Day1: Hanoi – Mai chau (L.D)
8:00 – Pickup at your hotel in the Old Quarter in our comfortable a/c van
10:00 – Short break
11:30- – Scenic photo stop of Mai Chau valley before descending to Mai Chau
12:15 – Traditional lunch in local village (vegetarian meals available)
13:00-15:00 – Bicycle ride with local tour guide, see farmers working in fields, locals women weaving scarves and visit the surrounding villages.
15:00-18:00 – Free time for bicycling, walking, or shopping
18:00 – Visit the Thai living museum for a traditional BBQ dinner
19:30 – Watch a Thai traditional dance performance in the stilt house
Enjoy traditional wine (ruou can) with the community
Day2: Mai Chau – Hanoi (B/L)
7:30 – Wakeup and enjoy breakfast
8:30 – Soft hike to 1000 Step Cave and the local market
12:15 – Lunch and free time to relax before returning to to Hanoi
18:30 – Arrive at your hotel
End of services
We booked 2day/1night tour of Mai Chau, to experience a home-ty with the local Thai people who live there. We booked with HTS Tour and Transport and took a private vehicle as it was explained to us that this was a better way to travel as we could ask the driver to stop for photos or toilet breaks, something that is impossible on a bus.
Lucky we did as the scenery along the way was nothing short of spectacular. we arrived at our homestay and were warmly welcomed by our host family. Our guide, David, then took us on an amazing walk through the surrounds and explained the way of life of the locals, many who we met on the way. On our return to our accommodation we assisted with the preparation of our nights meal, and it was delicious. after dinner we were treated with a song and dance performance by some local women. they were delightful and after consuming some local rice wine, slept like a log. The following morning we did some handy-craft shopping and unfortunately we had to leave. Thanks for a great tour . I recommend this tour and company.
Thank you FOO LAURA. have a nice day