Highlight
•  Easy and fun cycling through the gorgeous valley
•  Amazing motorbike trip to hidden Tat Nang waterfall
•  Soaring in Phu Mau natural hot spring
•  Staying in our homestay with a great view of Na Phon rice field
•  Friendship, warmth, and hospitality of Thai people

What to bring
•  Sun & rain gear (including sunscreen and brimmed hat)
•  Warm clothes in winter (mid-November to early March)
•  Insect repellent
•  Walking shoes/sandals
•  Cycling shoes/sandals
•  Swimsuits
•  Toiletries, towel, and flashlight
•  Original passport

Program outline

Meal: Lunch, BBQ dinner | Accommodation: Village stay at our traditional house -on-stilts

7:30: Departing from the DCT Responsible Travel office (17 Cau Go), we’ll leave the city behind and pass through a craggy, mountainous landscape to Mai Chau valley. We arrive at Mai Chau around 10:30, where we will be welcomed by our hosts and enter a world of new customs and traditions.

11:00: Following a tour briefing we will cycle to Na Phon village through the rice fields, along narrow lanes until we reach a weaving workshop. We will learn the White Thai traditional weaving, dyeing, and embroidery techniques and experience a hands-on natural dyeing workshop hosted by a Thai lady. The products that you make are yours to take with you along with fond memories of time spent with beautiful people.

*We support 2 local weaving workshops in Mai Chau, one is the workshop of Mrs. Xuyen, an artisan who until now has been weaving ancient details of White Thai. The other is the Hoa Ban Social Protecting Center, created in 2008 to support disadvantaged and disabled women while maintaining the traditional handicraft customs of the White Thai ethnic group in Mai Chau, Vietnam.
Both workshops are for promoting sustainable textile fabrics and products with high quality, environmental, and social values.</em

13:30: Returning to our homestay we will enjoy a lunch of Mai Chau specialties delicately prepared by your host family.
n the afternoon, we’ll hop on bicycles and start cycling. There are many beautiful cycling trails in Mai Chau Valley which take you through quaint villages, rice and cropping fields. Along the way, you can stop anytime to catch beautiful moments of nature or talk to a friendly villager.

16:00: Back at our homestay, there is enough time for you to chill out in the reading corner or to walk around Na Phon village.
In the evening enjoy a BBQ dinner prepared by your hosts with their amazing cuisine skills before going to bed in the peaceful atmosphere of the village.With ‘Village-stay’ experience, your overnight accommodation is provided by a local family in their traditional house-on-stilts. There’s no private room and you’ll sleep on the floor in a large communal area. The sleeping corner is set up with a single mattress (thin, but adequate), blankets (ditto), pillow, and mosquito net. The restroom is equipped with a toilet bowl, hot and cold water, and a shower, a few steps from the main house.

Meal: Breakfast, lunch | Accommodation: Not any

Including
•  Meals as specified in the program (B-breakfast, L-lunch, D- dinner)
•  Accommodation as mentioned in the program
•  The service of English speaking local guide in Mai Chau
•  Travel in an appropriate air-conditioned vehicle with an experienced driver
•  Bicycle (simple ones, without gear shift and suspension)
•  Dyeing workshop
•  Motor-taxi with experienced rider
•  Activities as mentioned in the tour program
•  Water, tea and local fruits
•  All entrance fees

Excluding
•  Hotel in Hanoi
•  Beverages, guide gratuities, and personal expenses
•  Camera fees (if any)
•  Insurance
•  VAT and other taxes
•  Surcharge in the peak season (Christmas & New Years)

Deposit
•  A deposit is required to confirm your reservations at the time of booking.

	Greater than 7 days before the departure date	From 7 – 3 days before the departure date	1-3 days before the departure date
Plane, Train, bus ticket Tours outside Vietnam	100%	100%	100%
Tours inside Vietnam & hotel booking	50%	75%	100%

***Full payment for hotel booking and flight may be applied and the Customer shall be informed at the time of booking
Full payment
•  Full and final payment for the tours inside Vietnam must be made 3 days before the departure date
•  Full and final payment of the plane ticket, train ticket, hotel booking, and tours outside Vietnam must be made 7 days before the departure date.
•  Failure to comply may result in the cancellation of reservations and penalties on the cancellation will apply.

Cancellations
Cancellation by the Company
•  If the Tour is not paid for by the due date, the Company shall have the right to cancel the Tour. As a result, the cancellation charges set out in the Clause of Cancellation /Alteration/Postponement by the Customer shall apply and be payable by the Customer.
Cancellation /Alteration/Postponement by the Customer
•  All cancellations/Alterations/Postponement must be informed in person or in writing and received by the Company.
•  Greater than 30 days (1 month) prior to the Departure of all tours and services: No cancellation charge ($ 30 non-refundable deposit will be forfeited)
•  For the booking of train tickets, hotel rooms, and flight ticket: provided case-by-case
•  For the services and tours inside Viet Nam:
•  8-30 days before departure: 25% of the payment is forfeited
•  7 – 3 days before departure: 75% of the payment is forfeited
•  Less than 3 days before departure: 100% of the payment is forfeited
Refund of Unused Services
•  No refunds or exchanges can be made in respect of accommodation, meals, sightseeing tours, transport, or any other services that are included in the Tour prices but unused or missed by the Tour member.