AVAILABILITY: Yearround

ACCOMMODATIONS: Homestays

 

HIGHLIGHTS: Paddling in Hoa Binh Reservoir, Homestay in villages of Thai people, Beautiful and easy trails: Hanoi, Hoa Binh (Thung Nai & Bai Sang), Buot Village, Phu Mau Village, Na Bai Village, Mai Chau, Hanoi

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ITINERARY

• DAY 1 - Hanoi – Thung Nai – Kayaking to Bai Sang (Includes Lunch & Dinner): You’ll be picked up from your hotel at 8 am your hotel and leave for Hoa Binh Town. Upon arrival in Hoa Binh, we’ll continue to Thung Nai, a small quiet town on the bank of Hoa Binh Reservoir, the biggest reservoir in Vietnam. We’ll start our paddling exploration toward Bai Sang where we’ll do a homestay in a beautiful house-on-stilts of the Muong ethnic minority. The house looks over the reservoir. Lunch will be served on the support boat. Dinner and overnight at your homestay.

• DAY 2 - Bai Sang – Buot Village – Phu Mau Village (Includes Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner): After breakfast at the homestay, we’ll walk 3.5 miles highway to meet our van. We’ll head to Son La to trek through the area of mountains, jungles, rice paddies and villages of ethnic minorities. We’ll walk downhill to Buot Village for a picnic lunch in a local home. After lunch, we’ll continue trekking to Phu Mau Village where we’ll spend another homestay in a local house.

• DAY 3 - Phu Mau Village – Na Bai Village – Mai Chau – Hanoi (Includes Breakfast & Lunch): After breakfast at the homestay, we walk uphill for 1.2 miles to Na Bai Village. The trekking path goes through villages and rice paddies. Upon arrival in Na Bai Village, we’ll drive toward Mai Chau Valley where we have lunch in Pom Coong Village. After lunch, we’ll head back to Hanoi. We’ll transfer you to your hotel around 5:30 pm.

 

PROGRAM INCLUDES: Accommodations as per itinerary, Transfers as per itinerary, English-speaking guides, Entry fees as per itinerary, meals as per itinerary

 

PROGRAM EXCLUDES: International flight tickets and taxes, visas, Drinks, gratuities and personal expenses.This itinerary is just a sample of a tour, we are happy customize it based on your preferences.

 

What else to bring:
Sunblock, Wide brim hat, Comfortable shoes, Rain gear, Warm clothes