Duration

2 days 1 night

Tour Type

Mini Adventure

Group Size

8 Persons

Tour Guide

1 English-speaking local guide

Northwest Vietnam

Mai Chau for nature lovers

Away from tourist crowds and popular paths, this trip which is designed for nature lovers will bring you closer to nature and to the idyllic life of Mai Chau people with many experiences such as cycling through tiny village roads, visiting handicraft workshops and especially an easy riding to hidden Tat Nang waterfall and Phu Mau wild hot spring on the edge of Hoa Binh and Son La provinces frontier, then ending up with a peaceful afternoon by the dreamy Hoa Binh lake.

Highlight

Easy and fun cycling through the gorgeous valley
Amazing motorbike trip to hidden Tat Nang waterfall
Soaring in Phu Mau natural hot spring
Staying in our homestay with a great view to Na Phon rice field
Friendship, warmth and hospitality of Thai people

Cycling through the rice fields in Mai Chau

Destination	Mai Chau
Included	Meals as specified in the program (B-breakfast, L-lunch, D- dinner) Accommodation as mentioned in the program The service of English speaking local guide in Mai Chau Travel in an appropriate air-conditioned vehicle with an experienced driver Bicycle (simple ones, without gear shift and suspension) Dyeing workshop Motor-taxi with experienced rider Activities as mentioned in the tour program Water, tea and local fruits All entrance fees
Excluded	Hotel in Hanoi Beverages, guide gratuities and personal expenses Camera fees (if any) Insurance VAT and other taxes Surcharge in peak season (Christmas & New Years)
Travel With Car

What to bring

Sun & rain gear (including sun screen and brimmed hat)
Warm clothes in winter (mid November to early March)
Insect repellent
Walking shoes/sandals
Cycling shoes/sandals
Swimsuits
Dry bag for your digital devices
Toiletries, towel and flashlight
Original passport

Discount for larger group is available; please contact our travel consultants at:

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Details

Meal: light breakfast, lunch, BBQ dinner | Accommodation: Village stay at our traditional house -on-stilts 7:30. Departing from the DCT Responsible Travel office (17 Cau Go), we'll leave the city behind and pass through a craggy, mountainous landscape to Mai Chau valley. We arrive at Mai Chau around 10:30, where we will be welcomed by our hosts and enter a world of new customs and traditions.

Cycling through the rice fields in Mai Chau

11:00. Following a tour briefing we will cycle to Na Phon village through the rice fields, along narrow lanes until we reach a weaving workshop. We will learn the White Thai traditional weaving, dyeing, and embroidery techniques and experience a hands-on natural dyeing workshop hosted by a Thai lady. The products that you make are yours to take with you along with fond memories of time spent with beautiful people.

Experience a hands-on natural dyeing workshop hosted by a Thai lady

*We support 2 local weaving workshops in Mai Chau, one is the workshop of Mrs. Xuyen, an artisan who until now been weaving ancient details of White Thai. The other is the Hoa Ban Social Protecting Center, created in 2008 to support disadvantaged and disabled women while maintaining the traditional handicraft customs of the White Thai ethnic group in Mai Chau, Vietnam. Both workshops are for promoting sustainable textile fabrics and products with high quality, environmental, and social values. 1:30. Returning to our homestay we will enjoy a lunch of Mai Chau specialties delicately prepared by your host family. In the afternoon, we’ll hop on bicycles and start cycling. There are many beautiful cycling trails in Mai Chau Valley which take you through quaint villages, rice and cropping fields. Along the way, you can stop anytime to catch beautiful moments of nature or talk to a friendly villager. 4:00. Back at our homestay, there is enough time for you to chill out in the reading corner or to walk around Na Phon village. In the evening enjoy a BBQ dinner prepared by your hosts with their amazing cuisine skills before going to bed in the peaceful atmosphere of the village. With ‘Village-stay’ experience, your overnight accommodation is provided by a local family in their traditional house-on-stilts. There’s no private room and you’ll sleep on the floor in a large communal area. The sleeping corner is set up with a single mattress (thin, but adequate), blankets (ditto), pillow, and mosquito net. The restroom is equipped with a toilet bowl, hot and cold water, and a shower, a few steps from the main house.

Meal: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea | Accommodation: Not any Starting with an early breakfast at 6.30 we then get on a motorbike behind our experienced riders to Tat Nang waterfall. Hidden behind the terraced paddy fields, Tạt Nàng Waterfall flows all year round. It is a source of water for the paddy fields and a place for reflection.

Tat Nang waterfall

Stop for a tea break here and swim. Or you can skip the swimming until we reach Phụ Mẫu hot spring where you can soak and rejuvenate your body in these natural hot springs.

Soak your body in Phu Mau wild hot spring

12:00. Lunch at our friend's Thai family in Chieng Xuan village. After lunch, we will head back to Mai Chau. On the way, stop at Hoà Bình lake, formed during the construction of Hoa Binh hydropower plant, the lake is called Halong Bay On The Mountain thanks to its stunning views of the “jade reservoir”. 3:00. Arriving back at Mai Chau there is time to have tea before saying goodbye to your host, and heading back to Hanoi. Arriving at around 7:30. End of the trip.