Mai Chau Valley Trek 3 days
• Tour duration: 3 DAYS
• Depart from: Hanoi - Stop off: Hanoi
• Tour price: US$ 273
MAI CHAU VALLEY TREK 3 DAYS
Hanoi - Mai Chau - Hang Kia village -
Van village - Mai Chau - Hanoi
Day 1: Hanoi - Mai Chau - Hang Kia village (L/D)
After breakfast,
you will depart Hanoi for Hoa Binh Province and the town of Mai Chau. This
scenic drive takes around three hours. Along the way, you will pass fields of
tapioca and sugar cane, as well as rice paddies. After lunch in a traditional
stilt house of the Thai people, you will drive for one hour to Sa Linh Village
to begin your trekking. The verdant and rugged mountain scenery, combined with
the colorful local population, makes this an unforgettable experience. Today,
you will walk along gravel tracks and small paths used by the locals. Your
destination for this evening is Hang Kia Village, home of the H'mong minority
people. Here, you will stay overnight as the guests of an H'mong family in a
traditional long house, situated in a picturesque valley of peach orchards.
Day 2: Hang Kia village - Van village (B/L/D)
Today,
you will get well and truly off the beaten track as you trek through tropical
rain forests, using the local tracks and passing through cornfields as you
descend into the Mai Chau Valley. Along the way, you will encounter the local
villagers as they go about their daily business, whether it is tilling the
fields, logging or herding buffalo. The trek usually takes around seven hours
and is quite steep in places. Lunch will be provided en route, and weather
permitting, you will have a picnic near a babbling brook at the bottom of the
valley. From here, you will pass through several White Thai villages and are
sure to attract attention as this part of the country receives very few
visitors. You will arrive at Van Village by late afternoon and have time to
walk around this charming little village, enabling you to understand a little
more about how the people live. The village is home to the Thai people, and
tonight you will be their guests in one of their traditional stilt houses.
There, you will be toasted as honored guests and will be able to sample some of
their homemade rice wine!
Day 3: Van village - Khoe - Hanoi (B/L)
This
morning you will trek for a couple of hours, passing through several more Thai
hamlets. You will walk on the valley floor and be surrounded by rice paddies
and beautiful scenery. At the small village of Khoe, you will meet up with your
waiting vehicle and drive back towards Mai Chau. Lunch is again provided in Lac
Village and there is also the chance to do a little souvenir shopping before
you return to Hanoi.
List of hotels recommended by New
Vision Tour |
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Cities |
Hotels List |
Room Type |
Superior Category /
3-star hotel |
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Mai Chau |
Homestay |
Standard |
Special note:
The list
of hotels is recommended by New Vision Tour, but please feel free to advise us
of hotels you prefer in each category or combine hotels category at your wish
(tour price will be changed accordingly).
Group
size |
Valid from now |
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1 |
2 |
3-4 |
5-6 |
7-9 |
10-14 |
Sgl Sup |
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Superior |
588 |
419 |
367 |
310 |
303 |
273 |
N/A |
+ All transportation in air conditioned vehicles
+ English speaking guide
+ Entrance fees
+ Accommodation in Mai Chai (local home stay)
+ Fees and permits where applicable
+ Services charges and government taxes
+ International airfares
+ International departure tax
+ Pre and post trip accommodation in Hanoi
+ Travel insurance
+ Tips and gratuities
+ Personal expenses
+ Peak season surcharge if any
+ Compulsory Gala dinner on Xmas & New Year if any
+ Vietnam visa stamp fee (US$45 & 2 passport photos per person)
+ Other services not mentioned above