Sy Nguyen (26 years old), founder of DiTrek, a Northern mountainous trekking tour organizer, shared with Travellive some Lunar New Year trekking tours that are sought after by many tourists. The demand for Tet travel is increasing, with reasonable costs and accessible destinations, mountain climbing always attracts those who love to explore and experience.
Sy Nguyen - founder of the Northern mountainous trekking tour organization at DiTrek
Trekking is known as the activity of hiking for many days and crossing the road with rugged mountainous terrain. In recent years, this form of tourism that requires good physical strength and high spirit of conquest has gradually become a trend chosen by many tourists.
“On the occasion of Lunar New Year every year and this year, customers will still prioritize the national trekking route Lao Than in Bat Xat, Lao Cai. For those who have trekked before and want to increase the difficulty, there are additional options such as Nhiu Co San or Bach Moc Luong Tu,” said Sy Nguyen.
In recent years, this form of tourism that requires good physical strength and a high spirit of conquest has gradually become a trend chosen by many tourists.
According to him, trekking time at DiTrek is mainly at the end of each week. Therefore, during Tet, the number of customers booking tours will also be a little higher than usual. The start time for trekking during Tet, including travel, will start from the evening of the 3rd day of Tet. The schedule will last 2 days, so it is just enough for tourists to return in time to start the new year's work.
Conquering high mountain peaks at the beginning of the new year with the desire to start the year with positive energy, challenging yourself both physically and mentally is a trend that many tourists are choosing today.
Unlike other types of tourism, trekking has only one means of transportation: your feet.
Sy Nguyen said that the trekking tours that are currently most popular, especially during Lunar New Year at DiTrek, are the 5 routes: Lao Than, Nhiu Co San, Bach Moc Luong Tu (Ky Quan San), Ta Chi Nhu, and Lung Cung.
Lao Thanis a short, easy-to-climb arc, suitable for beginners. In Lao Than, it will be very easy to hunt clouds and the 360-degree sea of clouds is quite impressive.
Nhiu Co Sanis in Mong, translated as Buffalo Horn Mountain. Regarding the trekking route, there are quite a variety of terrains and the famous Ong Chua waterfall, so many people like this route.
Resting hut at Ky Quan San Salt Mountain
Cardamom forest at Nhiu Co San
Bach Moc Luong Tu or Ky Quan San. This is a rather difficult route to climb, the distance is long so the trekking time will be more than other routes in 1 day. However, this is considered the most beautiful mountain peak in the Northwest. From moss forests, bamboo forests, grasslands... all terrain is available. The Muoi mountain site at the rest house is also the top spot to watch the beautiful sunrise in the Northern mountains.
Ta Chi Nhu, which is considered the roof of Yen Bai province. There are many ways to climb Ta Chi Nhu, but after Tet holiday, people will choose to trek from Nam Nghiep village, Ngoc Chien commune, Muong La, Son La because this is the time when the hawthorn flower season begins. The pure white hawthorn forests covering the entire sky are extremely attractive to tourists.
As for Lung Cung, if you love diverse forest landscapes but Nhiu Co San or Bach Moc Luong Tu are difficult to climb, visitors can choose to climb this route. Lung Cung peak is quite easy to climb, the landscape is beautiful, both sunrise and sunset are the moments that everyone wants to admire when reaching the top.
Lung Cung
Sunrise or sunset is the moment that everyone wants to admire when reaching the top.
“The cost of these trekking tours will depend on each location, from 2,860,000 to 3,800,000 depending on the number of days. This is the total price, including all services. During holidays, we still keep the original price and do not charge extra,” Sy Nguyen added.
The advantage of booking a trekking tour is that all basic equipment will be prepared in advance, including: raincoats, trekking poles, gloves, waterproof bags, porters to carry things and support the climbing process... And there is always an experienced tour guide to guide you through the warm-up, climbing techniques, and how to use climbing equipment before the journey begins.
When going mountain climbing, people should pay attention to the basics such as: climbing shoes with good grip, size 1.5 to 2 sizes larger than the foot. When climbing, the body is hot so there is no need to wear many clothes, but the weather on the mountain at night and early morning is very cold so you need to prepare enough warm clothes. Before the climbing day, you should prepare in advance such as climbing stairs, jogging...
Romantic night scene on the mountain tops
“In 4 years of doing trekking tours, I have many memories with each of my tourists. The most memorable ones are still the memories with the young customers. The children were brought by their parents to join the experience, although they were young, they had quite good climbing ability. Although I knew they could climb, I was always worried, following them closely until they got down the mountain safely, then I could breathe a sigh of relief. Or there were also customers who got to know each other after the tour and became lovers. There was a couple who went to Lao Than and the man proposed to the woman right on the top of the mountain,” Sy Nguyen excitedly recounted.
Trekking tours are sought after by many tourists during the Lunar New Year holiday.
Initially working in tourism, Sy Nguyen did not plan to do trekking tours. However, once he had the opportunity to participate in trekking, he felt that this was quite an interesting sport. Not only exploring the routes to train health and will, but when conquering the mountain peak, he could look at the country from other unique and special perspectives. If he has enough time and health, Sy Nguyen recommends that readers should try trekking once in their life.
