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The Phu Tho Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organizes the 2026 Phu Tho Tourism famtrip and presstrip program “Connecting heritage regions – diverse experiences” on March 19-20

The event also introduces Phu Tho’s new tourism product: the night tour “Đền Hùng lung linh nguồn cội” (“Hung Temple – glowing with ancestral roots”).

The night tour is a product Phu Tho province that has developed and piloted since 2019.

After a period of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the product has now resumed operations, ready to welcome visitors to Hung Kings Temple during the Hung Kings Commemoration Day.

Visitors on the night tour are given lanterns before making a pilgrimage to Thuong Temple, where the Hung Kings are worshipped on Nghia Linh Mountain.

A nighttime pilgrimage to Nghia Linh Mountain offers visitors a new, distinctive and unique experience.

Bui Xuan Truong, Deputy Director of the Phu Tho Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said the night tour is organized in line with the goal of developing the night-time economy, while creating conditions for visitors to tour and pay tribute at the Hung Kings ancestral land and Phu Tho’s cultural heritage recognized by UNESCO.

The night tour also marks the opening of a series of cultural, sports and tourism events during the 2026 Hung Kings Commemoration Day.

The night tour gives visitors a chance to explore the site at night and pay tribute at the Hung Kings Temple complex on Nghia Linh Mountain, passing through Ha Temple, Trung Temple and Thuong Temple before the final stop at Gieng Temple.

Nguyen Thi Thanh Hoa, a visitor from Hanoi says, “The night tour on Nghia Linh Mountain offers a very peaceful setting. As you make the pilgrimage, it feels as if all the worries and bustle of daily life fade away. After many visits to Hung Kings Temple, I regret not knowing about this tour earlier.”

In the solemn, sacred and tranquil atmosphere atop Nghia Linh Mountain, each visitor lights incense and a candle in tribute to the ancestors who founded the nation.

Nguyen Thuy Lan, a visitor from Hanoi, says on her first experience of the night tour on Nghia Linh Mountain: “I am very excited. Phu Tho has been very creative in organizing this special night tour.”

“The night tour offers a cool, pleasant atmosphere and is not too crowded, making the pilgrimage to the Hung Kings ancestral land feel closer to nature and more in tune with its sacred setting.”, says Nguyen Thi Thanh Hoa, a visitor from Hanoi.

The night scene on Nghia Linh Mountain brings a sense of tranquility, closeness and coolness to visiting pilgrims.

Children take part in the night tour

Visitors ring the bell before offering incense to the Hung Kings.

Visitors take photos with lanterns in front of Thuong Temple after offering incense to the Hung Kings.

The night tour is a distinctive spiritual tourism product aimed at promoting and spreading the Hung Kings worship belief in Phu Tho, contributing to the development of tourism products linked to the cultural identity of the ancestral land.

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