The Best Mai Chau Valley Tour Package

Duration icon Duration: 4 Days/ 3 Nights
Trip code icon Trip Code: ORG_MCO4
Map marker icon Best places to visit: Tour start from HanoiMai ChauThung Khe PassPom Coong VillageNinh BinhTrang An Eco Tourism ComplexHalong Bay → End trip in Hanoi

Overview

Join our Mai Chau valley tour package for 4 days from Hanoi, designed for everyone looking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city. Especially for those interested in outdoor activities like trekking, sampan boat-riding, cruising from the beautiful landscape.

Our amazing tour will start with a panoramic drive to the mountainous province of Hoa Binh. The scene is getting increasingly more beautiful. Get insight into the Thai ethic group culture on the mid century crossover to villages, fruits gardens, rice fields. Once you’re in Ninh Binh, admire the mythical beauty of Trang An Eco Tourism landscape from a sampan boat bought by local people, carrying you through numerous miniature limestone caves.

Our tour will end with a relaxing overnight Cruise Halong Bay. Come here you will understand why the bay is recognized as a World Heritage double by UNESCO.

Highlights:

  • Learn the daily lifestyle of the Thai ethnic minority who live on stilt homes in spectacular valley of Mai Chau
  • Love soft trek on peaceful paths of rural Mai Chau
  • Discover the brand new World Heritage, Trang An Eco tourism complex with sampan boat-ride through limestone caves
  • Admire the amazing scene of karst cliffs on green surface of Halong Bay and go through the night on a wooden vessel.
  • Enjoy distinct dishes of local food along the tour.

Notes:

Mai Chau Valley Tour Package Travel Map

Mai Chau Valley Tour Package Travel Map

Itinerary Details

Day 1: Hanoi - Mai Chau Valley. O/n In Mai Chau At Homestay (L/D)

Day 1: Hanoi - Mai Chau Valley. O/n In Mai Chau At Homestay (L/D)

Morning activities:

Our guide & driver will pick you up from the Hotel in Hanoi around 7:30 am. Then driveway to the Mai Chau Valley. It will take about 3,5 hours. There are several stops on the way for photo opportunities. We will arrive at Pom Coong village, Mai Chau around noon. Your Vietnamese lunch is served by a local family at their stilt-house.

Afternoon activities:

After lunch and rest, go for a gentle walk for about 3 hours to explore the environment. Also visit some villages, rice paddies and gardens. Or you could opt to find the area by bike with a shorter time. Along the walking tour you’ll have the opportunity to find out about the neighborhood life, their farming and beautiful handicrafts.

Dinner and overnight in Mai Chau.

Note: Trekking time could be flexible. You can talk with your tour guide. Also there is traditional folklore in the evening. (Upon on request)

Day 2: Mai Chau Valley - Ninh Binh. O/n In Ninh Binh (B/L/D)

Day 2: Mai Chau Valley - Ninh Binh. O/n In Ninh Binh (B/L/D)

Morning activities:

After having breakfast, you’ll check out and say goodbye to the local host. Then take the morning scenic drive to Ninh Binh province. Ninh Binh is renowned for many beautiful attractions. Especially Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex which has been recognized as a natural and cultural heritage by UNESCO. We will arrive in Ninh Binh around noon.

Afternoon activities:

Lunch at a nearby restaurant with the regional specialties. At the mid-day, you’ll embark on a stunning sampan boat-ride at Trang An. Your boat trip will take around 3 hours. But it is well worth it as you’ll learn more about the core of the heritage.

You’ll be taken through caves which enable you to visit different flooded valleys encompassed by limestone outcrops. Then back to the meeting point where we get in the car back to the hotel. Check in & overnight in Ninh Binh.

Day 3: Ninh Binh - Halong Bay. O/n On Board In Halong Bay (B/L/D)

Day 3: Ninh Binh - Halong Bay. O/n On Board In Halong Bay (B/L/D)

Morning activities:

Breakfast is served in the hotel. Say goodbye to Halong inland. Today, we take an early departure from Ninh Binh and travel throughout the fertile Delta of the Red River. It will take over 4 hours to Halong Bay. Halong Bay is among the well known and must see attractions in Vietnam. Besides being recognized as a natural world heritage. Arrive at the pier around 12.30 pm.

Afternoon activities:

Get aboard and enjoy your lunch with fresh seafood while the boat is cruising in between beautiful limestone islands. There’ll be several activities for you to join in the mid-day like swimming, kayaking, and cave visiting. Dinner and overnight on a cruise in Halong Bay.

Notice: After we know the specific boat you’ll be cruising on, we’ll supply you the thorough cruise itinerary.

Day 4: Halong Bay - Hanoi (B/L)

Day 4: Halong Bay - Hanoi (B/L)

Morning activities:

If you’re an early riser, get up at dawn for clean air and join Tai Chi class when enjoying the sunrise on the sundeck. Breakfast has been served on the boat. The crews then pull the anchor and start the morning cruise to visit other portions of the bay. Also check out the cabin around 10:00. After that the brunch will be served on the way back. Our boat trip will arrive at the pier about 11:30 am.

Afternoon activities:

After saying goodbye to the crew. Then get in the car to transfer back to Hanoi. We will arrive in Hanoi around 4:00. Our trip will finish at the hotel.

Optional: If you want to go directly to the airport. It’s possible (Upon on request)

Inclusions

  • PRIVATE door to door transport (new vehicle) with air-conditioned
  • Experience English speaking guide
  • Meals as mentioned above (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D = Dinner)
  • Hotel 3* 1 night in Ninh Binh (2 people share 1 room)
  • Homestay (Note: Stilt house for homestay is standard, it is a share with has the curtain to separate each mattress, share bathroom together. However, it is clean and safe for stay)
  • Halong Bay cruise trip 2days/1night on 5* Amour cruise (Accommodation, kayak, entrance fee, cruise, meals on board, etc)
  • Entrance fees, permit
  • Private local boat trip in Trang An
  • Bicycle/ Hamlet
  • Mineral water daily 2 bottle 500ml/per day
  • 24/7 hotline support guaranteed
  • Bank fees if payment by credit card
  • Gov tax and service charge
  • No extra charge after final confirmation

Exclusions

  • Additional sightseeing or extra usage of vehicle, other than mentioned in the itinerary
  • Personal expenses such as laundry, telephone calls, soft & hard drinks.
  • Meals not mentioned in the program
  • Tips are welcomed!
  • Travel Insurance

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