Exclusive Valley Challenge 2 days

Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi – Mai Chau – Kayaking – Traditional dance show

Stop At: Mai Chau Lodge, Chiềng Châu, Mai Châu District, Hoa Binh, Vietnam
7h30: Depart from Hanoi

11h30: Arrive at Mai Chau Lodge. Leave your luggage in the lobby while you relax and have lunch at our Bo Luong restaurant. Chef Hoa will prepare a special meal made from unique Mai Chau ingredients for you
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Mai Châu District, Hoa Binh, Vietnam
14h00: Your driver and tour guide will meet you in the lobby to take you to Bai Sang, the kayaking site, which is 15 km from Mai Chau Lodge. The drive takes approximately 30 minutes, as some stretches of the road are quite narrow. However, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way, including verdant rice paddies, long green bamboo bushes and Go Lao Waterfall

14h30: Arrive at Bai Sang. Your tour guide will help you prepare the life jackets and then instruct you on how to paddle the kayak correctly and safely. You will kayak for about 90 minutes on the Da River. Have fun and enjoy the peaceful natural scenery! Your guide will then take you to Pho Moi village, where members of the Muong ethnic minority live. You will also stow your kayak here. If you would like to go for a swim, feel free to do so. Afterwards, we will visit a local house, have some tea and talk to locals to learn more about their daily lives

16h30: Transfer back to Mai Chau Lodge

17h00: Arrive at Mai Chau Lodge. Rest and enjoy the hotel’s facilities and services, such as the swimming pool, steam bath and Lotus spa

19h00: Enjoy dinner at Bo Luong restaurant

20h30: Experience the traditional songs and dances of the Thai, Muong and H’Mong people, performed by Mai Chau locals. After the show, try the local traditional “can” wine, which is made from rice and cassava. You can drink the wine using bamboo straws
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Deluxe roon in Mai Chau Lodge

Day 2: Rock climbing - Mai Chau – Hanoi

Stop At: Mai Châu District, Hoa Binh, Vietnam
7h30: Enjoy a tasty breakfast at Bo Luong Restaurant with views overlooking the lake, the paddy fields and the swimming pool

8h30: Prepare your rock climbing gear with your tour guide, then jump on a bike to get to the rock climbing site. Starting from Mai Chau Lodge, you will cycle through Poom Coong and Lac Villages, go over Lac Bridge, and continue along a small road along rice fields and mountains. It will take you 15-20 minutes to get to the rock climbing site

9h00 – 11h00: Rock climbing

11h00: Cycle back to Mai Chau Lodge

13h30: Leave Mai Chau

17h00: Arrive in Hanoi
Duration: 8 hours

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