Bức Tường rock band and Trần Đặng Đăng Khoa (2nd right) at the Phượt Festival launching ceremony. Photo courtesy of the organisers

HÀ NỘI – A festival for travellers will be held in Ba Vì National Park on 4-5 November.

The Phượt Luôn Festival 2023, featuring eco-nature themed events, seeks to connect experiential travellers and promote the significance of this type of tourism to those passionate about experiential travel.

“The organisers hope to build a sustainable tourism community,” said Nguyễn Văn Hiếu, CEO of the PLC Tourism and Communication Company, a representative of the festival organisers at the launch ceremony in Hà Nội.

“We also want the experiential travellers to explore the scenery in the country and make contributions to preserve and develop Vietnamese cultural identity.”

One of the main activities at the Phượt Luôn Festival will be a parade with 500 motorbike riders from Hà Nội to Đồi Thông Resort in the park.

The festival will feature a wide range of activities, with artisans demonstrating the process of making local specialities and performing folk art from the 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups. Eventgoers can also experience both folk and modern sports games.

A highlight of the festival will be a concert performed by popular music bands and artists.

At the festival's launch, Bức Tường rock band released a new music video (MV) entitled Ở Nơi Đó Có Chúng Ta Thuộc Về Nhau (Where We Belong Together).

The band’s leader and guitarist, Trần Tuấn Hùng, wrote the song at the commission of the festival organisers.

“I hope the song will become a hit and will be sung by experiential travellers as they journey to every nook and cranny of the country,” Hùng said. “The song captures the spirit of these travellers, with their desire for adventure and exploration of natural beauty.”

The 60-member crew had an unforgettable experience bringing instruments and large equipment to Tà Xùa Mountains to shoot the 4-minute MV.

Directed by Vũ Hồng Thắng, the MV showcases the beautiful scenery on the legendary path dubbed “dinosaur’s backbone” at Tà Xùa in a high mountain range located on the natural border between the northern provinces of Sơn La and Yên Bái, along with scenic tea hills and magnificent terraced rice fields.

Members of Bức Tường rock band perform on Tà Xùa mountain in the music video. Photo from the video

Popular traveller Trần Đặng Đăng Khoa, the first Vietnamese to travel around the world by motorbike, was also featured in the MV. Khoa, 37, has visited 65 countries in 1,111 days.

Khoa spent 20 years dreaming of this journey and two years preparing to make his dream a reality.

After participating in the festival, Khoa plans to begin his second trip around the world on November 11. His passion is epic and inspires many young people.

Information about the festival will be available at META Ticket from October 5. - VNS