Since 2018, Mr. Dinh Xuan Minh (born in 1997, Bahnar ethnic group, Dien Bien village, Son Lang commune) has become a familiar tour guide for tourists when exploring K50 waterfall, Chu Nam mountain, Kon Bong waterfall or Bien Ho on the Gia Lai plateau.
Since childhood, Minh followed his parents into the forest to pick mushrooms, pick bamboo shoots, look for honey and spent 2 years in the Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve protection team. Thanks to that, he knows every stream, field, and forest. With his enthusiasm and willingness to learn more about local culture and history, in a busy month, Minh leads 28-30 discovery tours, earning about 20 million VND.
In addition to ensuring safety and experience for tourists, Minh also integrates messages about forest protection, water conservation, and preserving the customs and practices of the Bahnar people on each trip. “In my opinion, doing ecotourism and community tourism is not only for income, but also an opportunity to connect people with nature. From there, it helps people understand and join hands to preserve nature,” Minh shared.
Since 2020, Mr. Dinh Xuan He (born in 1990, Dak Asel village, Son Lang commune) has been working as a tour guide with the desire to introduce the landscape of his hometown. Initially, he only guided small groups around the commune, but gradually realized the potential for tourism development, so he mobilized young people in the village to join in guiding visitors to experience.
In 2023, Mr. He participated in a community tourism training course organized by Gia Lai College in collaboration with the commune. Thanks to being equipped with systematic knowledge, he is more confident when leading groups, especially in introducing the customs and practices of the Bahnar people.
In addition to sightseeing tours, Mr. He also creates new trips for tourists, such as going to the forest to collect honey, trying to be a farmer picking coffee and picking corn.
“These trips help tourists have real experiences, and villagers have more income from homestay services, selling agricultural products, and making souvenirs. When I see that people know how to take advantage of available resources to generate income, I am more motivated to do tourism. For me, this is not only a part-time job, but also a way to preserve and promote Bahnar culture,” Mr. He expressed.
Coming to Stor resistance village (To Tung commune), visitors will come across the homestay of Mr. Dinh Moi and Ms. Dinh Thi Nhung. The homestay is only about 500 meters from Nup Hero Memorial House. This is an attractive accommodation for many visitors who want to learn about the life and culture of the Bahnar people.
Born in a village with a rich revolutionary tradition, Nhung and her husband want to promote the culture and history of their homeland. In 2020, they built a wooden homestay in the shape of a Bahnar stilt house, gradually completing it by 2023 and welcoming the first guests in 2024. The homestay can accommodate 30 guests, most crowded in the summer; in the rainy season, when there are few guests, the couple goes to work on the fields.
When staying at the homestay, visitors will enjoy the daily rustic dishes of the Bahnar people here such as: stir-fried noodles with bitter eggplant, nham pung (vegetable porridge), stream fish, rock snails, grilled chicken, wild vegetables...
Nhung and her husband also organize many activities for tourists such as enjoying rice wine, xoang, gong performances at the village's communal house or watching artisans weaving, brocade weaving, and sculpting statues. Tourists also have more emotions and beautiful impressions when being taken to visit the Nup Hero Memorial House. Through that, the couple not only creates a livelihood for their family but also contributes to helping villagers earn income from the very things that are closely related to the life and culture of their people.
“When we first started doing homestay, my husband and I were worried because no one in the village had done it before. But thinking about the fact that tourists coming here would understand more about the culture of the Bahnar people, we had more motivation to do it. When we saw tourists happily experiencing, eating meals with wild vegetables, stream fish or being fascinated by the sound of gongs, I felt very happy,” Nhung confided.
Source: https://baogialai.com.vn/khi-nguoi-bahnar-lam-dai-su-du-lich-post565759.html
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