Highlight to discover:
- Pristine Pu Luong with its clustered villages
- Cham river and the giant water wheels
- Hieu waterfall for admiring and swimming
- Culture of the White Thai in Mai Chau
DAY 1: HANOI - PU LUONG - DON VILLAGE - BANG VILLAGE ( - /LUNCH /DINNER)
05h30: The bus and tour guide pick you up at Hanoi Opera House for departure.
09h30: Upon reaching the summit of Thung Khe Pass—also known as White Stone Pass—the group paused to rest, enjoy the fresh, cool air, and gaze out over the expanse of the Da River reservoir.
Midday: Have lunch at a restaurant and rest, followed by free time for shopping..
12h00: The bus continues to take you to Pu Luong Nature Reserve.
13h30: Check in to the homestay and rest.
Afternoon: The tour guide will take you to:
- Visit Don village, learn about stilt houses and Thai culture in Pu Luong. Take pictures with terraced rice fields.
- Upon arriving at the Cham river area, you will visit the Suoi Cham waterwheels—massive structures crafted by locals to lift water from lower elevations to higher ground—before continuing the journey to Hieu Village..
17h00: Return to the homestay in Bang Village. You are free to explore the village and relax..
18h30: Dinner. In the evening, you may request a traditional cultural performance by local Thai youths, or enjoy a campfire, bamboo pole dancing, and *ruou can* (jar wine) tasting (additional costs apply for these evening activities). Overnight stay at the homestay.
DAY 2: PU LUONG - HIEU WATERFALL - DOAN MARKET - HANOI (BREAKFAST / LUNCH /-)
06h00: You can get up early to go hiking and enjoy the fresh atmosphere around the village.
07h00: Have breakfast at the homestay, relax, and enjoy a hot morning coffee. Then, check out..
08h00: The tour guide will take you to:
- Conquer Hieu Waterfall. Wade upstream to experience its grandeur and enjoy the cool, rushing white waters cascading down. Please remember to bring appropriate attire for swimming in the falls (weather permitting).
- Visit Pho Doan Market, a unique market held only on Thursday and Sunday mornings and the largest trading hub in Pu Luong. You are free to shop for agricultural produce grown and raised by the local ethnic communities from the surrounding villages.
12h00: Have lunch in Mai Chau. Afterward, enjoy free time to explore the Mai Chau valley by bicycle (or rent an electric car at your own expense), visiting the charming stilt houses of the Thai people to discover their unique culture. Visit the brocade stalls, learn the art of Thai weaving, and shop for local souvenirs..
15h00: Board on the bus to return to Hanoi.
18h30-19h00: Back in Hanoi. See you again!
NOTE: In accordance with new regulations banning vehicles from the city center during peak hours, any vehicle arriving at the start of Thang Long Boulevard before 19:30 must wait until after 19:30 to enter the center and drop off passengers at the Hanoi Opera House. This rule applies to vehicles with a capacity of 30 seats or more.
TOUR PRICE
| Adults | Children from 5 to 9 years old | Baby below 5 years old |
| 100% | 75% | 390.000đ |
Regulations on the method of calculating children's age:
- A child's age is rounded to the nearest year (less than 12 months is rounded to one year).
- An "X-year-old" child is one who has not yet reached their Xth birthday (upon reaching the Xth birthday, the child is considered to be X years old).
- A child who has passed their Xth birthday is considered to be X+1 years old.
Inclusion:
- Shuttle bus with A/C transferring Hanoi-Mai Chau route
- 01 night accommodation stay in Mai Chau, register in advance:
Communal sleeping (group) in stilthouse with clean blankets, shared toilets
OR: Private room with toilet inside (2-3 pax/room)
- 03 standard meals served in stilt house
- A breakfast served in homestay
- Entrance tickets
- Local tour guide speaking English
- A bottle of water on bus each day
Exclusion:
- VAT invoice
- Beverage
- Renting bike or tram car in Mai Chau village
- Travel insurance
- Other services which is not mentioned in the itinerary
- TIP for driver and tour guide: 10$ per passenger
Children price policy (It is necessary to read carefully to fully understand the standards regarding children.):
- Children aged 1–4 travel free of charge (no meals, no tickets, parents are responsible for all child-related expenses), except for a fee of 390,000 VND per child to cover the seat occupancy. Each child is allocated an individual seat, just like an adult.
- 5 to 9 year-old children will be charged 75% of the tour fee (they will have their own seats in our car and their own meals, but they have to share the hotel room with their parents).
- From 10-year-old children are considered adults.
Notice
- You have to bring your Passport
- You should bring any type of medicine for preventing insects and common diseases
- Tour guide can rearrange the schedule, but all places stay the same
- In case there are 6 or fewer guests on the departure date, we may not arrange a tour guide by car, but a local guide in Mai Chau.
If you are a vegetarian, you can bring your own food to suit your taste (if necessary)
- If you register for the tour from April to November every year, you should bring light and airy clothes.
- In all cases, it is best for customers to bring a backpack or small suitcase. Especially, do not bring oversized suitcases because small or medium-sized mountain tours do not have a large luggage compartment. We are not responsible if you bring oversized luggage
Customer responsibilities:
- Customers are responsible for your illness and chronic diseases (cardiovascular disease, blood pressure, diabetes, osteoarthritis ...), congenital diseases, latent diseases, HIV AIDS, mental and neurological disorders , pregnant women ... are diseases that are not covered by the insurance. When necessary, you must write your own commitment to your health when participating in the tour. The tour organizer is not responsible for the cases you do not report the illness, untruthful declaration as well as cases outside the coverage of travel in the tour.
- Customers must preserve their property in all circumstances and at all locations during the trip. The tour organizer is not responsible for any lost money, identification, airline tickets, personal belongings and other property of the customer during the trip
