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Nearest place to discover ethnic’s culture - 2 days / 1 night

Tour code: VAT001
Price start from
US $97
Mai Chau is the nearest ethnic minority community to Hanoi, and is therefore a popular trip for foreigners. Mai Chau, the mountainous townlet of the Thai people. Here is one of the most picturesque regions of Vietnam's Northwest and the Pu Luong Natural Reserve. It is an area with outstanding beauty and biodiversity.
The region is covered by rich tropical forest, limestone panoramas, and rice paddies. Bamboo water wheels turning in the distance conjure curiosity and movement in the breathtaking natural scenery. Consequently, it is the most commercialised community you will visit in the tour. However, the villagers manage the site well, and are an example of successful community development.

Tour highlights

Take a scenic drive to Hoa Binh the trail head, gateway to Vietnam 's northwest highland and best know for trekking center of Mai Chau. Trek on dirt unpaved routes through local minority group villages and evergreen rice fields, vegetable farms and fruit orchards, undulating up and down hills and valleys, with spectacular karst rock mountains as backdrop. Explore Vietnam 's northwest natural heritage site, Pu Luong Nature Reserve, with its rich biodiversity blessed with rich forest, limestone panoramas, rice terraces and breathtaking scenery. Immerse in cultural exchange with the Eco-Tourism Homestays, hosted by friendly local ethnic people, at different minority group villages and enjoy trying tasty local dishes in the natural surroundings.

Day 1: Hanoi - Mai Chau - Pu Luong – Hang village (L,D) (170 km)

Leave from your hotel at 7.00am. Transfer to Mai Chau. We drive on a very nice road and passing through spectaculars on routes. Arrival in in Lac village, the home of a Thai ethnic minority group. After lunch, you can wander around the houses to see the daily life of local people. They specialise in weaving brocade products and are happy to show visitors their skills. The village is operated as a community co-operative, set up by the people themselves. You'll then drive a further 15km and board a rowing sampan to paddle along the Ma River stopping en-route to visit some of the nearby ethnic minorities villages. One of the highlight on this walk is to experience the everyday life and culture white Thai people and stay in their traditional house on stilts as honoured guests. Again boat ferries across the river, we hit the road to Hang village where we will be having dinner and stay at their traditional Thai house on stilts.

Private transfer: Hanoi to Mai Chau
Guide: English speaking
Meals: Lunch and dinner
Accommodation: Homestay

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

The daily life of the locals here starts early, it will be interesting for you to get up and take part in their activities to experience their lovely colourful life (this is sure with fun!). Breakfast at their house, then at 8 am start our trek inside Pu Luong Nature Reserve (back on some of the same routes) then on to the main road After 3 hours walk, a waiting land-cruiser pick us up and transfer to Poom Coom village for lunch. We should leave Mai Chau at 2.30 pm and return Hanoi by 6 p.m .

Private transfer:
Mai Chau to Hanoi
Trekking:
3 hours
Guide:
English speaking
Meals:
Breakfast and lunch
Quotation in USD per person

Package 1 pax 2 - 3 pax 4 - 5 pax 6 - 9 pax Over 9 pax
Superior 297 165 131 103 97

These prices are valid until Sep 30th, 2012. Please note: bank transfer fees are not included
Our price include:
Breakfast and Homestay
Pick-ups and transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle as specified in the itinerary above.
Admission
Travel in an appropriate private air-conditioned vehicle and/or a Jeep with an experienced safe driver.
Boat cruise on Ma river.
The services of experienced English-speaking guides as indicated in the itinerary.
Where necessary, entry fees for all visits as mentioned in the programme.
Lunches and dinners (as specified in the itinerary) in the best local restaurants, or picnics where no suitable restaurant is available.

Our price do not include:
International flight tickets and airport tax.
Visas.
Dinners, except as specified above.
Drinks, gratuities and personal expenses.
Insurance

Trip notes
Food

All meals, which are indicated in the itinerary, are included in the price of this trip. While in big towns we will enjoy Vietnamese cuisine in fine restaurants. Once we travel away from big towns, the emphasis will be on healthy and nutritious fresh local produce.

Homestay-unique experience
Homestay in villages is simple in term of bedding condition and toilet, clean and located beside a spring with a good view. We will sleep on beds with mattress, clean sheet, pillows and mosquito nets. Toilet is usually flush-style. The hosts are very friendly and eager to please. Usually, the host family or guide will cook meals for you, but will not join in out of respect for the guests. If you prefer to them to eat with you, you need to ask the guide in advance to make the arrangements

Tour guide
The tour will be led by one of our tour guides who are experienced in guiding. He has been carefully selected and trained in this field and is fully licensed in tour guiding by the government. You will have a great time traveling with him.

What to bring
Sun block, anti-insect repellent, sunglasses, sleeping bag (optional), flashlight, rain coat, toiletries, original passport.

Note on client safety
We reserve the right to deviate from this itinerary for any reasons, including road and weather conditions, frequency of visits to a village, or for any other factor which may influence client safety.
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