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Tour type: Nature lovers, Local life, Adventure, Yin Yang food

Duration:  4 day

Availability: Whole year

Participants: Unlimited

Price: From US$355 per person

Rating: *****

Categories: Hanoi & around

 

If you are nature & adventure lovers, Mu Cang Chai is just for you. In Vietnam, there are 4 places which offering you the breathless-shot of the terraced rice fields. One of them is Mu Cang Chai and others are Mai Chau, Sapa, Hoang Su Phi and Mu Cang Chai. Mu Cang Chai offers something less-touristic, unique trekking route and tons of opportunities of taking nice shots.  

Besides it, it is very easy to combine with other places to create a circle to get deep insights of Northern Vietnam mountainous area. We will enjoy Mu Cang Chai tour from Hanoi then move to Sapa – Hoang Su Phi – Ha Giang – Ban Gioc waterfall – Bac Son valley and last stop with 1 or 2-night cruise trip on Halong Bay.

By doing this tour, we have a chance to experience Mu Cang Chai homestay which is very rustic and cozy. The friendly smile of the local is so touching.

Coming to see a real Mu Cang Chai and it is waiving to you with its warmest welcome by the very touching smile of the local. How to get to Mu Cang Chai tour from Hanoi?

 

VALUE

• Admire evergreen landscape of Mu Cang Chai mountainous area

• Savour Yin - Yang food menu

• Trekking on the trails and getting closer to the nature

• Home hosted meal and homestay experience

• Deep exploration about the local life in the best authentic way

 

PROGRAM

 

DAY 1: HANOI - NGHIA LO

You will be picked up at your hotel in Hanoi at 8.00 AM by your private tour guide and driver. After getting out of bustle and hustle Hanoi, you will enjoy the countryside view through the windows while driving northwestward to Yen Bai province. Arrive at Nghia Lo town early in the afternoon, check in our homestay at a peaceful village nearby Nghia Lo. Lunch and rest on a traditional stilt house. In the afternoon, we embark on a bicycling tour to discover the daily life of the ethnic community in the area and enjoy the beautiful scenery of villages, rice fields an mountains. Dinner and overnight at the homestay.

Included meals: Lunch, Dinner

 

DAY 2: NGHIA LO - TU LE - MU CANG CHAI HOMESTAY

After breakfast, we bid farewell to the host family and head for Tu Le town. Tu Le is a little town located at beautiful valley at the foot of Khau Pha Pass. Upon arrival, we get ready for a soft trek to the rice valley and visit some villages. Taking photographs and meeting local people. Back to the town and having lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, we start our drive up the famous Khau Pha Pass. This mountain pass is known for terraced rice paddies. The scenery over the valley from the pass is so stunning at the rice reason, especially during the harvesting time. We will have some stops for photo opportunities on the way to Mu Cang Chai. Arrive in Mu Cang Chai town late in the afternoon. Check in another homestay by the town. After getting our baggage stored, we will end the day with a gentle walk to visit a village of the Thai ethnic minority at the foot of a mountain nearby. Dinner and overnight at Mu Chang Chai homestay

Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 

DAY 3: MU CANG CHAI TREK - TU LE

This morning, we will get a transfer to a trekking point for the whole day trek to enjoy Vietnam’s national rice terrace heritage. Our trek will start from Che Cu Nha commune to La Pan Tan Commune. It is around 13 km. This trek will definitely offer us a good opportunity to see the main spots and admire the beauty of amazing rice terraces that Mu Cang Chai has to offer. We will also be able to visit a few villages of the H’mong hill tribe scattered in the area. Get picked up by our private vehicle around 4.00 PM. Transfer back to Tu Le Town and check into a boutique hotel. Dinner and stay for the night.

Included meals: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch, Dinner

 

DAY 4: TU LE - HANOI

After breakfast, we will check out of the room and make our way back to Hanoi. Lunch on the way. Arrive Hanoi around 3:30 PM. Finish the tour at your hotel in Hanoi.

End of Explorer Mu Cang Chai tour from Hanoi.