Trekking in the most stunning valley of Mai Chau and surrounding villages including Hang Kia and Van village where you meet and get up close with H’mong and Thai peoples. Spend the nights at local homes of H’mong and Thai ethnic minorities and enjoy local-hosted meals to experience the real life of the locals. It is full of opportunities for you to observe their culture and lifestyle. Active travellers will love this trekking tour as it’s designed with a taste of challenge and adventure offering a balance of odd cultural interest and physical activity.

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
Cities	Hotels List	Room Type
Superior Category /  3-star hotel
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 Price per person in USD for private party of
	1	2	3-4	5-6	7-9	10-14	Sgl Sup
Superior	588	419	367	310	303	273	N/A