Handbook of backpacking tourism

What are differences between the backpacking tourism and tour travel? There are much differences because tour travel is a available table of food, you just sit and enjoy it. With backpacking tourism, you are absolutely fee in departure times, where to go, where to visit, what to eat,… all is your own decisions.

Now, backpacking tourism is no strange to the youth if you do not want to say it has come a trend. If you want to have a few days or more generous for comfortable week, why not make experience with once of “backpacking tourism”. You could go with a friend or a group, it is unimportant in the number of members, but necessarily members have  common interests to share discoveries.

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You know, there are trips that last a few hours I was still engrossed playing game… then, suddenly prepare some luggage, take a bus to Pham Ngu Lao (the West town) and start out! Maybe this should be called “super backpacking tourism”. But I highly recommend you: it’s necessary to make a plan for backpacking tourism. A fully preparation will help your trip more efficient, less expensive and safer.

Destination for many backpackers is not familiar tourists because the journey usually discover places where there are few people come. Thus, there are difficulties always meet during the journey. So, we need to prepare thoroughly and never venture if do not know anything about the destination.

Before going, you need to determine the destination on the map and find all relevant information in any way: internet, books, friends,… Especially, need to know whether the road is bad or good, having mountain pass or not, if you meet troubles, how to solve, what public hospitals are along the road, what telephone numbers need for help. The minimum items to prepare such as medicine, flashlights, lighters, maybe standby can of gasoline for motorcycle if road is obstacle (there is no house, no petrol station for several dozen kilometers on the road).

You will get different feeling in each regions, even within each province or city. Backpacking tourism will immerse yourself in authentic living space of each region, that is difficult to get if you travel on tour.

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Four “No”

In order to a journey is called backpacking tourism, it ensure at least two things: “No-tour” and “No-guider”. More professional, maybe even “No-bus”, “No-hotel”. This means that a backpacker must hold concurrently from A to Z. With backpacking tourism, it is necessary to know the destination to make plan in detail and prepare transport. Regarding to means of transport, you should also make plan for what kind of transport is and how long the journey will take.

With time for backpacking tourism of 3-4 days, the distance from departure place to destination is under 400km, if you want to go further, you need a longer time.

Next step is preparing cothers: it is not important to wear a nice clothes for backpacking tourism. The less wrinkled clothes are, the more convenient moving is.

For the journey of 4-5 days, you must prepare carefully but not too heavy and bulky. Personal belongings, food, medicine,… identification card… all of them must be on the list. Normally, each member in the group will prepare a certain items. The live moto for backpack is “neat – light, put the force on two legs”.

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