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This trip to the north west highland of
Mai Chau offers a balance of cultural
and physical activity set amongst some northern
Vietnam’s stunning natural landscape. We trek for
one and a half days through villages in Mai Chau and overnight in a
White Thai village where we have
opportunities to observe the local lifestyle of
these minority people. From the mountainous region
of Mai Chau, we travel back to
the nations capital, Hanoi. |
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Day
1: Hanoi - Mai Chau - Hang Kia Village
After breakfast
we depart Hanoi for Hoa Binh province and the town
of Mai Chau. This scenic drive takes around three
hours. Along the way we pass fields of tapioca and
sugar cane as well as rice paddies. After lunch in
a traditional stilt house of the Thai people, we
drive for one hour to Sa Linh Village to begin our
trekking. The verdant and rugged mountain scenery
combined with the colorful local population makes
this an unforgettable experience. Today we walk
along gravel tracks and small paths, used by the
locals. Our destination for this evening is Hang
Kia village, home of the H’mong Minority people.
Here we stay overnight as the guests of an H'mong
family in a traditional long house, situated in a
picturesque valley of peach orchards.
(Lunch
and Dinner included). |
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Day
2: Hang Kia village – Van village
Today
we get well and truly off the beaten track as we
trek through tropical rain forest, using the local
tracks and passing through cornfields as we
descend in to Mai Chau Valley. Along the way we
encounter the local villagers as they go about
their daily business: whether it be tilling the
fields, logging or herding buffalo. The trek
usually takes around 7 hours and is quite steep in
places. Lunch will be provided en route, and
weather permitting, we will have a picnic near a
babbling brook at the foot of the valley. From
here we pass through several White Thai villages,
and are sure to attract attention as this part of
the country receives very few visitors. We arrive
at Van village by late afternoon and will have
time to walk around this charming little village,
enabling us to understand a little more about how
the people live. The village is home to the Thai
people, and tonight we will be their guests in one
of their traditional stilt houses. There, we will
be toasted as honored guests and will be able to
sample some of their homemade rice wine!
(Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included). |
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Day
3: Van village - Xo Village
After
breakfast we spend the morning strolling around
the surrounding
villages and meeting villagers along the way.
After a morning's exploring we return to Van
village for lunch. With lunch finished there will
time for a short siesta or a stroll down to the
river before embarking on a 3-hour walk to the
village of Xo (pronounced Soh). Here there will be
an opportunity to freshen up at the communal well
before sunset. This evening we will spend our
third night in a stilt house.
(Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included).
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Day 4: Xo village – Poong Cong Village – Hanoi
Bidding farewell
to our new friends after breakfast, we have a
five-hour trek from Xo to Poong Cong village where
we will take lunch. We can wander around this
pretty crafting village before the journey back to
Hanoi.
(Breakfast, Lunch included). |
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Tour price
includes:
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English speaking guide
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All transportation and transfers
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All accommodation in Ethnic Minority
homes
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Meals as indication
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Admission fees and permits where applicable
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Drinking water during the trek.
Tour
price excludes:
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Airfares & airport taxes
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Pre/post trip arrangement
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Visa and visa arrangement
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Travel insurance
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Other personal expenses
Trip price:
in USD per
person in the party of 2
US
$237 per person
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