Super Trek Mai Chau &Pu Luong Nature Reserve 5 days
Overview: This cultural adventure combines trekking with home stays in the North Vietnam province of Hoa Binh. From Hanoi,you drive to Pu Luong Nature Reserve an area of outstanding beauty, cultural interest and high biodiversity. The region is blessed with rich forest, limestone panoramas and rice terraces. On this trek observe the everyday life and culture of the farming communities of Thai and Muong ethnic minorities. For an authentic Vietnamese experience, you stay with local families in their traditional stilt wood homes. Your trek ends in Ton Village, a peaceful valley with pancake flat rice fields trimmed with jagged mountains. Your expedition finishes in Hanoi.
Tour code: OPLT – 05
Routes: Hanoi –Mai Chau – Pu Luong – Hanoi
Duration: 5days/4nights
Tour type: Private
Day 1: Hanoi –Mai Chau – Pu Luong (~ 170 km &3hour walk)
Depart from your Hanoi hotel at 8:00 am transferring to Mai Chau. Daydream as we drive a safe route with spectacular views around every bend. Upon arrival at Poom Coom village in Mai Chau,we will take a short walk to visit the ethnic Thai people,then lunch will be served at local home. By 1:00 pm take a quick ride (15 minutes) Where we start our trek from 2 to 3 hour walk through beautiful hill side villages,magnificent rice paddies,seeing hand crafted bamboo water wheels. The highlight on this walk is experiencing the beauty of Pu luong Nature Reserve,the everyday life and culture of the white Thai people. Become a part of local life when we are welcomed as honored guests at a traditional Thai home on stilts. Here in Hang village we will have a traditional dinner and stay the night.
Inclusion: Transfer, guide, homestay, entrances fee, lunch, dinner, permit,
Day 2: Hike to Eo Ken &Kho Muong villages
Here,daily life starts early. It will be interesting for you to get up,take part in your host family’s activities in the morning,take an opportunity to stroll around Hang village before having breakfast served by Thai people. Start our trek at 8 a.m. Today we will be walking for a approximately 5 to 6 hrs. The first hiking is hard with some steep climbs and yet more stream crossings,the next is really glorious with beautiful views of valley,rice terraces,rich rain forest… Picnic lunch on the way at Eo Ken village. Arrival in Kho Muong- the setting of the village is perhaps the most beautiful in Vietnam nestled between steep karst mountains and nice terraces in the afternoon. Spend our second night in a typical Thai eco –stilt house in Kho Muong.
Inclusion: Guide, homestay, all meals, permit
Day 3: Trek to Nua and Hin villages
Having breakfast,then start for a harder full day of hiking. Continue on through the valley. There are some steep climbs and yet more stream crossings. Trek to an incredible cave,only recently discovered and now protected by the Forest rangers. The trekking becomes more remote yet one is never far from a villager tending fields,passing steep limestone mountain,rain forest inside the Pu Luong Nature Reserve to Nua village. After a rough trek,what is more refreshing than a cool stream …This will surely bring you a new experience…. Stream bathing! Then picnic lunch will be served here. Relax from the heat of the day before continuing on to Hin – the village of Thai people in the afternoon. We will be welcomed as honoured guests. Have dinner with local people at their traditional house. Free time for you to talk and learn their traditional customs and culture. Prepare picnic lunch for the next day.
Inclusion: Guide, homestay, all meals, permit
Day 4: Hike to Son village
Leave Hin village after having breakfast at Thai people,we will start for a full day trek to Son village. Climbing up hardly,we will get in deeper inside the Pu luong Nature Reserve with wild and rich tropical forest,having picnic lunch on the way. Continuing our trek passing through Ba beautiful village to Son village when the “sunset” –if it does not rain. Take a break and stretch your legs on the house on stilt of Thai people or strolling round this village and get in contact with hospitable friendly local people here. Dinner and overnight in Son village.
Inclusion: guide, homestay, all meals, permit
Day 5: Trek to Ton village then van to Hanoi
Breakfast is prepared by guide then we start our trek at 8:00 am to Ton village. Today we will have a nice and easier trek,just a bit up and down through rice paddies,jungle fever… After 2.5 hours we get to Ton village. Driver will pick us up and transfer to Muong Khen town for lunch. Arrive and end in Hanoi in the afternoon.
Inclusion:transfer, guide, breakfast, lunch, permit
Tour cost:
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- Costs are $US NET. Subject to 3% surcharge if paid by credit cards or 2% on travellers’ cheque.
- Inclusion: See inclusive items listed after each day
- Exclusion: Visa, insurance, drinks, personal expenses, others not mentioned in details, tips are welcome!
- What to bring: sun-glasses & hat, sun-block, hiking shoes, camera and a lot of film
Notes:
Homestay for this tour is basic but clean
Meals: Vietnamese food.
- Guide: English speaking guide (on site).
- Time to travel: Good to travel year round but best from September to April.
- Please travel responsibly: The small things you do will make a big difference!
- Booking Terms & Conditions: Tour itinerary and tour prices are subject to change without notice.
Why book this tour with Origin Vietnam Travel?
- Attention to your personal needs before and after the tour
- Origin Vietnam Travel bring you SEE and KNOW the Original of Vietnamese people’s culture, tradition, customs and habits…
- Origin Vietnam Travel works to help local communities by sharing the benefits of Responsible Tourism
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