Hanoi - Mai Chau

Old Quarter - 7:00 - 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.
10:30 am: Arriving at Mai Chau, where you will be welcomed by our hosts and enter a world of new customs and traditions.

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 there 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.

Mai Chau - 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

Mai Chau - Pu Luong National Reserve

Pu Luong Nature Reserve - 8:00. We leave our hosts after breakfast and drive East for about 50 km before entering the Pu Luong nature reserve.
Along the way to Pu Luong Nature Reserve, you will make a stop to visit a chopstick workshop and see how bamboo is transformed into these essential dining utensils.
10:30. Arrive at Kho Muong village. Explore the mysterious Kho Muong cave before returning to the village for a delicious home-cooked lunch with a local family.
2:00. Heading to Bang village for 1.5 hours trekking on a single trail through Thai villages and rice terraces.
3:30. Be ready to head to Cham Stream, where you can cool off with a swim in the freshwater.
Continue the journey by stopping at the waterwheel to see the skillful technique of Thai people in using water power to irrigate fields.
5-5:30. End of the trip in Pu Luong, return to Mai Chau.
6:30. Arrive Mai Chau and relax after an active day before dinner. Dinner and overnight at our homestay.

Mai Chau, wild swimming in Tat Nang waterfall - Hanoi

Mai Chau - 4:00. Arrive at Mai Chau and have tea before saying goodbye to your host, then head back to Hanoi and arrive at around

Hanoi - 7:30. End of the trip. Our driver will drop you off at the meeting point (At our office at 17 Cau Go or your hotel)

• Air-conditioned vehicle
• Water, tea and local fruits
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Breakfast

• Beverages, guide gratuities and personal expenses
• Personal Insurance
• 10% VAT and other taxes

Pu Luong Nature Reserve is all about nature and deeply rooted ethnic cultures. This trip offers a wide array of natural sceneries: jungle, terraced rice fields, forested limestone mountains, rivers, cascades, and natural pools. It is beautiful and the local hospitality of Thai people is recognized throughout the country.

Your experience includes Joining a handicraft workshop with a Thai artisan, cycling, and trekking to remote and wondrous ethnic villages, a motorbike trip to the hidden Tat Nang waterfall, soaring in Phu Mau natural hot spring, staying in our homestay with a great view to Na Phon rice field.

• We can accommodate dietary needs such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, etc. If you have dietary requirements. Please kindly indicate it to the special requirements at the time of booking.

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