DAY 1: 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: HOMESTAY AND TREK (B/L/D)
6:30 AM –7:30 AM Load up on breakfast before sitting on the back of a bike and traveling to Hang Kia for trekking (Located about 40 km from Mai Chau, at the altitude of 1,200m – 1,500m above sea level, Hang Kia is covered by clouds almost year-round)
- Learn about the traditional handicraft of “dó” paper making of the H’mong ethnic group (“Dó” paper are used in the events of funeral and worship rites)
- Start trekking to explore rich forestry and beautiful villages, and witness the H’mong fascinating ways of life.
- Enjoy your lunch at a local homestay in Hang Kia
- Continue your trek from Pa Khom to Thung Mai. This is one of few villages that still retain many of the old features of the H’mong people.
6:30 PM Travel back to the homestay and enjoy dinner with some rice wine shots with the locals
DAY 3: MAI CHAU - HA NOI (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 a natural stream (In summer you can enjoy the cool swimming spots and in winter you will relax in the natural hot springs)
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