Mai Chau - Pu Luong - Ninh Binh Adventure Tour 05 Days

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Overview

Start/End: Hanoi/Hanoi
Route: Mai Chau - Pu Luong - Ninh Binh
Duration: 05 Days
Theme: Authentic, Active, Mountain & Minority, Nature & Discover
Tour type: Private tour
Tour guide in: English, Français, Español, Deutsch, Italiano

Highlight

Discover the beautiful and exotic cultures of the North of Vietnam with an overnight visit to Mai Chau. Trek through rolling countryside and immerse yourself in the wonders of the Pu Luong nature reserve. Relax on a boat trip then cycle around the Van Long preservation zone. This package tour is crafted to show you the best of the North’s beauty. Requiring little travel time, it is the perfect escape from Hanoi or extension to a Vietnam tour.

Muong, Thai minority culture
Mountain landscape and nature reserve
Boat trip, biking & trekking

Notes

Perfect itinerary for traveller love medium trek, distance is flexible
Bring your trekking shoes
May to September is rice season

Itinerary

Day by day itinerary Expand All

Day 1Fri, Apr 11, 2025
Hanoi - Mai Chau 145km - 3h
Alluring landscapes in Mai Hich & Xam Khoe, learning Thai people’s culture
8:00 AM: Meet tour guide and driver then depart to Mai Chau. On the way, visit a Muong village. Continue to Thung Khe pass where you can view magnificent panoramic views of the valley before arriving in Mai Chau town. Mai Chau is a beautiful valley located 145 km away from Hanoi. It is great place with harmonious landscapes, green mountain ranges, rice terraces and White Thai ethnic villages.
Arrival to Mai Hich, have a rest and enjoy lunch. In the afternoon explore Mai Hich by walking along the trails and concrete roads. You will be seduced by the gorgeous landscapes as the villages, rice fields, mountains and streams are in perfect harmony with one another. Do not miss the opportunity to communicate with the friendly local people who are always willing to welcome you into their house to enjoy a cup of tea.
Continue trekking, passing the rice field and small communities to Xam Khoe, a Thai villages that is still not touristic. Enjoy the harmony of nature's beauty and rich human culture. At the end, get a pick up by driver then transfer back to your accommodation.
Note: For more interacting with local people and get authentic experience, we invite you stay at homestay with basic equipment: clean mattress, pillow, mosquito net, blankets, outside WC and hot water shower but hotel service is also available, please contact us to get good advises. Private traditional music and dancing show by local people is available with extra cost of $35/group. Please ask our guide to reserve if you are interested in.
Included:
English speaking guide
Meal: L, D
Transportation
02 bottles of mineral water (500 ml)/pax/day
Mai Hich Homestay (Sharing homestay)
Mai Hich commune, Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh , Vietnam
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Day 2Sat, Apr 12, 2025
Mai Chau - Pu Luong 40km - 1h
Discovering Eo Ken, Ban hang villages, Chieng Lau discovery
Depart from Mai Hich directly to Eo Ken, 30km away, where the Muong ethnics live. Walk down the slope and enjoy the spectacular view of Pu Luong Nature reserve, rice field terraces and mountains. Visit a Muong ethnic family in Eo Kenvillage and discover their authentic life. Continue walking through this beautiful landscape and cross a stream to reach HangVillage.
Pick up by car then travel to Pu Luong to enjoy lunch. Later transfer to Chieng Lau, a beautiful rice field area with bamboo water wheels. Walk through the field to the village and encounter the locals to discover their life, culture and customs.
Come back to your accommodation. Stay overnight in Pu Luong.
Note: Distance of trek is flexible
Included:
English speaking guide
Meal: B, L, D
Boat: Chieng Lau bamboo rafting
Transportation
02 bottles of mineral water (500 ml)/pax/day
Pu Luong Home(Double Room (Shared bathroom))
Ba Thuoc district, Thanh Hoa , Vietnam
https://www.facebook.com/p/Puluong-Home-100063523480660/
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Day 3Sun, Apr 13, 2025
Pu Luong
Full day trek to the Kho Muong village of Thai people, following Uoi, Lan Ngoai villages
