Located in Hoa Binh province in the northwest of Vietnam about 160km (99 miles) from Hanoi. 4 hours driving takes you passt wonderful limestone mountains, lush rice paddies endless sugarcane plantations and small villages. This off-the-path destination offers a wonderful combination of cultural immersion and pleasurable activities. Beautiful and peaceful Maichau is a place where the air is clean and fresh, the woman are skilled trhough generations of weaving and are naturally beautiful, a place where a simple and slower paced lifestyle is enviable.... a perfect 2 day culture excursion.
DAY 1: Hanoi – Mai Chau Valley (L,D)
7:00 - 8:00 : Pickup at your hotel in the Old Quarter in our comfortable van/bus
10:00 : Short break
11:30-12:30 : Scenic photo stop of Mai Chau valley/arrive in Mai Chau
12:30 : Traditional lunch in our home(vegetarian available)
14:30: Bicycle ride with your tour guide, see farmers working in fields, locals weaving
scarves and visit surrounding peaceful villages.
17:00: Free time for cycling, walking, shopping
19:00 : Enjoy the dinner, you will have a chance to Enjoy traditional dishes prepared in the style of the native Thai and watch the Thai’s traditional Dance show and drink traditional wine “Ruou can”.
Day 2: MAI CHAU – HA NOI ( B,L)
07:30 Breakfast time
08:30 Go with a local Thai tour guide, we will cycling for 2km before start the trek to visit more remote rural villages: Na Meo, Na Mo andXam Pa villages to see the rice terraces and understand more about theirculture and customs
12:00 Back to the homestay, check-out and go for lunch
13:00 Free time for shopping and relaxing.
15:30 Get on the van/bus to drive back to Hanoi.
19:00 Arrive in Hanoi Old quater. Drop you off at your hotel
7:30 – 8:00 Drop off at the guest’s hotel.
DAY 1: Hanoi – Mai Chau Valley (L,D)
7:00 - 8:00 : Pick up at your hotel in the Old Quarter in our comfortable van/bus
10:00 : Short break
11:30-12:30 : Scenic photo stop of Mai Chau valley/arrive in Mai Chau
12:30 : Traditional lunch in our home(vegetarian available)
14:30: Bicycle ride with your tour guide, see farmers working in fields, locals weaving
scarves and visit surrounding peaceful villages.
17:00: Free time for cycling, walking, shopping
19:00 : Enjoy the dinner, you will have a chance to Enjoy traditional dishes prepared in the style of the native Thai and watch the Thai’s traditional
Dance show and drink traditional wine “Ruou can”.
DAY 2: MAI CHAU – PU LUONG NATURE RESERVE (B,L,D)
7:30-8:30 Breakfast time
8:30-10:30 Drive 35km to Pu Luong Nature Reserve, we will stop on the way to see chopsticks factories and take photos sometimes.
10:30 – 12:30 Arrive to Pu Luong Nature reserve, we will take a short break for 10 minutes before the start to do trekking and explore the beautiful scenery of the mountains and stunning rice terraces
12:30 – 15:30 Enjoy Lunch in the village and take a rest before we restart trekking then drive back to Mai Chau.
19:00 Enjoy the dinner and take a comfortable sleep to recharge for the next activity the next morning.
Day 3: MAI CHAU - Explore the more remote rural villages ( B,L)
07:30 Breakfast time
08:30 Go with a local Thai tour guide, we will cycling for 2km before start the trek to visit more remote rural villages: Na Meo, Na Mo, and Xam Pa villages to see the rice terraces and understand more about their culture and customs
12:00 Back to the homestay, check-out and go for lunch
13:00 Free time for shopping and relaxing.
15:30 Get on the van/bus to drive back to Hanoi.
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