Itinerary
Day 1: Hanoi - Mai Chau - Poom Coong Village - Lac Village
07.30 - 08.00 am: Our driver will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi, depart for Mai Chau Valley.
8.00 - 11.30 am: Take 3,5-hours driving by experienced drivers to the lush Mai Chau valley, rich with rice fields and ancient tea plantations. On the way, you will get through Hoa Binh Hydroelectric Power Station. You will stop here to take a short break and take many beautiful photos here because the scenes are very beautiful and picturesque. Admire the stunning backdrop of green limestone mountains, rice paddies, and fruit orchards. In the summer, each orchard is a different color as the fruits begin to ripen.
11.30 - 12.00 am: Arrive Mai Chau - Poom Coong Village.
12:15 pm: Take rest and have a delicious Vietnamese food in there.
14:00 - 16:30 pm: After lunch in Poom Coong Village (vegetarian options are available), take a 2-hours guided cycle ride and see farmers working in the fields, and locals weaving scarves in Lac Village, Van Village, Buoc Village. Visit the peaceful villages of traditional stilt houses dotted between modern homes. After visiting two villages, you will get more information about daily life and culture of local people - Thai Community.
19.00 pm: Enjoy the dinner at the home-stay. You also have a chance to enjoy the Thai’s ethnic Performance and drink the traditional wine “ruou can”. Overnight in Mai Chau.
Day 2: Trekking H'mong village
7.30 - 8.00 am: Wake up and have a light breakfast at the local house.
8.30 - 11.30 am: Trekking Paco village and Xa Linh, take many beautiful photos in here and communicate with local people here. Then you will trek to H'mong Village. You have a chance to know more about the culture and customs of people in here.
12.15 pm: You have a lunch and free time to relax before getting on the van to Hanoi.
15.00 pm: Gather to the car and get on way return Hanoi.
18.30 - 19.00 pm: Drop you off at your hotel.
Price: From 190 USD per person
Inclusion
– Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel
– Enthusiastic English speaking guide
– Delicious Vietnamese traditional foods
– Entrance fees, bicycles
– Accommodation in Mai Chau
Exclusion
– Drinks
– Personal expenses