Day
1: HA NOI - HOA BINH - MAI CHAU
8:00 am : Pick up at hotel in Hanoi. Overland drive to Hoa binh (~ 2
hours). Short stop for break and coffee. Drive on to Man Duc for lunch.
Leave Man Duc to Muong village, where you can do a short walk for about
2 hours. Then, drive on to Mai Chau with a few stops on the way for
taking pictures. Free to wander around the valley before having dinner
on stilt-house of the Thai people. Overnight on the floor of the house
in the village. Clean and comfortable. Mattress, blanket and pillow are
provided (all these are handmade in the traditional way).
Day
2: MAI CHAU - SAM KHOE
Whole day trek. 8:00 am: Transfer by bus to Sam Khoe village, some 20 km
further from Mai chau. Start trekking through villages following the
mountain path leading to Mai chau. Enjoy beautiful, peaceful scenery
along the path. Picnic lunch en route. Altogether, the trek takes some 6
hours to get back to Mai chau with a lot of stops on the way. Dinner and
overnight on the stilt-house in the village.
Day
3: MAI CHAU - HA NOI After breakfast, drive back to Hanoi. Tour ends at your hotel
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