Mai Chau – Pu Luong – Tam Coc
Day 1: Ha Noi – Mai Chau
Meals: lunch, dinner/ Accommodation:private room in homestay
- The private car and tour guide pick up you at your hotel. Depart for Mai Chau along the highway 6 about 140km through green fields of rice, sugar cane, tapioca and orange plantation. Along the way you will stop to see the stunning landscape, take photos and see Muong people in Thung Khe pass.
- Enjoy panoramic view of Mai Chau valley on Mai Chau flag point.
- Upon your arrival Mai Chau, we take a walk 1,5 hours to visit surrounding peaceful villages with green fields, traditional stilt houses and see local people weaving clothes, scraves
- Drive 10 km to Mai Hich. It is backyard of Mai Chau, untouch place. Check in homestay and have luch in homestay.
- In the afternoon, you can take a walk or biking in villages (Ban Hich – Ban Den – Ban Ngoa – Sam Khoe – Ban Buoc) to see the view of towering limestone mountains, river, green fields and step on chain bridges. You see daily life of Thai people who live in house on stilts and fammer working in the fields, fishing, feeding buffaloes. Visit and talk to get to know the daily life of local’ villagers.
- After 3 hours, we will return to the traditional house on stilts of our friendly Thai hosts for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Mai Chau – Pu Luong – Tam Coc
Meals : breakfast, lunch, dinner/ Accommodation : Bungalow in Tam Coc
- Waking up to breath fresh air .
- Have breakfat and check out homestay. We drive to Pu Luong Nature Reserve via via breathtaking mouatain road giving you stunning mountainous landscape.
- We start trekking from Don village to Uoi village, Lan village is extremely stunning view with magnificent terraced rice fields, villages , mountains. This trek allow you to experience daily life, work of Black Thai people, known for their weaving from tradional loom.
- The car take you to suspension bridge over Cham river, walking on small trail with beautiful rice field to bamboo water wheels. You will explore how water is moved from river to handmade bamboo aqueducts via simple constructions,a great invention of the Thai people to get water for rice fields without making use of human strength
- Have lunch in local restaurant
- Take bamboo rafting on Cham river to enjoy the beautiful natural scenery of the surrounding mountains. and learning how to paddle and steer handcrafted rafts.
- Swimming in quiet Cham river.
- Drive 140 km to Tam Coc. Have dinner and overnight in Tam Coc
Day 3 : Mua Cave – Tam Coc – Bich Dong – Ha Noi
Meals: breakfast, lunch / Accommodation: not included
– After Breakfast, we drive 142 km to Ninh Binh.
– Visit Mua Cave where is the most beautiful view point in Ninh Binh, which is considered as “miniature Great Wall” of Vietnam, hiking up 458 steps to dragon mountain for panoramic view of Tam Coc and the surrounding limestone peaks and valleys.
– We cycle around Tam Coc, Lotus valley, Sunshine valley. Biking through rice paddies, rural villages to discover Viet Nam countryside.
– Enjoy tasty lunch in local restaurant
– After lunch, we have rowing boat trip (2 paxs/ boat) to see Sunshine Valley (a hidden gem, It’s a perfect place for those who want to escape the tourist crowds and immerse themselves in untouched natural beauty ). Boat trip takes about 1,5 hours along a peaceful river you see towering limestone mountains, and tranquil valleys. Passing through 2 caves — calm and cool inside.
– Visit Bich Dong ( Jade Cave ) to see 3 pagodas are located on the mountain ( Lower pagoda, Middle Pagoda, Upper Pagoda ) to learn more about Buddism in Viet Nam.
– Drive back to Ha Noi.
We are confident, you will be happy with the trip.
What to bring
- Sun and rain gear
- Insect repellent
- Trekking clothes (long pants recommended)
- Trekking shoes
- Original passport
Tour include : private car and english speaking tour guide, rowing boat, bike, all entrance tickets, all meals as specified on the itinerary, homestay in Mai Hich and Pu Luong, VAT and other taxes
Tour exclude: drinks, personal travel insurance, tips
| Group size | 2people | 3people | 4 people up |
| Price/ per person | 310 usd | 240 usd | 225 usd |
| Type of car | 4 seats | 7 seats | 16 seats |
If you are one person or group more than 8 people. Please contact us to get best price.
