Visit Mai Chau - Explore Pu Luong 04 Days

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Overview

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Start/End: Hanoi/Hanoi
Route: Mai Chau - Pu Luong
Duration: 04 Days
Theme: Authentic, Mountain & Minority, Nature & Discover
Tour type: Private tour
Tour guide in: English, Français, Español, Deutsch, Italiano

Highlight

Located in the North West of Vietnam, Mai Chau and Pu Luong have been well known as beautiful valleys with mountain ranges, rice terraces and minority groups. This tour is specially designed for you to immerse into the local cultures

Encounter with Muong, Thai minorities people
Trek on rural path in Pu Luong
Witness the rice terraces and nature reserve landscapes

Notes

Trekking shoes are recommended.
March to June is rice season.
For more interactions with local people and a more authentic experience, we invite you to stay at a homestay with only basic equipment: clean mattress, pillow, mosquito net, blankets, outside WC and hot water shower. Hotel service is also available, please contact us for more info.

Itinerary

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Day 1Tue, Apr 29, 2025
Hanoi - Mai Chau 145km - 4h
Muong & Thai people’s culture, alluring landscapes in Mai Hich, Xam Khoe, Buoc villages
8:00 AM: Meet tour guide and driver then depart to Mai Chau. On the way, visit a Muong village. Continue to Thung Khe pass where you can view magnificent panoramic views of the valley before arriving in Mai Chau town. Mai Chau is a beautiful valley located 145 km away from Hanoi. It is great place with harmonious landscapes, green mountain ranges, rice terraces and White Thai ethnic villages.
Arrival in Mai Hich village, chek in your accommodation and enjoy lunch. In the afternoon Explore Mai Hich by walking along the trails and concrete roads. You will be seduced by the gorgeous landscapes as the villages, rice fields, mountains and streams are in perfect harmony with one another. Do not miss the opportunity to communicate with the friendly local people who are always willing to welcome you into their house to enjoy a cup of tea.
Continue trekking, passing the rice field and small communities to Xam Khoe, a Thai villages that is still not touristic. Enjoy the harmony of nature's beauty and rich human culture. At the end, get a pick up by driver then transfer back to your accommodation.
Note: Private traditional music and dancing show by local people is available with extra cost of $35/group. Please ask our guide to reserve if you are interested in.
Included:
English speaking guide
Meal: L, D
Transportation
02 bottles of mineral water (500 ml)/pax/day
Mai Hich Homestay (Sharing homestay)
Mai Hich commune, Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh , Vietnam
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Day 2Wed, Apr 30, 2025
Mai Chau - Pu Luong 40km - 1h
Discovering Eo Ken, Ban hang villages, Chieng Lau discovery
8:00 AM: Depart from Mai Hich directly to Eo Ken, 30km away, where the Muong ethnics live. Walk down the slope and enjoy the spectacular view of Pu Luong Nature reserve, rice field terraces and mountains. Visit a Muong ethnic family in Eo Kenvillage and discover their authentic life. Continue walking through this beautiful landscape and cross a stream to reach HangVillage.
Pick up by car then transfer to Pu Luong, check in your accommodation. After lunch Head to Chieng Lau, a picturesque area renowned for its lush rice fields and bamboo water wheels. Here, embark on a scenic walk, allowing you to engage with local residents and catch a glimpse of the bamboo water wheels used for irrigation.
Come back to Pu Luong. Free and easy.
Note: You may want to swim in summer when doing bamboo rafting
Included:
English speaking guide
Meal: B, L, D
Boat: Chieng Lau bamboo rafting
Transportation
02 bottles of mineral water (500 ml)/pax/day
Pu Luong Home(Double Room (Shared bathroom))
Ba Thuoc district, Thanh Hoa , Vietnam
https://www.facebook.com/p/Puluong-Home-100063523480660/
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Day 3Thu, May 1, 2025
Pu Luong
Full day trek to the Kho Muong village of Thai people, following the trail to Uoi, Lan Ngoai villages
Start your day with a short 5 km transfer from your hotel in Ban Don to Bang Village, where your hike begins. From there, descend to Kho Muong Village, nestled in a peaceful valley surrounded by stunning limestone mountains and cascading rice terraces. Kho Muong is home to the Thai ethnic group and offers countless photo opportunities—so have your camera ready to capture the breathtaking scenery and encounters with friendly locals along the way.
Once in Kho Muong, explore a nearby cave before enjoying a traditional lunch at a local homestay.
In the afternoon, continue along forest trails and through manioc fields to reach Uoi Village, a charming community where another Thai ethnic group still preserves their thatched-roof houses and way of life. Then, continue walking to Chom Lan Village, renowned for its traditional textiles. Your driver will be waiting there to transfer you back to your hotel.
Walking distance: approx. 15 km
Included:
English speaking guide
Meal: B, L, D
Transportation
02 bottles of mineral water (500 ml)/pax/day
Pu Luong Home(Double Room (Shared bathroom))
Ba Thuoc district, Thanh Hoa , Vietnam
https://www.facebook.com/p/Puluong-Home-100063523480660/
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Day 4Fri, May 2, 2025
Pu Luong - Hanoi 160km - 4h
Authentic medium hiking route: Leo – Mo – Chu – Danh, admiring the peaceful rural landscape
8:00 AM: Enjoy breakfast before saying good-bye to the host, then walk down to the spectacular rice terrace valley. Hike through small paths and to reach four picturesque villages, Leo, Mo, Chu and Danh. Don't forget your camera to capture these unforgettable moments. During the hike, you will enjoy the changing landscapes of rice terraces, villages, wild fields, ponds, streams and mountains. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant.
You'll be picked up by your driver and transferred back to Hanoi. The journey takes approximately 4–5 hours, with optional stops along the way to stretch your legs or enjoy a coffee. Upon arrival in Hanoi, you'll be dropped off at your hotel.
Included:
English speaking guide
Meal: B, L
Transportation
02 bottles of mineral water (500 ml)/pax/day
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Inclusions

English speaking tour guide following itinerary
Selected Accommodations with daily breakfast
Boat: Chieng Lau bamboo rafting
Transportation
Meal: Breakfast: 03, Lunch: 04, Dinner: 03
Service charges and Taxes

Exclusions

International flight from/to your country
Travel insurance
Personal expenses
Tipping and Gratuities
Other not mentioned in the program

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