Professional training for tour guides at the site

On May 13, in Sa Pa town, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism held the opening ceremony of the 2025 on-site tour guide training course.

Training class scene.

30 students from communes and wards in Sa Pa town attended the training course.

Training class students.

During 2 days (May 13-14), the trainees were given a number of contents by Ms. Tran Nu Ngoc Anh, expert of the Environmentally and Socially Responsible Tourism Project (funded by the EU): general overview of the development history of tourist areas and tourist destinations; basic characteristics of tourist areas and tourist destinations; psychological characteristics of tourists by market, gender, age; verbal and body language communication skills; situation handling skills; on-site tour guide process, specialized tour guide skills; general overview of the locality; comparison of the value of local tourist areas and tourist destinations with some similar tourist areas and tourist destinations...

Mr. Tran Son Binh, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism opened the training course.

Students also practice introducing tourist areas and tourist attractions at Cat Cat village, Golden stream, Love waterfall...

Ms. Tran Nu Ngoc Anh, expert of the Environmentally and Socially Responsible Tourism Project (funded by the EU) implemented some training contents.

The training course aims to improve the quality and build a team of professional tour guides at the site, with guiding skills to meet the requirements of tourists and knowledge of history, culture, socio-economy of the locality, tourist areas and tourist attractions.

In 2025, the training program for tour guides at the site organized by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism is part of Project 6 "Preserving and promoting the fine traditional cultural values of ethnic minorities associated with tourism development in 2025". In May 2025, Sa Pa town will organize 4 classes with a total of 140 participants.

Source: https://baolaocai.vn/boi-duong-nghiep-vu-huong-dan-vien-tai-diem-post401714.html