An interesting escape tour to Mai Chau & Pu Luong nature reserve 4 days

Detailed itinerary of interesting escape tour to Mai Chau & Pu Luong nature reserve 4 days/ 3nights

Day 1 : Hanoi Mai Chau tour  to Mai Chau valley. Homestay in Poom Com village ( L, D)

At 8h30 a.m,our private car & guide will pick you up at the hotel in Hanoi, then 3,5 hour transfer to Mai Chau – the peaceful & beautiful valley where has been the home of local ethnic groups of Thai, Muong, Hmong, Tay, Viet for a long time.Trip to Mai Chau is indeed a nice journey to explore their local life & their interesting culture.

The view of Mai Chau mountain

Upon arrival, we check in a local home and have a lunch of local dishes at a local stilt house in Poom Com hamlet.After the lunch, we will have an interesting biking trip along the valley, viewing different local villages along the journey, experiencing their farming activities, their house styles or interacting with friendly locals for knowledgeable insight of native cultures.

Have a spare time walking & shopping in Poom Com or Lac village.Homestay with local host in Poom Com village.

Day 2 Mai Chau tour to Sam Khoe village, trekking to visit untouched villages of Mai Hich & Buoc in the valley.Homestaying in Buoc village( B, L,D)

Early wake-up to enjoy peaceful life of a rural village with the rouster’s songs, fresh air & pristine view of surrounding mountains.

After breakfast, we drive to less touristic Sam Khoe commune and start for a trek along the valley, passing by different villages to experience more rhythm of local’s daily life.Have a lunch with a local family in Mai Hich village.

Meals in homestay

Continue with 2 hour trek to Buoc villages with manificient landscapes of majestic mountains & immense layers of terraced rice fields.

Check-in local homestay & free at leisure. You can join in local host’s dinner preparation & get to know how to cook some typical local dishes.

Have dinner with some local rice wine and spend your quiet night in Buoc village

Day 3 : Mai Chau tour transfer to Pu Luong retreat, trek to valley to explore the village’s life.Overnight in Pu Luong retreat resort (B, L,D)

After breakfast, saying goodbye to the host family and take 2 hour car transfer to off-beaten-path Pu Luong nature resreve which is situated along two parallel ranges of mountains running from the north-west to south-west, with its lush central valley scattered with many tradditional villages of Thai & Muong ethnic groups and the vast area of farming land. The landscape is truly beautiful & impressive.

Arrive in Pu Luong retreat – a newly built resort where offers you a peaceful escape from the city’s noise and beautiful surroundings of marvelous terraced rice fields, the charming rivers and waterfalls, the magnificent mountain passes and the traditional hamlets.

The view from Pu Luong retreat

After a delicious lunch in the resort, check –in your private bungalow for your relaxation, then do a light trek down to the valley for picturesque photos of terraced fields & up to the mountain slope for panoramic view of nearby villages in the region.

Dinner & enjoy your comfortable night in Pu Luong retreat resort.

Day 4: Pu Luong tour trek to explore Don & Co Lung village, transfer back to Hanoi ( B, L)

After having breakfast, you can do a small trek to witness local black Thai ethnics in Don village nearby the resort, then transfer to Co Lung village for nice photos & view of many water-wheels navigating river water for the locals’s farming life.

Having a lunch on the way before heading back to Hanoi capital.The end of escape tour to Mai Chau & Pu Luong nature reserve 4 days.