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 exclusive homestay with a great view of Na Phon rice field
•  Immersing in Blue H’mong ethnic culture at Hang Kia Pa Co
•  Friendship, warmth, and hospitality of Thai and H’mong 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
•  Dry bag for your digital devices
•  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.

Returning to our homestay we will enjoy a lunch of Mai Chau specialties delicately prepared by your host family.

In 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 at any time to catch beautiful moments of nature or talk to a friendly villager.

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.

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


A full day to discover the untouched valley of Hang Kia and Pa Co by motorbike (on pillion). After an early breakfast at the homestay, the moto-rider will transfer you to Pa Co village. Be ready to immerse yourself in this unspoiled nature and the authentic Blue H’mong culture! We will start the trekking trail to Cang village. There is no concrete road but only a small path that leads through H’mong villages where you will admire the unspoiled landscape and genuine lifestyle of the Blue H’mong people.

If this day is Sunday, you will stop at Pa Co weekly market and visit the Blue H’mong market which is still very authentic and colorful before trekking to Cang village.

Picnic lunch at Cang village, a remote village which is located remotely between hills and a rocky plantation. After a short lunch break, we continued our journey by motorbike back to Mai Chau following Bao La direction. This is a new road that connects two remote communities of Mai Chau district. The journey takes around 2 hours but the scenery is worth it. We will go through H’mong, Muong, and Thai ethnic villages.

In case you are not a big fan of trekking, spending time moving from this village to the others, and admiring the daily lifestyle of Blue H’mong, you might see mothers and grandmothers sitting in front of the house making clothes by hand or stopping a family how to keep making paper by bamboo fiber and learn about the traditional simple process. Lunch at a local family.

Arrived in Mai Chau at the end of the afternoon. Dinner with the family. Overnight at homestay.

Meal: breakfast, lunch | Accommodation: Not included

Starting with an early breakfast, we then get on a motorbike behind our experienced riders to Tat Nang waterfall. Hidden behind the terraced paddy fields, Tạt Nàng Waterfall flows all year round. It is a source of water for the paddy fields and a place for reflection.

Stop for a tea break here and swim. Or you can skip the swimming until we reach Phụ Mẫu hot spring where you can soak and rejuvenate your body in these natural hot springs. Lunch at our friend’s Thai family in Chieng Xuan village.

After lunch, we will head back to Mai Chau. On the way, stop at Hoà Bình Lake, formed during the construction of the Hoa Binh hydropower plant, the lake is called Halong Bay on the mountain thanks to its stunning views of the jade reservoir.

Arrive at Mai Chau at around 3:30. Time for a shower for refreshment (if you wish) and a short break with some snacks before hopping on the car back to Hanoi. The estimated arrival time is about 7 pm. End of our services.

Note: You can extend your trip by staying more at Mai Chau to enjoy the peaceful valley or take another adventure with a 1-day extension to Pu Luong National Park. Contact our team for more details.

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.