1. Where is the Cultural - Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups?

Located about 40 km away from Hanoi, it is a part of Dong Mo tourist area, Son Tay, Hanoi, the cultural – tourism village with diverse mountainous terrain along peaceful valleys and lakes. Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism is the ideal destination for you to visit and travel as well as to learn more about the culture of Vietnamese ethnic groups.

The whole area is spacious up to 1,500 hectares, suitable for organizing collective entertainment activities. If your family has young children, this is also an ideal destination during holidays, or weekends to help them learn more interesting practical lessons.

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2. How to move to Cultural - Tourism Village of Vietnam Ethnic Groups

 You can travel by private vehicle and bus very conveniently.

• Private vehicles:

From Hanoi, go straight in the direction of Thang Long Boulevard for about 36 km, until you see the signpost indicating the way to the Vietnamese Ethnic Culture Village. At the roundabout, take the first exit to get there.

• Bus:

From My Dinh bus station you can catch the following bus routes:

+ Route 75: Yen Nghia bus station - Huong Son station, the ticket price 25,000 VND/way

+ Route 71B: My Dinh - Xuan Mai bus station, the ticket price is 20,000 VND/way

+ Route 71: My Dinh - Son Tay bus station, the ticket price is 20,000 VND/way.

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3. Opening hours and ticket prices

Opening hours: from Tuesday to Sunday, including public holidays and New Year's (Monday is not open to visitors).

• Time:

Morning from 8:00 to 11:00

Afternoon from 13:00 to 16:30

• Entrance ticket:

- Adults: 30,000 VND/time

- Students of universities, colleges, intermediate schools, vocational schools: 10k/time

- Students at general education institutions: 5k/time

- Children under 6 years old or under 1m2 height are free of charge

- People over 60 years old, people with severe disabilities, people who are guided by preferential policies to enjoy culture: 50% reduction of the fee

Note: to buy tickets at a discounted price, you need to bring relevant confirmation documents.

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4. Transportation inside of Vietnam National Villages For Ethnic Culture And Tourism

• Private vehicle:

If you go by private vehicle, you can enjoy the scenery as well as the new atmosphere here. If your health allows, you can even choose to walk to exercise and create a very enjoyable hiking experience also. One note is that this place is very large, it will take a lot of time.

• Electric car service:

Tickets are sold at the ticket counter at the gate, running from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, with detailed parking stops, and you can get on and off anytime you want.

Weekdays: 30,000 VND/adult, 20,000 VND/student.

Weekend (Saturday - Sunday): 35,000 VND/adult, 25,000 VND/student.

Rent a 13-seat car for a private group: 450,000 VND/hour.

To reserve services, you can visit the address: http://langvanhoa.com.vn/dich-vu-du-lich.htm

• Bicycle rental service:

Single bicycle: 30,000 VND/session/bike (50,000 VND if renting all day)

Double bicycle: 50,000 VND/session/car (70,000 VND if renting all day)

A small note is that when renting, you will have to deposit 200,000 VND / bicycle.

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5. The price of renting stilts houses to stay in the Cultural - Tourism Village of Vietnam Ethnic Groups

Renting a stilts house applies to guests traveling in large groups, a house can accommodate 40-80 people, with a full bathroom, fan, pillow, etc.

• Adults: 100,000 VND/person/night
• Elderly people over 60 years old, students: 70,000 VND/person/night
• Students (from 6 to 18 years old): 50,000 VND/person/night

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6. What to do at Vietnam Ethnic Culture - Tourism Village?

Vietnam Ethnic Culture - Tourism Village is divided into many different zones, including ethnic villages, cultural and entertainment centers, world cultural heritage area, parks, green areas... . Here are suggestions for destinations you can refer to:

Area of ​​ethnic villages

This will be the first destination that you should visit in the cultural village of Vietnam's ethnic groups. With an area of ​​198.61ha, this area is divided into 4 clusters of villages corresponding to each region. It was built into an ensemble that recreates the structure of our country's ethnic village, with folk architecture to introduce, preserve and develop.

In the ethnic area, you will be able to participate in many traditional cultural festivals that are recreated, enjoy the vibrant atmosphere and bold national and regional identities such as:

Northwest Market

Festival of praying for rain of the Cor ethnic group (Quang Nam)

Rice harvesting festival of the B'rau ethnic group (Kon Tum)

Seven mountains bull racing festival (An Giang)

Cai Rang Floating Market (Can Tho)…

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Cultural and entertainment center

Located in the central area, connecting the main gate and functional areas. This is the center of cultural and entertainment activities, sports that are imbued with national culture.

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World Heritage area

This is a complex that recreates famous architectural works of the world such as: Great Wall, Eiffel Tower, Pyramid...

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Park and Marina

This area is associated with the water surface of Dong Mo lake and gate B of the cultural village.

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General service area

This is a large-scale complex of general tourism and sports services to exploit the natural landscape space effectively.

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The green area on the water surface of Dong Mo lake

This is an area used to exploit and develop appropriate ecological activities, ensure the environment as well as develop sustainable tourism.

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7. Some tips when going to the Cultural - Tourism Village of Vietnam's Ethnic Groups

- You can bring food from home, note to keep cleaning environment. There are many open spaces, lawns, shade trees here, bringing a little canvas to sit and sip is fine.

- If you want to eat and drink here, there is a lakeside food court located in the village grounds, or have lunch at Ethn Toc restaurant, located near the Khmer Pagoda and Cham Towers. The menu mainly has dishes of ethnic people such as: stream fish, Ban pig, honey grilled chicken, ant eggs, wild bees, goats, geese, fish...Besides, there is also the buffet style.

- If you want to buy souvenirs, you should visit the Tay and Thai ethnic villages or some other stalls, they sell handmade products such as bags, wallets, key chains...., in addition, there are some special dishes could be gifts such as tea, honey, bamboo shoots, lentils, yogurt, sausages...

- Place to take "virtual living" pictures: Most people come to want to check-in at Khmer pagoda and Cham tower, these two places are right next to each other, so you only need to park your car once and take pictures of two places.

To be able to take many beautiful photos, you should go early to avoid the strong sunshine and crowds.

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Hopefully some of the above will help you have interesting and complete experiences in the Cultural - Tourism Village of Vietnam's Ethnic Groups.

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Source: collected