Language
English, Vietnamese
Best season
Any time
Transportation
Travel bus/car
Meals
Breakfasts, Lunches, and Dinners as described in the itinerary.
Group Size
3 - 99
Destinations
Mai Chau
Activities
Culinary, Cultural experiences, Photography & sightseeing
Trip Type
Green Tours, Historic & Cultural Tours, Outdoor Activities Tours
Trip Tag
Farm Tour, Mai Chau

Overview

Join us for a Mai Chau agricultural and farm tour, where you can experience the authentic rural life of Vietnam. You will cycle around the villages of White Thai ethnic people, cook and eat with a local family in a traditional stilt house, work with farmers in their vegetable gardens and learn how to cultivate and use vegetables, enjoy fishing and herding water buffalo, and explore the Mai Chau market and the 1000 Step Cave. You can also opt for a motorbike trip to see the Go Lao waterfall and a boat trip on Hoa Binh Lake. This is a great opportunity to immerse yourself in the culture and nature of Vietnam.

Highlights

Cycle around the villages of White Thai ethnic people
Cook and eat with a local family in a traditional stilt house
Work with farmers in their vegetable gardens and learn how to cultivate and use vegetables
Enjoy fishing and herding water buffalo
Explore the Mai Chau market and the 1000 Step Cave
Opt for a motorbike trip to see the Go Lao waterfall and a boat trip on the Hoa Binh lake

Day 1 :

Hanoi – Mai Chau, Cycling (-/L,D)

07h00: Pick up from your hotel and head west towards Hoa Binh (Refreshment stop on the way)
10h00: Leave Hoa Binh for Mai Chau Valley, about 2hrs away.
12h00: Arrive in Mai Chau and have lunch in a family house in the local village.
14h00: Bicycle around the surrounding villages of White Thai Ethnic people. On the way, we can pay a visit to a local family and have a chat with them to learn more about their lives and the culture of the local people with your guide.
18h00: We will be introduced to traditional Vietnamese cuisine by helping to prepare the evening meal with the host family, learning about traditional food and ingredients including “Ruou Can” (traditional alcohol), and sharing the meal with your new family.
Sleeping arrangements are unique to this tour. Accommodation in the village is in a large communal room in a stilt house, which is the most interesting part of the trip. Stilt houses are unique to Mai Chau and you cannot find this experience on any other tour.

Day 2 :

Farming in Mai Chau (B/L/D)

Morning: You will start your day by experiencing working with local farmers in their vegetable gardens. You will learn aspects of gardening such as preparing the soil and planting vegetables. You will also learn how the land is prepared, and fertilized and how the vegetables are cultivated as well as discover how they are used in Vietnamese food. Other activities will include raking, sowing, watering, etc…
Afternoon: In the afternoon we will enjoy fishing nearby the local family house. We will show you how to prepare the bait and pick the right location. We will also have an opportunity to work with the farmer to herd the water buffalo to a different location for feeding.
You can also have some free time to explore at your leisure or relax in the family home.
Overnight in a local family homestay.

Day 3 :

Mai Chau - Hanoi (B/L/-)

7h30: Breakfast in the village then walk to Mai Chau market, then climb to 1000 Step Cave. The cave is breathtaking and so is the view of the area from the entrance of the cave.
Optional: We can arrange a half-day motorbike trip to explore the Go Lao waterfall and a boat trip to Hoa Binh Lake. Highly recommended if nice weather only.
12h00: Have lunch in the village before getting on the bus back to Hanoi.
17h00: Back to your hotel.

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