Mai Chau – Pu Luong 2 days

•    Duration: 2 days/1 night
•    Group size: 1 – 8pax
•    Transport: car
•    Route: Hanoi – Mai Chau – Ninh Binh – Hanoi

Mai Chau is the mountainous townlet of the Thai people. It is one of the most picturesque regions of Vietnam’s Northwest. Nearby, the Pu Luong Nature Reserve is an area with outstanding beauty and biodiversity and worth exploring by foot.

Day 1: Hanoi – Mai Chau – Pu Luong (170 km & 3hour walk) (L,D)

Depart from your Hanoi hotel at 8:00 am transferring to Mai Chau. Daydream as we drive a safe route with spectacular views around every bend. Upon arrival at Poom Coom village in Mai Chau, we will take a short walk to visit the ethnic Thai people, then lunch will be served at local home.

By 2:00 pm, transfer to Phuc Tan Village where we will take a a 2 to 3 hour walk through beautiful hill side villages, magnificent rice paddies to Hang Village. The highlight on this walk is experiencing the beauty of Pu luong Nature Reserve, the everyday life and culture of the white Thai people. Become a part of local life when we are welcomed as honored guests at a traditional Thai home on stilts. Here in Hang village we will have a traditional dinner and stay the night.

Day 2: Pu Luong – Mai Chau – Hanoi (B,L)

The daily life here starts early, it will be interesting for you to get up at the first sign of day light and take part in the activities in the morning, or take a stroll around Hang village before having breakfast with our new Thai friends. At 8:00 am start a trek inside the Pu Luong Nature Reserve (back on some of the same routes) then onto the main road, after a 3 hour walk, the driver will pick us up and transfer to the Poom Coong village for lunch. We should leave Mai Chau at 2:30 pm and end the trip in Hanoi by around 6:00 pm.

Inclusion: 

• Inclusion:
• Transfer by private car
• English speaking guide
• Meals on tour
• Entrance fee and sight seeing fee
• Homestay

Exclusion:

• Drinks, personal expenses
• Others not mentioned in details, tips are welcome!

What to bring:

Passport, change of clothes, sun-glasses & hat, toiletries, sun-block, insect repellent, flashlights, good shoes, personal first aid kit & medicines, small VND notes for buying drinks. If you feel the need then sleeping bags, cable lock for your bags is recommended.

Notes:

• Homestay condition is very basic
• Meals: Vietnam food.
• Guide: English speaking guide.
• This tour itinerary and tour prices are subject to change without prior notice, please refer to our terms and condition before booking.