Routes: Hanoi - Mai Chau - Xa Linh
Duration: 3 days/2 nights
Depart from: Hanoi
Return to: Hanoi

This trip to the Northwest highlands of Mai Chau offers a balance of cultural and physical activity set amongst some northern Vietnam’s stunning natural landscapes. We trek for one and a half days through villages in Mai Chau and overnight in a White Thai village where we have opportunities to observe the local lifestyle of these minority people. From the mountainous region of Mai Chau, we travel back to the nation capital, Hanoi.

Day 1: Hanoi - Hoa Binh - Mai Chau ( L/ D)
Depart from hotel at 8h00 for Mai Chau. During the trip we enter the dramatic northern mountainous area where you will be overwhelmed by subleme beauty and serenity. In Hoa Binh we will make a stop to take the pictures of  the Hydropower station and ho Chi Minh statue.We will continue our way up to Mai Chau, passing some magnificent viewpoints, which offer you a panoramic view of the valley. In the afternoon we arrive in Pom Koong, a village of the White Thai people who inhabited the major part of the area. During the evening, we are going to enjoy a traditional dance and drink Ruou Can, a local rice wine. We have dinner and over night in local people’s house - that is a new feelings because what is prepared that the living conditions are different from the ones you are accustomed to at home. However, mattresses, blankets and mosquito-nets are present for you.

Day 2: Mai Chau - Xa Linh (B/L/D)
Today we will visit XaLinh village- 60 km following the Hwy 6, the village of Black Hmong people. You will trek 2-3 hours though the mountains to see the daily life of the Hmong peole, tilling the fields, logging or herding buffalo. Have lunch cooked by a local White Thai woman from Lac village in Hang Kia village before returning to Lac village. Have dinner and spend other night in your stilt house in Pom Coong village.

Day 3: Van Village - Hanoi (B/L)
Following breakfast we embark on a lovely walk to Van village. We have the opportunity to spend some more time strolling around the hamlets and witnessing the beginnings of another day in rural Vietnam before we return to Hanoi. We enjoy lunch in Mai Chau before we drive back to Hanoi. Visit Muong village in Hoa Binh before the tour finishes at your hotel in Hanoi.

 
Tour price includes:
- Transfer in air-conditioned vehicle ( private car)
- Pick up & drop off at your hotel in Hanoi
- Homestay at a stilt house
- English speaking tour guide
- All meals as mention in the program (B- breakfast, L- Lunch, D- dinner)
- All admission cost at places mentioned in itinerary
- Mineral water during the trip

Tour price excludes :
- Travel Insurance
- Drinks & other meals not mentioned in the program
- Personal expense

Notes: Advised to take good walking shoes, raincoats, jackets, torch, insect repellent and sunscreen...