Tour
schedules:
Mai Chau
is
located
135 km
south-west
of Hanoi
in the
Northern
province
of Hoa
Binh
which is
bordered
by Son
La in
the
West,
Phu Tho
and Ha
Tay in
the
North,
Ha Nam
and Ninh
Binh in
the
East,
and
Thanh
Hoa in
the
South.
Mai Chau
has a
population
of about
47,500
inhabitants
that
belong
to
different
ethnic
minority
groups
such as
the
White
Thai,
H'mong,
Zao,
Muong,
Tay, Hoa
and
Viet.
The Mai
Chau
hill
tribes
are warm
and
welcoming,
and
famous
for
their
handicrafts
- in
particular
for
their
skills
in
embroidering
clothes.
Mai Chau
offers a
most
splendid
vista of
the
Valley
which is
surrounded
by lush
greens
and
stilt
houses
inhabited
mainly
by the
White
Thai
ethnic
group.
The
Sunday
market
brings a
lot of
people
into
town
where
traditional
Thai
dishes
are made
and
revel in
traditional
dances.
Full day
Adventure
in Style
Option
1:
Scenic
Village
Trek
(L/D)
We will
leave
Hanoi
for Mai
Chau at
07:00
am.
Enjoy
scenic
drive
sweeping
vistas
of lush
hills
and
limestone
karsts. We
will
arrive
in Mai
Chau at
around
10:45.
Having
lunch
and then
stretch
your
legs
with a
walk
around
the
village
of Pom
Coong,
inhabited
by the
Thai
people.
As you
enjoy a
delicious
dinner
and
watch a
folk
dancing
performance
of
locals
music.
In the
afternoon,
we will
drive
you back
to
Hanoi.
End of
service.
Option
2:
Kayaking
Reservoir
We will
leave
Hanoi
for Mai
Chau by
our
private
vehicle
in the
morning
and then
an two
hour
walk
passing
by a
waterfall
and
picturesque
landscapes
of the
Lake.
The walk
ends at
a
charming
Muong
Ethnic
styled
house
settled
just by
the
water.
Enjoy a
refreshing
drink
before
getting
onto
your
kayak.
Kayaking
Hoa Binh
reservoir
(lake)
can be
an
experience
of a
life
time.
The
gorgeous
beauty
of the
reservoir
can be
fully
reflected
whilst
paddling
among
evergreen
tropical
forest,
karst
mountains
and
numerous
hill
tribe
villages.
Nature
and
human
intermingled
within
tranquility,
just as
calm as
the slow
moving
water of
this
country’s
largest
man-made
reservoir.
Having
lunch
and then
back to
Hanoi
City.
End of
service.
