DAY 1: HANOI - MAI CHAU VALLEY (-/L/D)
7:00 AM – 7:30 AM Depart the hustle and bustle of Hanoi and head to the beautiful Mai Chau valley
10:30 AM Arrive at an authentic Mai Chau homestay and enjoy a delicious local lunch
2:00 PM After relaxing, spend the afternoon cycling through lush rice paddies and limestone mountains on a guided tour
- Visit a traditional brocade weaving workshop and learn about textile production in Mai Chau. Attend a training lesson on dyeing natural fabrics with the workers at the textile factory
- A fresh and cool steam is a reward after an afternoon of bicycling. Then you will ride back to the homestay for a rest
7:00 PM Enjoy a BBQ night in the front yard of the homestay. Relax for the night
DAY 2: MAI CHAU - WATERFALLS - HANOI (B/L/-)
6:30 AM – 7:30 AM Wake up and enjoy breakfast before getting on an epic motorbike ride through the surrounding local villages to the nature and wide waterfall
8:30 AM Cool off with a swim in the big hidden waterfall surrounded by the rice paddies before jumping on a bike to get back to the homestay
9:30 AM Get on a bike to visit the natural fish stream. (This is a gift from nature as the fish are not farmed by any of the locals and the locals also do not eat them as well. Here, you can feed the fish and do a fish massage)
11:00 AM Arrive back to the homestay for a rest and refuel with lunch
12:30 PM Get on the bus back to Hanoi. You will arrive in Hanoi just in time for an awesome night out in Hanoi