Detail Itinerary
Day 1: Mai Chau – Cycling around Rice paddy (L, D)
7:30 – 8:00: Pick up at your hotel in our comfortable car/van and depart for Mai Chau.
10:00: Short break
11:30 – 12:00: Scenic photo stop of Mai Chau valley/arrive in Mai Chau
12:15: Traditional lunch in a local village (vegetarian available)
13:00 – 15:00: Bicycle ride with the local tour guide, see farmers working in fields, locals weaving scarves and visit surrounding peaceful villages.
15:00 – 18:00: Free time for bicycling, walking, shopping
18:00: Visit Thai living museum for Traditional BBQ dinner
19:30: Watch Thai traditional dance in the stilt house Enjoy Traditional alcohol (ruou can) with the community
Day 2: Hiking 1000 Steps Cave – Cuc Phuong National Park (B, L, D)
7:30 – 8:00: Wakeup and eat breakfast
8:30 – 11:30: Hike to 1000 Step Cave and local market
12:00 – 13:00: Lunch in the village and take the van to go to Cuc Phuong National Reserve
16:30 – 17:00: Arrive in Cuc Phung National Reserve; check in the hotel in the Reserve, free time to walk.
18:30 – 19:30: Dinner at the hotel, enjoy the quiet night in the reserve and sleep in the hotel.
Day 3: Cuc Phuong – 1000 years old tree – Van Long Nature Reserve (B, L)
07:30 – 08:00: Breakfast in the hotel, check out the room.
08:30 – 11:00: Drive in the park and do hiking for 6kms in the Jungle forest to explore 1000 kind of trees and animals, visit the 1000 years old tree.
11:00 – 13:00: Drive to Van Long Nature Reserve, lunch in a local specialty restaurant.
13:30 – 15:00: Take a bamboo boat to explore the beautiful and quiet of the reserve (Halong bay on land)
15:00 – 17:30: Drive back to Hanoi, drop you off at your Hanoi old quarter hotel.
Inclusion
– A/C transfer
– Entrance fees
– English speaking guide
– All meals as mentioned
– Boat-trip in Thung Nham river
– Home-stay with Thai people
– Hotel in Tam Coc, Ninh Binh province
– Bicycle rental
Exclusion
– Insurance
– Drinks
– Phone calls and other private expenses