of long-standing national cultural identities. During nearly a year wandering along the S-shaped strip of land, he saw good people everywhere. Especially when coming to Ha Giang, he clearly feels the soul of the people here.

This guy shared that what he had to do on the road was to learn how to get help from others. That’s when he felt most clearly what was kindness in a natural, unselfish manner. It is because of this that inspired him to design ideas Ha ha beggar tour Giang for 1000 USD for 5 days 4 nights.

“Begging helps each person to know how peaceful, idyllic and hospitable life is in that place. This is also a way to help tourists partly understand how happy life is, at Why are there such customs?” Hai said.

Tour without schedule

“US$1,000 to try things you’ve never tried before, to be immersed in an interesting cultural area is a worthwhile experience,” said Quoc Truong, a man who has lived in Taiwan for many years, and just experienced a travel tour. beg for $1,000.

Truong is one of the tourists who has been following Hai’s blog for many years and has an appointment when he returns to Vietnam to definitely go with this guy on a trip to Ha Giang. With a pristine soul about Ha Giang as well as wanting to touch this land as closely as possible, Mr. Truong suggested to Hai that there was no need for a specific schedule, just follow the call of his heart, be Thang likes to stop there, eat there when hungry, and sleep when tired for about 5 days.

Before starting the tour, this guest listened to Hai talk and introduced an overview of the good and beautiful features of Ha Giang, from which to choose the first destination to stop. The first place he chose was Pho Bang – a town known as “sleeping for hundreds of years” – where the Chinese lived.

“Due to living in Taiwan for many years, I also want to come here to experience many interesting things in life. When I come to Ha Giang, I am impressed by the rustic and peaceful nature of this land. Those are the original paintings. An old residential village with earthen walls and wooden trusses that is glossy with the color of time, a gray yin and yang tile roof of the color of wind, and the paper in front of each wooden door frame fades and then reappears when spring comes,” Truong said.

Arriving in Ha Giang, Hai took Mr. Truong to a Chinese house. Hai said, after the greetings, Mr. Truong was surprised at the invitation to sleep over from the host. In response to the host’s enthusiasm and hospitality, the two accepted to stay and have dinner here with traditional delicacies such as khau hum, stone cake, and bean curd. Along with the warm stories, the feelings of long-time exiles like Truong also lessened.

Next, Hai took this guest to Mao Xua Tung, Sung La, and Dong Van – a village of the Mong people. These destinations are impressive thanks to the many golden houses and houses, around the stone fence, each blossoming peach and plum flowers and interesting experiences close to people’s lives.

1,000 USD is transferred to the community tourism fund

In addition to the 1,000 USD to pay for this tour, the beggar expenses in the tour, passengers will have to pay for themselves. Hai said that he would use the entire amount of 1,000 USD for each trip like this to put into the community tourism fund set up by himself. He wishes to carry out his plan to support and accompany the people to build 100 true homestays for the top land of the country.

Hai plans to organize 100 tours like this this year and 2023. The total proceeds will be contributed to the fund and used to finance basic infrastructure, for a number of compatriot families who have the ability to develop as a service. homestay service, in places where he used to beg. “A ripe rice should not have a golden season. Although for the community, 100,000 USD is an immeasurable amount, but I believe that each person has a sense of becoming a ripe rice, the whole community will be a field. gold”, Hai shared.

Currently, Hai continues to teach people skills in tourism, actively promotes the image of Ha Giang land and people on social networks, inviting many tourists to this place. For him, professional tourism will be a long-term livelihood for people as well as help them preserve the cultural identity of the community.

“There are many ways to make money, but with this special tour, I want to give Ha Giang all of my hard work and sincere thanks to the top land of the country,” said the 9x boy.

Thu Ky