Home-stay in Traditional Stilt Houses of Vietnamese People

Nowadays, home-stay in traditional stilt houses owned by ethnic minority people is more attractive to foreign tourists when travel to Vietnam.

As well as being somewhere to eat, entertain and sleep, stilt house is the place for them to remember ancestors and do their daily works such as weaving and embroidery. The most important room is the kitchen which is usually set in the centre of the house and serves as a meeting place where the family gathers at the end of the day.

Stilt houses are available in Central of Vietnam and North of Vietnam. It is made from wood, bamboo, cane, or rattan. A traditional stilt house typically has an area for drying rice, set one or two steps below the main level. The area under the house is either unused or used as a pen for livestock.

It is the truth that when you travel to other countries and if you just stay in the deluxe hotels with the international standards, the interesting difference and specialities of those countries cannot be seen clearly or even cannot be found. Hence, if you really want to have a real exploration Vietnam and understand more about the daily lives of the local people as well as their special culture & customs, then there really is no substitute for spending a few days as a home-stay guest.

Of course, this style of travel is not for everyone... Conditions can be fairly basic - home is often a simple wooden construction with mats on the floor to sleep on, cold-water showers and definitely no air-conditioning... but if you are up for a little bit of an adventure and come with an open-mind, you will soon find that the minor discomforts are far out-weighed by the benefits of this unique experience.

Then quickly you will also figure out that home-stays are actually a two-way cultural exchange as your hosts are very likely to be as interested in your culture as you are in theirs... Do not forget to bring some pictures of your home and prepare to arrive as a guest but to leave as a friend...

Travel with Vietnam Jeep Tours, tourists will have chance to get experience by your own as culture discovery, learn how is the daily live of ethnic minority people, join to cook dinner with the local hosts and enjoy overnight home-stay.

Vietnam Jeep Tours offers unique trips, including home-stay overnights for adventure enthusiasts to explore a real & wild Vietnam Northern. Please visit www.vietnamjeeptours.com or directly contact via adventure@vietnamjeeptours.com / hotline: +84 909 602 370 for more advices and information.