Mai Chau - North West Vietnam - 2 Days 1 Night
Tour highlights
Visit Thai Minority, enjoy the local food and have a home stay at houses on stilt. You can have hotel option if home stay is not comfortable.
DAY 1: HANOI - MAI CHAU (lunch/ dinner)
DAY 2: MAI CHAU - HANOI (Breakfast/ lunch)
Depart Hanoi early morning for approximately 3 hour drive to Mai Chau located about 150 km southwest of Hanoi. Just an hour beyond Hanoi, after Hoa Binh Town, the road weaves through mountains, fertile valleys and traditional villages.
On the way, stop to visit the biggest hydro water dam in Hoa Binh City, built from 1979 to 1994 under Russian Support
Arrive in the picturesque Mai Chau Valley surrounded by spectacular karst rock formations and rice paddies. After lunch, spend the afternoon exploring the idyllic natural surroundings and visit the extraordinary Mo Luong (Soldier) Cave.
This evening enjoy a traditional Thai performance of music and dance. The Thai ethnic group has inhabited this area for centuries and much of their lifestyle and traditions have remained unchanged over the years.
Option 1: Stay overnight in a traditional stilt-house of the Thai people, an incredibly enriching experience in which you can learn about this fascinating culture first hand. (The home stay accommodation consists of comfortable curtained-off sleeping areas in one long room; all bedding and mosquito nets are provided).
Option 2: Stay at the best resort in the middle of valley with surrounding mountain & rice field landscape
Overnight in Mai Chau Valley
Hanoi to Mai Chau (150km)/ 3hrs
Start this morning with a light trek or walk 2- 4 hours through one or some other villages in the Mai Chau Valley. After lunch in Mai Chau, begin the journey back to Hanoi. Along the way, be sure to have your camera ready for when you reach the top of the Mai Chau Valley, the views are superb. Continue the drive and reach Hanoi late this afternoon.
Mai Chau to Hanoi (150km)/ 3hrs
* The Mai Chau Eco-Lodge option consists of hotel style rooms and is not a stilt house.
* If you are in Mai Chau on a Sunday you can catch the weekly market in the village of Xa Linh which is home of the Green Hmong hill tribe. Note this is an optional extra, ask your travel consultant for further details.
PRICE: ( GROUP OF 2 PEOPLE)
- RESORT PRICE: 130$ - 190$ USD/ PERSON depend on the size of group ( 190$/ person for group of 2 people)
And use this beautiful ECO- resort: (MAI CHAU ECO-LODGE RESORT)
- HOME STAY: 100$ - 155$ USD/ PERSON (group of 2 people)
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Inclusion
- Accommodation in a traditional stilt house (private sleeping area per group) or hotel accommodation in a shared twin or shared double room at the Mai Chau ECO-Lodge with daily breakfast
- Meals as mentioned in the itinerary (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)
- English or French speaking guide (for other languages and a national guide supplements apply)
- Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air conditioned vehicle
- Entrance fees for mentioned visits
Exclusion
- Other meals than mentioned
- Other services than mentioned
- International and domestic Flights
- Laundry, telephone calls and expenditure of a personal nature
- Tips, Travel insurance
Tour map
Inclusion
- Accommodation in a traditional stilt house (private sleeping area per group) or hotel accommodation in a shared twin or shared double room at the Mai Chau ECO-Lodge with daily breakfast
- Meals as mentioned in the itinerary (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)
- English or French speaking guide (for other languages and a national guide supplements apply)
- Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air conditioned vehicle
- Entrance fees for mentioned visits
Exclusion
- Other meals than mentioned
- Other services than mentioned
- International and domestic Flights
- Laundry, telephone calls and expenditure of a personal nature
- Tips, Travel insurance