Wellness Retreat - Pu Luong Nature Reverse

Duration

3 days 2 nights

Tour Type

Retreat

Group Size

8 Persons

Tour Guide

1 English-speaking tour guide

Northwest Vietnam

Pu Luong Wellness Retreat

Distinguished from a typical tour, this wellness retreat is curated for you to proactively rest & rejuvenate both your body & mind through unique experiences: connect with nature, savor nutritious & clean meals, relax with herbal baths, and live a local life of Thai people.

The destination of the trip is a lodge nestled in Pu Luong Nature Reserve in Northern Vietnam. The accommodation is harmoniously designed for nature, boasting a private organic vegetable garden, a swimming pool, and a yoga floor with a stunning view of rice terraces.

The trip is suitable for travelers who look to continue their wellness lifestyle through experiences: staying eco-friendly, eating healthy, and traveling mindfully.

Eco-lodge nestled in Pu Luong nature reserve

Highlight

3D2N completely relaxing in the stunning nature setting;
Rejuvenating yourself with daily herbal bath
Trekking to connect with wild nature;
2 nights staying in an eco-lodge nestled in the nature reserve;
Healthy meals with fresh ingredients from the eco-lodge garden;
Yoga deck & swimming pool.

Stunning view from Lua Pu Luong Ecolodge

Destination	Pu Luong, Thanh Hoa, Vietnam
Included	02-night stay at an eco-lodge in Pù Luông Nature Reserve (private double room on house-on-stilts) Healthy meals in the program (5 main meals, 2 breakfasts) The service of an experienced local guide in Pu Luong 2 ways bus ticket Hanoi – Pu Luong – Hanoi (contact us if you need a 2 ways private transfer) A smoothy per day 01 Herbal bath per day Free-use yoga deck and swimming pool Natural shampoo and shower gel All activities and tickets in the program
Excluded	Hotel in Hanoi Beverages, gratuities, and personal expenses Personal expenses (drinks, souvenirs, etc…) Yoga mat Trekking gear (backpack, shoes, etc …) Individual Insurance
Travel by car

What to bring

Sun & rain gear (including sunscreen and brimmed hat)
Warm clothes in winter (mid-November to early March)
Insect repellent
Trekking & cycling shoes/sandals
Comfortable clothes for yoga practice
Yoga mat and an eye pillow for meditation
Toiletries, towel, and flashlight
Personal water bottle (Water bottle is available on the bus for refilling)
Original passport

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

lam@dcttravel.vn or send us inquiry through the contact form

Details

Meals: Lunch & dinner | Accommodation: Double room in traditional house-on-stilts Depart from DCT Responsible Travel at 7:00 AM, you will leave Hanoi behind for Pu Luong by a limousine bus, and arrive in Pu Luong at noon. You will be welcomed by our staff in the lodge who are hospitable & friendly local Thai people. While you are checking in, enjoy a smoothie as a welcome drink, and right after, lunch will be served, featuring dishes cooked from fresh ingredients on the farm. (Please inform us before the trip about your diet)

Accomodation in Lua Pu Luong

After lunch is your ME time. At 3:00 PM, you will leisurely walk around a small hamlet, named Leo with a guide to explore the local life of the Thai people and admire traditional houses on stilts nestled under the ancient trees. Then, you will take a short rest with a local family to enjoy a cup of tea and listen to their sharing about local life, the architecture of traditional stilt houses, and particularly the health care methods of Thai ethnic communities. Come back to the ecolodge in the late afternoon and soak your body in the herbal bath after a long journey.

Herbal bath at Lua Pu Luong

Dinner & Light out.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner | Accommodation: Double room in a traditional house on stilts Welcome a new day in the heart of Pu Luong Nature Reserve! Take a cup of local herbal tea to keep your body warm. Then, enjoy a swimming pool or yoga deck to wake up your body among the fresh air and peaceful & glorious dawn scenery.

Infinitive pool at Lua Pu Luong

A nutritious & healthy breakfast and a smoothie is waiting for you in the restaurant of the ecolodge. Absorbing energy to prepare for a full day in the nature of Pu Luong. Together with an experienced local guide, you will take a slight trek in the Nature Reserve and pick indigenous vegetables, mushrooms & herbs on your way, which are the ingredients for your lunch. Then, you will help your guide to build a fire & prepare the meal with your guide. The food will be grilled over the fire, and both rice and foods found along the way will be cooked in bamboo tubes. After lunch, you will continue to walk back to the ecolodge (the local guide will tailor the route according to your fitness level). There is a promise that all paths are incredibly scenic, through hamlets with resting spots in the local families, bamboo forests, and rice terraces,...

Trekking to connect with wild nature in Pu Luong

Come back to the lodge in the afternoon and enjoy a herbal bath to rejuvenate your body. Dinner & Overnight in the ecolodge.

Meals: Breakfast & lunch | Accommodation: Not included Seize the last chance to enjoy your peaceful time in the ecolodge by reading a book, practicing yoga, or harvesting vegetables in the garden for your lunch with the staff. The herbal bath will be prepared anytime you want.

Healthy meals with fresh ingredients from the eco-lodge garden at Lua Pu Luong

If it's Thursday or Sunday, you will leisurely walk from the lodge to Pho Don market. This unique experience will bring you to an authentic mountain market, adorned by colorful & vibrant cultural ambiance of diverse ethnic groups of this land. Strolling around the market, you will find numerous local herbs with different benefits for your health: foot baths, body baths, medicine, and health promotion.

Pho Don - local market in Pu Luong

Early lunch & prepare your luggage to leave the lodge. The bus will take you at noon to head back to Hanoi. This 4-hour journey will be your tranquil time to reflect on the retreat and be ready for your upcoming endeavor.