Mai Chau Valley Walk 7 days
• Tour duration: 7 DAYS
• Depart from: Hanoi - Stop off: Hanoi
• Tour price: US$ 342
MAI CHAU VALLEY WALK 7 DAYS
Day 1: Hanoi - Mai Chau - Hang Kia Village (L/D)
We drive
to Mai Chau. This scenic drive takes around three hours. Along the way we pass
fields of tapioca and sugar cane as well as rice paddies. After lunch in a
traditional stilt house of the Thai people, we drive for one hour to Sa Linh
Village to begin our trekking. The verdant and rugged mountain scenery combined
with the colorful local population makes this an unforgettable experience.
Today we walk along gravel tracks and small paths, used by the locals. Our
destination for this evening is Hang Kia village, home of the H’mong Minority
people. Here we 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 - Van Village (B/L/D)
Today we
get well and truly off the beaten track as we trek through tropical rain
forest, using the local tracks and passing through cornfields as we descend in
to Mai Chau Valley. On the way we will encounter the local villagers as they go
about their daily business: whether it be tilling the fields, logging or
herding buffalo. The trek will take around 7 hours and is quite steep in
places. Lunch will be provided en route, and weather permitting, we will have a
picnic near a babbling brook at the foot of the valley. From here we pass
through several White Thai villages, and are sure to attract attention as this
part of the country receives very few visitors. We will arrive at Van village
by late afternoon and we will have time to walk around this charming little
village, enabling us to understand a little more about how the people live. The
village is home to the Thai people, and tonight we will be their guests in one
of their traditional stilt houses. There, we will be toasted as honored guests
and will be able to sample some of their homemade rice wine!
Day 3: Van village - Xo Village (B/L/D)
After
breakfast we spend the morning strolling around the surrounding villages and
meeting villagers along the way. After a morning's exploring we return to Van
village for lunch. With lunch finished there will time for a short siesta or a
stroll down to the river before embarking on a 3-hour walk to the village of Xo
(pronounced Soh). Here there will be an opportunity to freshen up at the
communal well before sunset.
Day 4: Xo village - Poong Cong Village - Sai Village (B/L/D)
Bidding
farewell to our new friends after breakfast, we have a five-hour trek from Xo
to Poong Cong village where we will take lunch. We can wander around this
pretty crafting village. Following lunch we drive to Ban Sai village from here
we trek to the Thai Village of Hang. We spend the night with a local Thai
Family who will be our hosts in a traditional house built on stilts. We will
definitely learn more about their lives and cultures when staying with them.
Day 5: Hang Village to Kho Muong Village (B/L/D)
The sound
of mountain, cock and pork make us up for a new day and breakfast. We stroll
around the Hang Village before we start trekking. We will be hiking about 6
hours through many Thai Villages and hamlets and encounter friendly children,
villagers before arriving Kho Muong Village, home to the Muong ethnic minority,
where we stay overnight.
Day 6: Kho Muong - Hin Village (B/L/D)
Following
a simple breakfast, we trek for three hours on un uphill gradient through a
picturesque forest passing several villages along the way. We break for a lunch
in Nua village before we downhill to the Hin village. We overnight in the Thai
Family.
Day 7: Hin village - Hanoi (B/L/-)
Thanks
for the graceful host; we walk about 4 hours thoughts beautiful hamlets,
villages and meet our driver again and drive back to Hanoi.
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List of hotels recommended by New
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Mai Chau |
King Express Train |
4 berth cabin |
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Special note:
List of
hotels is recommended by New Vision Tour. Please feel free to advise hotels you
prefer in each category or combine hotels category at your wish (tour price
will be changed accordingly).
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+ All transportation in air conditioned vehicles
+ English speaking guide
+ Accommodation in Sapa based on twin share basis with daily breakfast & local home stays
+ Cook
+ Porters
+ Overnight train soft sleeper, first class
+ Additional meals as indicated in the itinerary
+ 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 & 02 passport photos per person)
+ Other services not mentioned above.
