Mai Chau - Pu Luong Trekking Tours 5 Days / 4 Nights

You'll leave Hanoi this morning and embark on a four-hour scenic drive west to the valley of Mai Chau. You'll stop in the village of Pom Coong, where you'll visit the ethnic Thai people before tucking into lunch. Then take a short one-hour drive to get to the starting point of your three-hour trek in the Pu Luong Nature Reserve. As you walk through the beautiful lush landscape, you'll need to scale some hills but will be rewarded with lovely views of villages and terraced fields. You'll arrive at your homestay in the late afternoon. Enjoy a traditional dinner with your Thai host family in their stilt house for a glimpse of rural life. Distance: about 5.5 miles (9 km)  Trail difficulty: 3/5 Meals: Breakfast/Lunch /Dinner  Accommodation: Overnight at Thai Village

ake up early today and get to know the locals as they go about their daily activities. You'll say goodbye to your host family and head further into the reserve. You'll see valleys, more terraces, and tranquil villages on your five to six-hour hike. After a picnic lunch, continue on to the village of Hieu in the afternoon.  Take the rest of the day to relax and explore. Perhaps take a stroll to a nearby waterfall, admire the pretty bamboo waterwheels dotted throughout the streams, or get to know the locals. You'll have the choice of having a home-cooked meal at another homestay tonight or sleeping at a small hotel in the village. Distance: about 7.5 miles (12 km)  Trail difficulty: 3/5 Meals: Breakfast/Lunch /Dinner  Accommodation: Overnight at Thai Village

After breakfast, continue trekking from village to village, stopping to cool off in refreshing streams along the way. You'll break for lunch before taking a local path through the rice paddies to reach your homestay in the village of Nua for the night.  Admire the vast rice fields that surround the village and get to know your hosts over dinner. Distance:  6-7.5 miles in 5-6 hours (10-12 km)  Trail difficulty: 4/5 Meals: Breakfast/Lunch /Dinner  Accommodation: Overnight at Ethnic Homestay