Discovery of Mu Cang Chai – 4 days and 3 nights
Description
Day 1 : Hanoi - Khau Pha (L, D)
Our English-speaking tour guide will meet you at your hotel in Hanoi around 7.30 a.m. to take the road to the Thanh Son region where the huge huge tea plantations are located, which you will take the time to taste. Arrival in Nghia Lo around noon, Yen Bai province, for lunch at a local restaurant.
In the afternoon, you leave the valley of Muong Lo and continue the road 32 towards Khau Pha, the road takes altitude and crosses an area alternating settlement of Dao on the heights and Thai in the valleys. After 50 km, the road leads to the beautiful rice valley of the commune of Khau Pha, you descend to the village It Thai.
Dinner and night with the local.
Day 2 : Khau Pha – Mu Cang Chai (B, L)
After breakfast, around 8:30 a.m., go hiking to the village of Xe Xang. On the way, you pass through Thai and H'Mong villages and a bamboo forest. Magnificent views of rice fields and mountains. Visit a local Thai house and have lunch with a family.
Continue trekking to an H'Mong village where you will make a stop to visit the house. You will also participate with them in a traditional Batik workshop. Return to the host family for check-out. Then drive to Mu Cang Chai, one of Vietnam’s rice granaries with its endless terraces. Dinner and free evening. Night at the Mu Cang Chai Ecolodge.
Day 3 : Mu Cang Chai (B, L)
After breakfast departure by motorbike towards La Pan Tan to visit the local villages inhabited by the H'Mong people.Take the direction of the dinosaur backbone.
Continue the walk through some of the most beautiful viewpoints of North Vietnam until reaching the village of Che Cu Nha. Lunch will be taken on the way to a local restaurant. Return to the ecolodge in the middle of the afternoon and free time to relax.
Day 4 : Mu Cang Chai – Hanoi (B, L)
After breakfast, go hiking from the Ecolodge towards the valley of Ngoc Chien, beautiful views. You can learn more about the local life. Also enjoy a relaxing break in the hot springs.
You can also visit a rose farm. Lunch will be taken at a local restaurant on site.
Return to the Ecolodge for a break to cool off then departure around 2 p.m. for a return to Hanoi around 8 p.m.
Price 2024 - 2025:
2 pax: 13.000.000 VND /pax
4 pax: 9.500.000 VND /pax
6 pax: 7.500.000 VND /pax
Possibility of transfer to Sapa at the end of the tour, price on request
Included/Excluded
- English-speaking tour guide
- Transfers
- Meals mentionned
- Night with the locals and at the Ecolodge
- Tax and administrative fees
- Drinks
- Tips
- Personal expenses
- All services not mentioned