Trek Mai Chau, Vietnam

Hanoi – Mai Chau – Hanoi, Trekking grade: Easy to Moderate

Highlights Scenic villages Home stays in villages of Thai people Beautiful and easy trails All meals included

Mai Chau is a mountainous area of outstanding natural beauty, inhabited by a Thai and H’mong ethnic minority groups. This trip offers an easy trek combined with home stay in villages of Thai people. You will trek for two days through the scenic and peaceful villages and stay overnight in local homes where we have the chance to get to learn about culture of the Thai people. From the mountainous region of Mai Chau, we travel back to the nation’s capital, Hanoi.

Itinerary at a glance

Day 1: Transfer to Mai Chau/Trek to Xo Village
Day 2: Trek Van Village
Day 3: Trek and transfer to Hanoi

TRIP NOTES

Duration: 3 days, 2 nights
Group size: 08 persons
Depart from: Hanoi
End at: Hanoi
When: Year round
Activities: Trekking, Cultural expedition
Trekking grade: Easy to Moderate
Transport: AC vehicle, on foot
Accommodation: 2 home-stays
Tour guide: English or French speaking guide from Hanoi
Support crew: Local cook

Meals

- Day 1: Lunch, Dinner

- Day 2: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

- Day 3: Breakfast, Lunch

Food

All meals, which are indicated in the itinerary, are included in the price of this trip. Our local guide will cook great dinners for us at the home stay. Lunches are also prepared by the local guide with the emphasis will be on healthy and nutritious fresh local produce. Please inform us at the time of booking if you have any special dietary requirement.

The home stay

Home stay in villages is simple in term of bedding condition and toilet. We will stay overnight in traditional house-on-stilt of the Thai minority and, as the locals do, we will sleep on bamboo floor with mattress, clean sheet, pillows and mosquito nets. Toilet is usually flush-style

ATV tour guide

The tour will be guided by one of our tour guides who are experienced in guiding trekking tours in Vietnam. He has been carefully trained in this field and is fully licensed in tour guiding by the government. In addition, he has been trained in first-aid by SOS International and he knows how to deal with difficult situations. You will have a great time traveling with him.

The trekking day

A typical trekking day start at about 8.30 am after breakfast. Lunch times can vary depending on the terrain. We aim to reach the next overnight stop by 4.30 or 5. During the trek we will have short breaks for rest, snack and photographing.

What to bring

Trekking boots, sun block, hat, anti-insect repellent, sunglasses, sleeping bag (optional), rain coat, toiletries, original passport.

Note on client safety

We reserve the right to deviate from this itinerary for any reasons, including road and weather conditions, frequency of visits to a village, or for any other factor which may influence client safety.

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