Mai Chau Hilltribe Trekking Adventure Tour
Overview
Mai Chau Hill Tribe Trekking is an adventure tour through the north western mountains of Vietnam in Hoa Binh Province. We’ll travel through some forests and mountains, trek through many hill tribe villages. The tour pace is of hard adventure and the accommodation is homestay with very basic facilities. All our meals on the trekking tour are cooked by our local adventure cook. Local conditions are poor and medicare is not available, please bring along first aid kits, medicine, insect repellent, degradable soap before departure.
Day1: Hanoi – Mai Chau (L/D)
Day2: Mai Chau - Xa Linh - Hang Kia (B/L/D)
Day3: Hang Kia - Van (B/L/D)
Day4: Van - Hanoi (B/L)
The tour price includes
- English speaking guide
- Homestay and twin-shared accommodation as on the tour itinerary
- All transfers as on the tour itinerary
- Air-con soft-sleepers on the local train as on the tour itinerary
- All admission fees and permits for the tour
- Meals as on the tour itinerary: B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner
- 02 bottles of water/day/person on a trekking day
The tour price doesn’t include
- Insurance of any types
- Drinks or personal expenses
- Others not clearly mentioned as included above
Itinerary
Day1: Hanoi – Mai Chau (L/D)
We travel 150 km (4 hours) from Hanoi to Mai Chau. The countryside fresh beauty offers us plenty of photo opportunities. Arriving at Lac Village, which is home to the White Thai People, we’ll have freshment and lunch.
In the afternoon, we take a walking tour through villages in the valley. Tonight, we stay with a White Thai family in a house on stilts. In the evening, after dinner it will be time for cultural exchange with the tour guide and the family.
Day2: Mai Chau - Xa Linh - Hang Kia (B/L/D)
Breakfast at the home.
Leaving Mai Chau in the morning, we travel 40 km (1 hour) further into the north western mountains of Vietnam. We’ll be transferred to Xa Linh Market and from here we start our trekking adventure for 2 hours to a Flower H'Mong village which is located secludedly in the heavenly Hang Kia Valley.
We'll have lunch at the village and have time in the afternoon for exploring the surroundings. In the evening, we'll have time sipping the local tea and socializing with the host's family by the fire. Overnight at Hang Kia Village.
Day3: Hang Kia - Van (B/L/D)
Breakfast at the home.
Today the adventure is harder than yesterday with 6-7 hours on the mountains and through some forests. If we are lucky enough in the right fruit season; then we may pick some grapefruits or papayas. We'll have lunch en route and overnight in Van, a White Thai village.
Day4: Van - Hanoi (B/L)
After breakfast, we walk for 2 more hours and join our car back to Hanoi. We stop in Hoa Binh town for lunch before arriving back to the city. We trust you had an unforgettable adventure tour in the North West of Vietnam with Private Vietnam Tours.