Meet the White Thai and Muong people, white driving from Hanoi via mountain passes and past traditional villages as we discover the spectacular scenery of Mai Chau. Meet the people who inhabit this valley and experience their warmth and fiendly chaacters. This part of the North is one of the most peaceful destinations in the country due to the isolation and mountain surrounds. You will leave the valley feeling refreshed and revived, ready to tackle the next leg of your Vietnam Discovery.

Tour Code: ATE 02
Tour Duration: 02 days/01 night from Hanoi
Tour Itinerary:

Day 1 (L,D)
Leave Hanoi for Mai Chau. Travel by road to the picturesque valley of Mai Chau. In the afternoon, Short trek around the valley and experience some of their traditional features. Enjoy night time performance in the traditional house on stilts.

Day 2(B,L,)
Awake to the sound of nature. Take an early trek around the valley of relax and enjoy the pristine environment and the peace of the countryside and beautiful landscapes with green rice fields,...

After Lunch, drive back to Hanoi. Tour ends at hotel.

Tour Includes:
Local English or French speaking guide
1 night home-stay accommodation
Meals mentioned in the program (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Diner)
Modern transportation
Entrance fees

Tour Excludes:
Accommodation in Hanoi
Drinks and personal expense
Tips,...
 
Mai Chau - Hoa Binh General Information:

Mai Chau is located in Hoa Binh province, approximately 135 km from Hanoi and 60 km from Hoa Binh. From the top of Cun Mountain , one can admire the superb panorama of Mai Chau surrounded by a green valley and stilt houses. Many minorities, including the Thai ethnic group, live in Mai Chau.

Stilt houses border both sides of the roads. The houses are quite large with palm leaf roofs and polished bamboo-slat floors. The kitchen is located in the center of the house; the cooking as well as the making of the colorful tho cam, the material used by Thai minority to make their clothes, takes place in the kitchen. The windows are large and decorated with patterns. Each house also has a pond to breed fish.

The Sunday market brings a lot of people into town. People from different minorities living in the mountains come to Mai Chau market to sell their specific products: honey, bananas, corn, and tho cam made by skilled Thai women. The Sunday market is also an occasion to enjoy traditional Thai dishes and to participate in traditional dances.

Mai Chau can be a base for some trekking tours to the villages around, this is with homestay overnight on the traditional houses of the H'Mong and the Thai. Worth a guided treking tour there.

Hoa Binh is a mountainous province located in the North. It 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. The culture of Hoa Binh combines six minorities with their own languages, traditional literature, and festivals.

Tourists especially enjoy the minority specialty dishes including rice cooked in bamboo and grilled meat. They also enjoy watching traditional dancing, music performances (bronze, drums, gongs), and Thai minority singing and dancing. The remote minority villages are attractive sites for tourists.

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