Full Itinerary
Day 1: Hanoi – Mai Chau Valley (L, D)
8.00: Our driver and tour guide pick you up from your hotel. In the morning, drive to Mai Chau, we’ll leave the city behind and pass through the craggy, mountainous landscape. We drive up a massive pass and end in the mountainous circus of Mai Chau around noon time.
12.00: Have lunch at the restaurant.
After lunch, we’ll have a small walk around Mai Chau valley before getting a quick transfer to a small remote village of Mai Hich. Weather permits there’s a chance for small cycling around the green village.
18.00: Enjoy dinner and overnight at homestay in the village.
Day 2: Mai Chau – Pu Luong (L, D)
After breakfast, you follow your guide for a day ride to Pu Luong Nature Reserve. Located in Thanh Hoa Province, about 3 hours Southwest of Hanoi. Pu Luong Nature Reserve would live up to most people’s image of an idyllic Vietnamese landscape and rural life. Jagged limestone mountains enclose a fertile river valley, dotted with small settlements of wooden houses on stilts. Luminous-green rice fields extend from the waters’ edge to the thickly-forested slopes, which are streaked with waterfalls.
You can ride the scooter by yourself or just seat on the back of the rider. The 35K bike ride takes about 1 hour before you arrive in a Muong village, there you start your hike going along the hillside, stream, and the trail of a primeval forest. Arrival in Hang village around noon, in time for lunch.
After lunch, you will return to Mai Chau. Have dinner and spend the second night at a homestay in Mai Chau.
Day 3: Trekking to remote rural villages – Return to Hanoi (B, L)
8.00: Have breakfast. Then enjoy a half-day hike with our local guide. This is a hard trek, starting right from Poom Coong, taking you through rural villages of Na Meo, Na Mo, Xam Pa where you can see beautiful paddy fields, plantations.
Arrive back in Mai Chau, Pom Coon around noon, in time for lunch.
After lunch, free time to relax. After that, get on the car and return to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi at about 18.00. The tour ends.
Inclusion
– English speaking tour guide
– Accommodation
– Meal as mentioned in the program (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner)
– Entrance fees
– A/C car serve during the trip
Exclusion
– Other meals and drinks not mentioned above
– Personal expenses
– Travel insurance
– Tips for tour guide and driver
– Other services not listed above