8:00 AM: Start a trekking day to discover the Pu Luong Nature preservation and its inhabitants. Transfer 5 km from your accommodation on 15C road on direction to Kho Muong village. Start to trek on the path to the most remote village in Pu Luong, located in the valley and surrounded by the beautiful lime stone mountains and rice terraces. Kho Muong is home to Thai ethnic group. Haveyour camera ready to capture the breathtaking scenery of rice terraces and encounter the locals en route.
Lunch will be served in the homestay at Kho Muong Village. In the afternoon, continue following the trails in the forest and the manioc field to reach Uoi village, a beautiful village home to another Thai ethnic group who still preserve their thatched houses. Keep walking to Lan Ngoai Village before transferring back to your accommodation.
Included:
English speaking guide
Meal: B, L, D
Transportation
02 bottles of mineral water (500 ml)/pax/day
Pu Luong Home(Double Room (Shared bathroom))
Ba Thuoc district, Thanh Hoa , Vietnam
https://www.facebook.com/p/Puluong-Home-100063523480660/
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Day 4Mon, Apr 14, 2025
Pu Luong - Ninh Binh 160km - 4h
Visiting Leo, Mo, Chu, Danh villages, admiring the beautiful rice terrace, transfer to Ninh Binh
8:00 AM: Enjoy breakfast before saying good-bye to the host, then walk down to the spectacular rice terrace valley. Hike through small paths and to reach four picturesque villages, Leo, Mo, Chu and Danh. Don't forget your camera to capture these unforgettable moments. During the hike, you will enjoy the changing landscapes of rice terraces, villages, wild fields, ponds, streams and mountains. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant.
In the afternoon, transfer to Ninh Binh. On the way, visit the sacred fish stream in Cam Luong. This place is well known for a special kind of fish that populate the stream. It's called a sacred fish for the many mysterious stories created around this special creature. Continue travel to Ninh Binh, check in your accommodation in the late afternoon.
Included:
English speaking guide
Meal: B, L, D
Transportation
Entrance fees
02 bottles of mineral water (500 ml)/pax/day
Van Long Family Homestay(Double Room)
Gia Van commune, Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh , Vietnam
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Day 5Tue, Apr 15, 2025
Ninh Binh - Hanoi 100km - 2h
Biking & boat trip in Van Long nature reserve
Enjoy breakfast and peaceful morning in the countryside. take a 15km bike ride (optional) or walk through the villages. A journey along the dyke will offer you gorgeous landscapes of rice fields, a river and limestone mountains. There are several stops for you to take beautiful photos or encounter the locals then walk to discover Thung La temple, dating back to the 11th century.
Continue to take a sampan boat trip along the stream and among the limestone mountains to discover the beauty of Van Long nature reserve. If lucky, you might get to see white monkeys and egrets on the cliffs. After the boat trip, visit an embroidery village and take part in an embroidery course under the instruction of local craftswoman, Mrs Lam. She will proudly explain the techniques of her traditional craft. This will be a good opportunity for you to practice on fabric like a real craftsman.
End of the day, transfer from Ninh Binh to Hanoi. Enjoy the journey passing Red River delta with a lot of chance taking pictures of rice fields, peaceful countryside.
Note: Available to cycle one or two way to Thung La Temple
Included:
English speaking guide
Meal: B
Boat: Van Long
Transportation
Entrance fees
Bike: Ninh Binh
Leisure: Thung La temple music
02 bottles of mineral water (500 ml)/pax/day
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Inclusions

English speaking tour guide following itinerary
All entrance fees and tickets mention on itinerary
Selected Accommodations with daily breakfast
Boat: Chieng Lau bamboo rafting, Van Long
Transportation
Meal: Breakfast: 04, Lunch: 04, Dinner: 04
Bike: Ninh Binh
Leisure: Thung La temple music
Service charges and Taxes

Exclusions

International flight from/to your country
Travel insurance
Personal expenses
Tipping and Gratuities
Other not mentioned in the program

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