Gong Show In Dalat (TTV08)
TOUR ITINERARY
People born from mountains and forests are weaving every day a rich cultural carpet. When the bee goes to collect honey, it is also the time that the 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, and 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
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
TOUR SUMARY
300,000 VND/ each to join the group
Pick-up time: 6 pm
Finish the show: 9 pm
GONG CULTURE IN THE HIGHLAND OF DALAT
1. Gong exchanging with the ethnic group.
2. Drink traditional Can wine, and enjoy the specialty barbecue of ethnic groups.
3. Dance with Ethnicity boys and girls.
4. Playing traditional folk games.
Included:
Entrance tickets for all tourist attractions.
Professional tour guide.
Drinking water (500ml)/day/pax.
Travel insurance.
Excluded:
VAT
Tip
Meals
Private costs.
Jeep car tickets, train tickets, cable car tickets, toboggan ride tickets, and all of the services inside the tourist area.
The fares for children
Height of children under 90 centimeters (2 adults and 1 child): Free.
Height of children from 90 centimeters to 1.1 meters: 50% adult ticket.
Height of children over 1.1 meters: adult ticket.
Note:
The schedule can be changed to suit concrete conditions, but we make sure to keep all destinations on the tour table
We just pick you up at the 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 the office
If you would like to go private tour, please contact us / receptionist.