Mai Chau - Pu Luong Trekking & Homestay in Hoa Binh province :4days/3 nightsDay 1: Hanoi - Mai Chau - Hang village (L,D) (170 km)Departure from your hotel at 7.00 am. On arrival in MaiChau, we take a short walk to visit Thai village, then lunch will be served on a local house of Poom Coom village.
After lunch, we take a short ride (~20km) along Ma river blessed with rich forest, limestone panoramas. Then we start our walk to untouched Sai village (~1hour) through hill sides, magnificent rice paddies, water wheels. After Sai village, we trek approximately 2.5 hours to Hang village (alt.+260m). We spend the night with a local Thai family who will be our hosts in a traditional house on stilt. While enjoying hospitality of locals, we learn little more about their culture and activities of their daily life.
Day 2: Hang village - Kho Muong village, 5 ~ 6 h trek. (B,L,D)The daily life of the locals starts early, it will be interesting for you to get up and take part in their activities (this is sure with fun!).Good opportunity to stroll around the village before having breakfast served by Thai people.
Start our trek at 8.00 am. The first hiking is hard with some steep climbs and yet more stream crossings, the next is really glorious with beautiful views of valley, rice terraces, rich rain forest, streams… Picnic lunch on the way at Eo Ken village (alt.+600m), or Ban Pa Ban (alt. +760m).
Late afternoon, we arrival in Kho Muong village (alt.+400m) - perhaps the most beautiful one in this region. We promenade around the village and join in as villagers go about their daily life, or relax in one of the three eco homestays superbly set up by FFI (Flora and Fauna International) in conjunction with local villages. Here we will spend our second night in a typical Thai eco stilt house.
Day 3: Kho Muong - Ban Hin village 5 ~ 6 hrs trek. (B,L,D)Having breakfast, then start for a harder full day of hiking (5- 6 hrs). There are some steep climbs and yet more stream crossings. Trek to an incredible cave, only recently discovered and now protected by the Forest rangers. We pass steep limestone mountain, caves, rain forest inside the Pu Luong Nature Reserve to Nua village.
After a rough trek, what is more than refreshing yourself with cool stream bathing! Then picnic lunch will be served here. Relax from the heat of the day before continuing on to Hin – the village of Thai people in the afternoon.
Day 4: Ban Hin village - Ban Ton village - Hanoi. 6 ~ 7 hrs trek. (B,L)Start early for a long day trek (6- 7 hrs) through rich and wild rain forest. This challenging hike goes through the forest of Pu Luong Nature Reserve. Having picnic lunch inside the forest, then continuing our trek get to Ton village (alt.+870m) . Jeep pick us up from Ton, transfer over LungVan mt. pass (alt. +950m) and down hill to MuongKhen, lunch en route. Be back to Hanoi around 6.00pm. End this trip at your hotel.
