Mai Chau Eco Friendly Tour

Mai Chau Eco Friendly Tour

Learn how to use local traditional fishing techniques using round and cast nets
Coming to a organic vegetable field, watering and planting vegetable, hoeing a soil with local farmer
Preparing meals with local family
Experience raft rowing on the stream (Only available in March, April, May, June)
Overview
Mai Chau Eco friendly tour is specially designed for those experience home/farmstays tour which focus on traditional farming and fishing experience life of the ‘White Thai’ ethnic families of the region.

Mai Chau is a 139km trip from Hanoi through mountainous terrain, in a valley . in an idyllic and charming, rural valley which is nestled between two towering cliffs surrounded by emerald green paddies
Enjoy hands-on experiences with your guide such as traditional net fishing, rowing on a traditional raft in the river and working in fields with the local farmers. You will be able to live amongst the locals and participate in their day to day activities
Private tour but sharing bus

Itinerary

Day 1: Day 1: Hanoi – Mai Chau, Cycling (L,D)

Stop At: Thung Khe Pass, Highway 6, Mai Chau Vietnam
Stop at a local market at Thung Khe pass for taking pictures and eat local dish called "Com Lam" if you want to
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Mai Châu Hòa Bình, ĐT439, Piềng Vế, Mai Châu, Hòa Bình, Vietnam
Cycling expedition around the surrounding villages of White Thai Ethnic people with your guide. See local living in Mai Chau along the way
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in a private room in a homestay in Lac 2 village in Mai Chau

Day 2: FARMING AND FISHING IN MAI CHAU (B,L,D)

Stop At: Mai Châu Hòa Bình, ĐT439, Piềng Vế, Mai Châu, Hòa Bình, Vietnam
Morning : You will start your day by experiencing a day of working with local farmers in a vegetable garden. We will take a short walk around the garden and learn how to prepare the soil and plant some vegetables. Here we will be introduced how to do cultivation of the vegetables as well as discovering the use of vegetables in Vietnamese food. We will take a trip around the vegetable garden and join the farmers in preparing the land and fertilizing it with seed in the garden. Other activities will include: raking, sowing, and watering etc…

Afternoon : You walk to the stream and listen to the tour guide introduce and explain about the process of using the net. You learn and try your hand at local traditional fishing techniques using round and cast nets. You also have a chance to scoop fish out of water. it ‘s absolutely amazing to experience raft rowing on the stream.

We enjoy fishing nearby local family house. We will show you how to prepare the baits and pick up the right location . More over, you can herd of water buffalo and breath of fresh air around the village. You are at leisure. Overnight in local family homestay.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in a private homestay in Lac 2 village

Day 3: Day 3: Mai Chau – Hanoi (B,L)

Stop At: Chieu Cave, Mai Chau Vietnam
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.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Pass By: Mai Châu Hòa Bình, ĐT439, Piềng Vế, Mai Châu, Hòa Bình, Vietnam
Free time to explore Mai Chau or do some shopping as you want.
15.00pm : Take 3.5 hours bus ride back to Hanoi.
18.30pm : Arrive in Hanoi. End of services!

Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.