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, the view is 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.

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.

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.

2 DAYS 1 NIGHT ITIERARY 

Day 1

7:30-8:00                   Pickup at your hotel in our private van

10:00 – 10:55             Short break

11:30                          Scenic photo stop of Mai Chau valley/arrive in Mai Chau

12:00                         Traditional lunch in local village ( vegetarian available)

13:30 – 15:30              Bicycle ride with local tour guide through rice fields and villages; visit a White Thai stilt house; talk to local White Thai family and learn about daily customs

18:00                          Dinner

 Day 2

8:00 – 8:30                Breakfast

8:30 – 11:30              Hike to 1000 step cave and local market

12:30- 15:30              Lunch/shopping time/free time to relax in Mai Chau before return Hanoi

19:00                          Drop-off at your hotel

 

3 DAYS 2 NIGHT ITINERARY: 

Day 1 

7:30-8:00                   Pickup at your hotel in our private van 

10:00 – 10:55            Short break

11:30                        Scenic photo stop of Mai Chau valley/arrive in Mai Chau

12:00                        Traditional luch in local village ( vegetarian available)

13:30 – 15:30            Bicycle ride with local tour guide through ricefields and villages

                                Visit a White Thai stilt house; talk to local White Thai family and
                                     learn about daily customs

18:00                          Dinner

 

Day 2

8:00 – 8:30                Breakfast and start a ride to Pu Luong Nature Reserve 35km away from the town

12:00                        Lunch in Hang village

13:00 - 15:00   &a

2 days 1 night itinerary:

- Standard: stay in Communal Dorm - 60USD/pax

- Superior: stay in Private Room - 80USD/pax

- Deluxe: stay in Bungalow - 100USD/pax

3 days 2 night itinerary:

- Standard: stay in Communal Dorm - 90USD/pax

- Superior: stay in Private Room - 110USD/pax

- Deluxe: stay in Bungalow - 140USD/pax

 

Includes:

- Roundtrip transfer in A/C mini van

- English speaking tour guide

- Meals as indicated in itinerary

- Accommodation

- Entrance fees

- Bicycle

Excludes:

- Tips

- Insurance

- Personal expense

 

To book this tour, please send us your request to res@tiranthotel.com