Hanoi city tour and cooking class
Mai Chau Trekking
Program
Mai Chau is located in Hoa Binh province, approximately 135 km from Hanoi. From the top of Cun mountain, on can admire the superb panorama view of Mai Chau surrounded by a green valley and stilt hourses. Many minorities, including the Thai Ethnic group, live in Mai Chau valley.
ITINERARY
Day 1: Hanoi to Mai Chau, cycling (L,D)
08h00: Pick up from your hotel and head west towards Hoa Binh to have refreshment
10h00: Leave Hoa Binh for Mai Chau Valley, about 2hrs away, stop for snapping pictures.
12h00: Arrive in Mai Chau and have lunch in a family house in the local village.
14h00: Bicycle around the surrouding villages of White Thai Ethnic people. Learn more about their lives and cutures as your guide can help answer any questions.
18h00: Dinner with the family, get a closer look into their real life. Drink "ruou can" (traditional alcohol) with your new family.
Sleep in the village, in the stilt house, the most interesting part of the trip. Stilt houses are unique to Mai Chau and you cannot find this experience in other tour.
You can sleep in the large communal room or you can order a private room.
Day 2: Mai Chau, trekking other villages (B,L,D)
The early morning is the most peaceful time to walk aroud the villages. See women prepare foods on the wooden fire while the sun is rising over the beautiful mountains.
07h30: Breakfast in village and then go trekking to other village to see other minority people: Mong people, Meo people…. Seeing the different life style in those villages.
12h00: have lunch (picnic style)
17h30: Back to Lac village
18h30: have dinner with the family in Lac village
You can sleep in the Large communal room or you can order a Private room.
Day 3: Mai Chau - Ha Noi (B,L)
The early morning is the most peaceful time to walk aroud the villages. See women prepare foods on the wooden fire while the sun is rising over the beautiful mountains.
7h30: Breakfast in the village then walk to Mai Chau market then climb to 1000 Step Cave. The cave is breathtaking and so is the view of the area from the entrance of the cave.
12h00: Have lunch in the village before getting on the bus back to Hanoi.
17h00: Back to your hotel on Hanoi and finish the trip.
Prices
Notes
Tour including:
Rounding bus transportation
Tour Guide
Entrance ticket in the village
Meals as indicated: B=Breakfast,
Bicycle
Homestay in Lac village (Large communal room or Private room)
Tax & service charge
Tour excluding:
Personal fee (ex: Drinks, Souvenirs)
Insurance
Children rates:
Free of charge for children under 4 years sharing bed with parents.
Surcharge 75% rate of adult for children (5-9 years) sharing bed with parents.
Over 10 years is adult’s rate.
All rates are in US$ per person.
The itinerary can be changed due to weather, tide levels and operating conditions.
Special request (diet or vegetarian, …) should be sent before your departure date.
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