Price: USD/person

Day 1: Hanoi - Mai Chau

Early departure from Hanoi to Hoa Binh province with a stop in Giang Mo, a small Muong ethnic village not too far from Hanoi but still retains its native lifestyle and culture. Walk around the village, absorb the fresh atmosphere of the surrounding rice fields, visit some very friendly local families to learn about their daily life. Then, head on to Mai Chau valley, we will hike through the Thai ethnic villages and the surrounding rice and corn farms. In the evening, enjoy the traditional Thai dance performance and join the locals in a Ruou Can (sweet rice wine) tasting. Overnight in Mai Chau. (L,D)

Day 2 Mai Chau - Hanoi.

Today, you will enjoy a drive on a scenic paved road  from Mai Chau to Paco, near Laos border with North West Vietnam. Trek a few kilometers to visit Blue H’mong and Flower H’mong ethnic villages, get stunned with the little houses looming in the appricot and peach jungle, the H’mong girls in beautiful dresses, and the scenery of the surrounding mountains. Visit colorful market with Flower Hmong hill tribe (Sunday market only) and walk to Hang Kia village to visit their traditional home and find out they make thier beautiful brocade for their impressive costume. Enjoy a picnic lunch, then return to Hanoi. (B,L)

class="noidung1">Best time to travel: October to Dec; Feb-May:   not so hot, with sunshine, green rice field or havesting time, occasional  light rain.

Price: USD/person

Day 1: Ha Noi – Hoa Binh – Mai Chau

Morning drive about 40km out of Ha Noi to Hoa binh mountainous province, home to Muong and Thai minorities. Set up the bikes and start riding on the beautiful and traffic-free back roads and through the villages and sugar-cane fields. Meet the local people and farmers along the way, and occasionally make conversations with the pupils on their bikes going home from school. Pinic lunch on the way.
In the afternoon, drive to Maichau (70km). Leisure walking or biking around the peaceful Thai ethnic villages and farms, enjoy the scenery and learn about the people’s life and culture. After dinner, enjoy the traditional Thai dance performance and join the locals in a Ruou Can (sweet rice wine) tasting. Overnight in Mai Chau. (L,D)

Biking distance: 15 to 40km, easy biking

Day 2: Mai Chau

After breakfast, start cycling on on the peaceful, scenic, curvy road with almost no traffic, to Hoa binh Resevoir (14km biking, slope 5-7%), make contact with local people on the way (Muong ethnic people), go kayaking to in Hoa binh Reservoir, explore and learn about history and life of the peaceful area. Picnic lunch and continue biking along Da river, go through a primeval forest, enjoy the fresh atmosphere. (25km biking, slope 5%). Get out of the forest and get on to the van, back to Mai chau. Overnight in Mai Chau. (B,L,D)

Day 3: Mai chau to Hanoi

After breakfast, take an leisure cycling around Maichau village, shopping around before getting on van back to Hanoi. (B,L)
Biking distance: 10km, easy cycling.

Price: USD/person

Challenging level: Easy to Moderate
Cycling distance: 40km-60km/day
Type of bike: Mountain bike
Roads: from traffic-free paved road to buffalo trails to rocky tracks.
Level: from easy to difficult
Suitable for who are fit; like mountain challenging biking; enjoy local culture and people and have off-road experience.

Day 1: Hanoi – Ninh Binh

Highlights: Stunning view, traffic – free paved roads, local contacts with Thai, Muong Ethnic People.
Biking distance: 40km – 60km, easy biking

Day 2: Puluong Nature reserve - Mai chau

Highlights:, buffalo trails, discover bio-diversity nature beauty of Pu luong Nature Reserve
Biking distance: 40km, challenging roads, slope 7-10%.

Day 3: Mai Chau – Hanoi

Highlights: Leisure biking around the peaceful Maichau villages.
Biking distance: 10-20km, paved flat roads.
Best time to travel: October to Dec; Feb-May: not so hot, with sunshine, green rice field or havesting time, occasional light rain.