Gong Show In Dalat (TTV08)
Highlight
people born from mountains and forest are weaving every day a rich cultural carpet. When the bee goes to collect honey, it is also the time that gong festival of the K’ho ethnic begins. Boys and girls of the mountains hold their hands and dance around the pink flames with the gongs to celebrate the successful harvest, thank the gods for enveloping their children. Today, the Festival has become a unique cultural tourism product of Dalat city in particular and the Central Highlands in general
8
Culture show
25
3 hours
20
DALAT GONG TOUR INTRODUCTION
At the great Central Highlands, hidden in the immense pine forest, a beautiful Dalat like a fairy tale woven by the pristine beautyof mountains, waterfalls from misty valleys, sloping hill full of sunshine and flowers. At that place, people born from mountains and forest are weaving every day a rich cultural carpet. When the bee goes to collect honey, it is also the time that gong festival of the K’ho ethnic begins. Boys and girls of the mountains hold their hands and dance around the pink flames with the gongs to celebrate the successful harvest, thank the gods for enveloping their children. Today, the Festival has become a unique cultural tourism product of Dalat city in particular and the Central Highlands in general. If you have come, do not rush yet to hear the gongs and the graceful dances by the fire of the K'ho ethnic boys and girls.
Setting up fire ceremony
Ceremony part:
Lom Biang Village introduction, Gong culture and life style of Lac and Cil people.
God of Fire Ceremony (Group leader is invited to set the fire)
Gong dance welcoming God (minority group dance)
Welcoming New Rice Dance
“A rap mo o” dance. Girl carry water in dry calabash gourd (girl dance, boy gong
“Ngày hội rông chiêng” dance
Listening to 6 man ringing K’Ram gong.
Try Ruou Can (rice wine) and meat grills.
Festival part:
Introduction to mountainous lifestyle and the origin of Dalat Gong
Highland Soan dance
Buffalo dance: mixed race performing along wooden buffalo bell.
“Lang Biang flower” dance
“D’rop P’nu hungting” dance
“Leave picking” dance
P’Ro finding buffalos Gong
“My love by the river” dance
“Moonlight rice pounding” dance
“Seasonal days in village” dance
“Dung Lang love story” dance
Community games
Invite groups to join in
Goodbye song
9 usd/ each for join the group
Included:
Shuttle bus at the hotel
Entrance fees
Professional tour guide
Grilled pock stick and local wine
Pick up time :6h15 pm to 7h pm
Fnish the show: 8h30 - 9h30 Pm
Excluded:
VAT
Tip
Meals
Other personal expenses out of program
The fares for children
Children under 1 meter are free of charge (sharing a seat with an accompanying adult)
Children from 1m to 1.2m are charged 50% of tickets
Children over 1.2m are charged 100% of tickets
Note:
Schedule can be changed to suit for concrete condition, but we make sure to keep all destinations in the tour table
We just pick up at hotel inner of Dalat, if you stay in Tuyen Lam Area or far away from Dalat, please help us go to the center of Dalat or come to office
If you would like to go private tour, please contact us / receptionist.
Cancellation Policy
Multi day trips that are cancelled within 24 hours of the start time of the trip will be charged out at 50%. Trips that are cancelled more than 24 hours before the start of the trip will not be charged.
Day trips must be cancelled the evening before the day of the trip in order to avoid cancellation charges of 50%. Exceptions may be made in case of extreme weather conditions on day trips only.
Any deposits that are required in advance of a trip are for hotel or other travel services that may or may not be refundable, depending on the trip and time of cancellation.