The community guesthouse in Ke village, Hien Luong commune (Da Bac) offers an impressive experience of the stilt houses and Muong ethnic culture.
Here, the model of a community guesthouse has been in operation welcoming visitors and providing tourism services for 5 years with 3 destinations including Huu Thao homestay with a beautiful view overlooking the large lake, helping visitors feel the openness of the poetic space and fresh climate. Mr. Dinh Quy Huu, the homestay owner said: The family has a large stilt house and a number of small rooms, which can meet the accommodation needs of 30 visitors. Along with pioneering in the model building, the homestay households in the hamlet always try to perfect and ensure the conditions for domestic and international tourists so that they are satisfied with the thoughtful and warm welcome, as well as the quality of the tourism products and services.
Not far away, it is Sanh Thuan community guesthouse located next to Ke stream. There are about 12 guests staying on a spacious and clean stilt house. Besides the professional and friendly service style, this guesthouse is praised for its delicious, attractive and typical dishes of the Muong ethnic group. The owner also provides other services such as rafting, stream bathing and experience activities for tourists.
Another community guesthouse in Ke hamlet is Sac Luyen homestay, which attracts a large number of visitors, and it is quite convenient in terms of traffic as it is located right on the main road running through the hamlet. The motel has a scale of 2 stilt houses and 3 spacious private rooms that can accommodate 30 guests to stay overnight. The visitors can experience a quiet living space and a wide view overlooking the lake. From the stilt house, visitors can zoom their eyes to cover an immense river area, admiring the charming beauty of the mountains. The hostel also offers a variety of experience services on request.
Currently, after a period of temporary closure to prevent and control Covid-19 epidemics, the community motels in Ke village continue to welcome guests again and the service quality has continuously been improving. It is about 100 km from Hanoi capital, which is convenient for traveling both by road and river, and this is a community tourism destination worth coming to relax in the fresh air, a city-smog-free village with no traffic noise and enjoy a peaceful day on Hoa Binh lake. A lot of interesting experience activities such as rafting, kayaking to see the lake, visiting the fish breeding center, visiting the sacred Doi Co temple, immersing in the cool water of Suoi Trach waterfall, enjoying the local specialities. From here, visitors can also walk or cycle, or ride off-road motorcycles to other community attractions of Dao ethnic people in Sung hamlet, Cao Son commune, which is 22 km away, to Da Bia community tourism site in Tien Phong commune, which is about 30 km away. Then, from there, they can take a boat or raft to the lakeside tourism attractions in Mai Chau district. Ke village is also a place with great potential for investors to develop eco-resort tourism associated with community tourism of Muong ethnic people.