Wednesday 19 July 2023

Healing tourism - a solution to help attract high-quality tourists towards green tourism in Lao Cai

Sapa terraced fields in the rainy season.
Photo: Quoc Khanh-VNA
With many advantages of beautiful natural landscape, fresh and cool climate and rich indigenous knowledge of ethnic minorities in taking care of physical and mental health, Lao Cai is the preferred choice. of many tourists interested in the form of healing tourism (wellness tourism). 

With the launch of many new healing tourism products in 2023, Lao Cai determines this is the solution to help attract high-quality tourists, towards sustainable development, in line with the construction strategy. "green tourism" and local sustainability.

Towards "green tourism"

"Wellness tourism" is known as a type of tourism that tends to balance health. This is a delicate combination between the traditional tourism industry and the health care industry to serve the healthy living needs of each traveler. The stops of healing tourism are often spaces that possess a pristine natural background, rich plant ecosystems capable of giving visitors a pure connection with nature.

Lao Cai is one of eight strong medicinal growing regions of Vietnam according to the master plan on development of medicinal herbs to 2030 approved by the Prime Minister. Lao Cai owns about 850 species of medicinal plants, including many rare and precious medicinal plants under conservation. Not only possessing a rich and rare source of medicinal herbs, Lao Cai is a land of 25 ethnic groups with a particularly rich source of indigenous knowledge in the field of health care in many forms.

Away from the busy and noisy streets, Pham Ngan Hanh's group of friends (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City ) chose Ta Van, Sa Pa as a destination to relieve stress and relax. Just checked in at the homestay of Ms. Luong Thi Chi, the Giay in Ta Van Giay village, the tour group was immediately boiled by the hostess for a pot of bath water.

The blood-colored water, comparable to honey in a tub made of pomu wood, exudes heat and a distinctive sweet, sweet aroma from 23 herbs that have the effect of supporting health recovery, dispel fatigue. "About ten minutes later, I clearly felt that my body was gradually recovering, my mind was awake again. At the end of the 35-minute soak, my whole body was relieved, my skin was ruddy, my mind was refreshed", Ms. Pham Ngan Hanh shared.

When sitting on the tray to eat rice, the tourists seem to be more and more interested. The meal consists of 7 fragrant sticky rice dishes dyed from herbs from the home garden; stir-fried goat meat with cardamom, fresh ginger, Thang Co leaves; Banana Flower Salad; blue-green fish with bamboo tube, coriander...

Sa Pa is known as a famous tourist destination, as well as a medicinal granary of Lao Cai province, where the imprint of medicinal herbs is very bold in the daily life of local people, but also Mrs. is no exception.

The homestay of Mrs. Chi's family is located on a small hill, receiving the wind from 4 directions, surrounded by rice fields that are growing green in this season. Every early morning, Hanh goes out with her friends to the carpeted yard and meditates and then does yoga. "Not only a place to stay, this is also a very suitable place to recharge and connect with nature. Therefore, this is the third time we have chosen this homestay in our travel for the purpose of healing. in a life full of chaos and worries", Pham Ngan Hanh shared.

Instead of traveling around beautiful roads, experiencing many interesting games at amusement parks..., healing tourism focuses on immersing in nature to refresh emotions, relax the soul, and aim for the future. more positive life values.

Along with the increasingly intense need to connect with nature of this group of tourists, from here on, preserving the originality and uniqueness of the natural landscape and herbal products, precious dishes and medicines. of local people are increasingly developing, becoming unique tourism products that contribute to preserving and enhancing green and sustainable tourism.

Many fascinating healing tours

Unlike medical tourism, which focuses on medical examination and treatment, healing tourism is more about rest and relaxation, helping visitors to nourish their body, mind and spirit. Healing tourism is simply understood to include activities that combine healthy therapies to take care of the body (spa, yoga, sports, vegan or medicinal use, ...) and the spirit (meditation, music, etc.) music, painting, etc.) during vacation or travel, in order to comprehensively support body - mind - mind health.

Grasping the increasing demand for healing tourism of tourists, Lao Cai has just launched the product "Healing tourism - 2023".

Head of Culture and Information Department of Sa Pa town Hoang Thi Vuong said that visitors can experience a healing tour combining Yoga practice and indigenous knowledge about health care with 5 options: Yoga on the list conquer Ham Rong mountain; Yoga combines traditional therapies of the Red Dao ethnic group in Ta Phin; Yoga and scenic terraced fields; Yoga combines the "forest bathing" therapeutic solution at Golden Stream - Love Waterfall; Yoga combines exploring the culture of the Mongol Chu Ngai ethnic group.

The health care activities in the healing tour are all based on the principle of relying on nature. In the process of seeking to restore health of mind and body, with the above series of healing tours, visitors can steam, bathe, soak in herbal foot baths, use medicinal herbs, take pulse for medical examination, enjoy the beauty of beauty. cultures, experience life closer to nature than ever before. Visitors can also manually collect and process herbs, blend in with nature, go to the forest to breathe in the fresh cool air...

With the tour "Yoga combined with "forest bathing" treatment solution at Golden Stream - Love Waterfall", visitors will be completely immersed in an ancient and quiet forest space of Hoang Lien National Park. In terms of meaning, forest bathing is about taking your time and "immersing yourself" in a wooded area, taking nature and fresh oxygen from the forest to heal diseases that people in busy modern life. commonly acquired.

You don't have to move as much as hiking, climbing or camping, you can simply sit back and relax or take a slow walk along the stream to enjoy the view and breathe in the fresh air. , the natural fragrance from the trees of the primeval forest blooming pink azaleas growing along the road interspersed with the green color of the forest trees of Hoang Lien National Park.

"This is an energetic space, an ideal choice for visitors who have a strong need to connect with mother nature by quiet activities such as walking, meditation or Yoga," said Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Lan. (Ninh Binh) - one of the first visitors to experience using this tourism product excitedly shared.

Topas Ecologe eco-tourism area. Photo: laocai.gov.vn
The tour "Yoga combines traditional therapies of Ta Phin Red Dao ethnic group" focuses on medicinal leaf bathing experiences, cultural exchanges with indigenous ethnic communities and workshops (exchanges and discussions). ) "Rolling Bells" combined with meditation under the guidance of Yoga masters from India.

The combination of revolving bells and meditation through percussion, rotation to bring a music to support the brain to relax. "The workshops help visitors understand more about the revolving bell and its therapeutic forms; about the effectiveness of using the revolving bell in the process of improving health, leading to relaxation, recovery of body and mind and above healing journey without drugs", shared Ms. Hong Thom, representative of Yoga Life Vietnam Company.

* Huong Thu, Ethnic and Mountainous Photojournalism - VNA - dantocmiennui.vn 

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