Hand-shaped spheres in Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines are famous spots on Instagram, not to be missed when traveling to Southeast Asia.
In some ecotourism areas of Southeast Asia, people build giant hand models in the space of mountains and hills, creating a sense of grandeur and surrealism. These are artificial but attractive places, helping you to have "virtual living" photos for a lifetime, especially when Southeast Asian countries have opened their doors to international visitors.
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The giant hand, taking you out to the majestic Barangay Sirao mountain, is the symbol of the Sirao Flower Garden tourist area in Cebu, Philippines. Under the hand is a seasonal flower garden, creating a scene like in a fairy tale. To get to the photo location, visitors climb about 10 stairs, quite steep. The view here will be more impressive at sunset.
This ecotourism area often appears on the list of things to do when coming to Cebu, with an entrance ticket of 100 PHP (about 40,000 VND). On Instagram, the hashtag Sirao flower garden has more than 4,000 posts, with images mainly taken of the giant hand.
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The giant hand in the middle of the Pinus Pengger Bantul pine forest is a tourist attraction both during the day and when the sun goes down. Different from the hand model in other places, this Indonesian version has a rough, dusty, wild appearance like that of a forest god. In the middle of the palm is paved with wood for visitors to check-in to admire the whole forest or the city lights up. On Instagram, this resort hashtag has more than 30,000 posts.
The resort also has a number of wooden hands with all shapes. Visitors come here to not only check-in with their hands, but also to breathe in the fresh air, take a walk among the soaring pine forests or camp overnight. The entrance ticket price is very cheap, 5,000 IDR (about 8,000 VND).
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The Golden Bridge is one of the most cinematic tourist attractions in Vietnam when it was introduced by Bored Panda magazine "like stepping out of the movie God". Lord of the Rings" while the New York Times described it as "like a giant hand supporting a golden thread, as if the mountain itself had sprouted from the hands". The community likens this place to a sci-fi movie scene. On Instagram, the hashtag #cauvang has more than 6,000 posts.
The bridge is at an altitude of 1,400 m above sea level. The work has a total length of nearly 150 m, divided into 8 spans. Visitors are "lifted" by two giant hands made of concrete, representing the image of the hand of the Mountain God. Golden Bridge does not charge a separate entrance fee, you buy a cable car ticket to go to the tourist area for 700,000 VND for visitors from outside the province.
