Mai Chau Valley Day Tour from Hanoi

Sightseeing  :  Vietnam  :  Hanoi  :  Hanoi  :  Day Trips

Located 135 km southwest of Hanoi in the Northern of Hoa Binh province, Mai Chau has a population of about 47,500 inhabitants that belong to different ethnic minority groups such as the White Thai, H'mong, Zao, Muong, Tay, Hoa and Viet. The Mai Chau hill tribes are warm and welcoming, and famous for their handicrafts - in particular for their skills in embroidering clothes. It is famous for lush green valleys, stilt houses surrounding inhabited mainly by the White Thai ethnic group and Sunday market bringing a lot of people into town where traditional Thai dishes are made and revel in traditional dances. Meeting up with our tour guide & vehicle and leave Hanoi for Mai Chau Valley about 3 hours. Enjoy the beautiful views of the mountainous area passing by with different stop for pictures. On arrival in Mai Chau, visit Lac Village of White Thai People. Observe their stilt houses' structure with large palm leaf roofs and polished bamboo-slat floors; center kitchen and patterned windows. Lunch served on local house with traditional dishes flavoring mountainous tastes: ruou can (wine drunk out of a jar through pipes) made of "nep" (glutinous rice), ginger and com lam (bamboo-tube rice). In the afternoon, visit Pomcoong Village, and see the daily life of local people, meeting local hill tribe. Enjoy their traditional dance, gong festivals, home stay and other activities. Then drive back to Hanoi. Service ends on arrival.