Monday 23 May 2011

Mai Chau Tour - A quick approach to ethnic’s culture



Tour Overview

Being the nearest ethnic minority community to Hanoi, Mai Chau, the mountainous townlet of the Thai people. Here is one of the most picturesque regions of Vietnam's Northwest and the Pu Luong Natural Reserve. It is an area with outstanding beauty and biodiversity. You can spend just 2 days to be part of the nature. Go ahead.
 

Tour outline:
Day 1: Hanoi – Mai Chau – Pu Luong with boating on Ma River for the unknown villages
Day 2: Pu Luong – Mai Chau – Hanoi, enjoy the traditional show by Thai ladies

Tour itinerary:
Day 1: Amazing approach to Mai Chau and Pu Luong (L,D) (170 km):
Depart for Mai Chau in early morning, transfer to Lac village, and the home of a Thai ethnic minority group. After lunch, you can wander around the houses to see the daily life of local people. They specialize in weaving brocade products and are happy to show visitors their skills. Take a drive of 15kms and board a rowing sampan to paddle along the Ma River stopping en-route to visit some of the nearby ethnic minorities villages. Again boat ferries across the river, we hit the road to Hang village where we will be having dinner and stay at their traditional Thai house on stilts.

Day 2: Mai Chau stop again with traditional music show by local Thai ladies (B,L):
Breakfast at local house, then at 8 am starts our trek inside Pu Luong Nature Reserve (back on some of the same routes) then take 3 hour walk to the place where our car stop and transfer to Poom Coom village for lunch. After lunch, enjoy the traditional music show by Thai ladies. Leave Mai Chau around 15h00 for coming back to Hanoi.

Trip notes:
Food:
All meals, which are indicated in the itinerary, are included in the price of this trip. While in big towns we will enjoy Vietnamese cuisine in fine restaurants. Once we travel away from big towns, the emphasis will be on healthy and nutritious fresh local produce.
Homestay-unique experience:
Homestay in villages is simple in term of bedding condition and toilet, clean and located beside a spring with a good view. We will sleep on beds with mattress, clean sheet, pillows and mosquito nets. Toilet is usually flush-style. The hosts are very friendly and eager to please. Usually, the host family or guide will cook meals for you, but will not join in out of respect for the guests. If you prefer to them to eat with you, you need to ask the guide in advance to make the arrangements
Tour guide:
The tour will be led by one of our tour guides who are experienced in guiding. He has been carefully selected and trained in this field and is fully licensed in tour guiding by the government. You will have a great time traveling with him.
What to bring:
Sun block, anti-insect repellent, sunglasses, sleeping bag (optional), flashlight, rain coat, toiletries, original passport.
Note on client safety:
We reserve the right to deviate from this itinerary for any reasons, including road and weather conditions, frequency of visits to a village, or for any other factor which may influence client safety.

Tour Price:
Tour Name: Mai Chau Tour - A quick approach to ethnic’s culture
Duration:     02 days and 01 night
Rate:              90 USD/person
Tour included:
  • Breakfast and Home stay and admissions
  • Pick-ups and transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle as specified in the itinerary above.
  • Travel in an appropriate private air-conditioned vehicle and/or a Jeep with an experienced safe driver.
  • Boat cruise on Ma river.
  • The services of experienced English-speaking guides as indicated in the itinerary.
  • Where necessary, entry fees for all visits as mentioned in the programme.
  • Lunches and dinners (as specified in the itinerary) in the best local restaurants, or picnics where no suitable restaurant is available.

Tour excluded:
  • International flight tickets and airport tax.
  • Visas, insurance.
  • Dinners, except as specified above.
  • Drinks, gratuities and personal expenses.
  • Others not clearly mentioned above
 Contact: www.goasiatravel.com
 Mr. Martin: info@goasiatravel.com

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