Hanoi - Nghia Lo - Mu Cang Chai, 275km ~ 6 hours

Phu Tho - Departing early in the morning from Hanoi, a tour guide and a car will pick you up at our office at 7.00 am and we will depart for Mu Cang Chai along Lang Hoa Lac Highway and Road 32.

After more than 2 hours, stop to rest at Thanh Son tea plantation in Phu Tho. Here, on both sides of the road are the immense tea fields. You can visit the tea plantation and take some photos.

Tu Le Valley - Continue to follow the road 32 with stunning scenery on both sides, especially along the distance from Nghia Lo to Tu Le. At the gate of Mu Cang Chai, the car will follow a small path leading you to a beautiful small village located on the bank of a stream in Lim Mong valley. The homestay owner in the village will welcome you into their house. Have lunch and take a rest.

Mu Cang Chai - In the afternoon, we will start visiting the village and learn about the simple and close-to-nature life here. Walk gently along the stream bank and along the fields to visit Lim Mong, Lim Thai villages, then return to It Thai village.

Enjoy the dinner prepared by the Thai’s ingenuity with signature dishes such as colored sticky rice, grilled chicken/duck, dried meat, Seng Cu rice. After dinner, enjoy the colorful Xoe dances of Thai people.

Your 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 at international standard and a few steps from the main house.

Private stilt house is available in case you want more privacy. Please check with our travel consultant for its availability and surcharge fee.

Full day of local life experiences(handicraft workshop, light trekking to Huoi Tieng Quai & BBQ dinner)

Lim Mong Village - Starting with a craft workshop either indigo dyeing or beeswax painting or bamboo weaving. These may be things that in other lands have gradually disappeared with the development of the modern world, but for the local people of Mu Cang Chai, they still maintain these traditional ways in their daily lives.

In the afternoon, explore the Huoi Tieng Qoai nodding bamboo forest. Starting from It Thai village, going up to Xe Xang 1 and then going deeply into the mountain, we will have the opportunity to meet Thai and H’mong families who still depend entirely on agriculture and forest products. Walk to visit the natural nodding bamboo forest and then return to the starting point by following the back of the mountain. However, instead of returning right back to the homestay, you will stop at a hill where a BBQ dinner is being prepared for you to have dinner while admiring the sunset.

Return to the homestay, relax after a day with an herbal foot soak.

Mu Cang Chai - Hanoi, 275 km ~ 6 hours

Mu Cang Chai - Enjoy a leisurely morning in the fresh air of the village. Or you can use the last morning of the excursion to wake up early, go uphill to admire the sunrise over the valley and hunt for beautiful pictures.

Enjoy a late breakfast at 10.00 am then we’ll leave for Hanoi, with some fantastic memories stored in the camera and in your heart.

You’ll arrive in Hanoi center at around 5:00 pm. End of our services.

• Herbal foot bath
• Lunch
• Dinner
• In-vehicle air conditioning
• Breakfast
• Handicrafts workshop x 1

• Beverages and personal expenses
• Individual Insurance
• VAT and other taxes

Mu Cang Chai, a locale still shrouded in mystery to numerous casual travelers, is acclaimed for its terraced rice fields and heralded as ‘one of the world’s most stunning terraced rice fields’ and ‘among the planet’s most vibrant spots’.

Moreover, the captivating allure of Mu Cang Chai is also found in the distinctive customs of the indigenous inhabitants. It is a place where the Hmong, Thai, and Dao ethnic groups reside, with cultural practices and a way of life that coexists with the natural environment and appears untouched by the influences of the modern world.

During our journey, we will delve into these authentic cultural elements, immerse ourselves in the daily routines of the locals while beholding the awe-inspiring natural landscapes and terraced rice paddies which undergo seasonal hue transformations, spanning from the valley’s base to the lofty mountains enshrouded in mist.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.