HANOI – PU LUONG (L - D)
Hanoi - AM: Pick up at Hanoi Opera House at 7:00 AM and a few hotels in the Old Quarter area. Depart to Pu Luong Nature Reserve by 7:30. Estimate a 4 hour drive without heavy traffic.
Stop halfway for rest around 20 minutes. Drive for meander through roads that offer village landscapes seeing daily local activities somewhere along the way.
Pu Luong Nature Reserve - Before noon, arrive at Pu Luong Nature Reserve and have lunch. After that, check in your reserved room (standard check-in time 14:00). Free to relax and wander around.
PM: A whole afternoon trek. Difficulty level 4/5
Transfer to Meeting Point and start a 10km trek. Conquer Kho Muong, an isolated village surrounded by a valley and the largest cave in Pu Luong by off-road trails via streams, mountain. Leave the village and head to scenic Bang village seeking for remote houses with gorgeous paddy fields. Transfer back to hotel and relax at your own. End of the first day.
PU LUONG (B - L - ) | Enchanting 19km off road trekking
Don Village - AM: Wake up in refreshing mountain air. Breakfast is served from 6:00. Recharge and get ready by 8:00. Meet the guide at your hotel
Start a 6KM hiking along the iconic trai of Pu Luong, the accent is Don village famed for breathtaking paddy fields and Uoi – Lan Villages stood out with authentic life of Thai ethnic minority. Difficulty level 2/5.
On the direction to Hieu waterfall, experience off the beaten track moments in jungle at Long, Doc villages. Estimated 8KM. Difficulty level 3/5.
PU LUONG - HANOI (B) Village life | water wheels | rafting
Pu Long Nature Reserve - AM: Have breakfast and by 8:30 AM.
Transfer to Ban Cong and start a 2.5km walk. Go across a suspension bridge to one of the most scenic villages at Pu Luong where the largest stream flows through. Along the river, you will have opportunities to see stuning landscape, rice fields and village life. Seek for and admire giant water wheels - the greatest creation of mountainous ethnic minorities in Vietnam.
Pu Luong Nature Reserve - Arrive at Chieu Lau dam and join a bamboo rafting. Time to relax and have fun to paddle the raft upstream with locals.
The raft lands at the other side of the river, then you continue enjoying another trek via rice fields and villages that makes a loop trail. Meet the transfer at the main road and go back your hotel. Finish your trek by 11:30 and check out your hotel. Difficulty level 2/5.
PM: Time for lunch (optional). Be ready for the bus to Hanoi. End the tour at hotels by 18:00.
- English-speaking tour guide from Hanoi
- Complimentary bottled water throughout the tour
- Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
- Choice of accommodation: Shared Stilt House or Private Room
- Local guide and sightseeing tickets included
- Round-trip limousine bus service from Hanoi to Pu Luong
- All in-tour transfers in Pu Luong as per itinerary
- Personal Expense
Familiar sights, but unique approaches. We provide the premier hiking adventure in Pu Luong Nature Reserve, including numerous journeys off well-trodden paths.
In fact, Pu Luong encapsulates the best aspects that have made Northern Vietnam renowned globally and presents them all in one region.
MAIN SIGHTS:
✔️ Marvel at water wheels and engage in bamboo rafting
✔️ Walk through iconic paths lined with rice terraces
✔️ Explore Kho Muong isolated village & Bat cave
✔️ Engage with Thai People in remote settlements
✔️ Navigate jungle routes en route to Hieu Cao
✔️ Trek near the largest waterfall in Pu Luong
- Standard accommodation, Stilt House sharing a large room with separate mattress and curtains in 3 sides. We also provide double-sized mattresses for couples on request. Various private rooms are available - Depend on options you book
If you cancel at least 7 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
