FULL ITINERARY:
DAY 1: HANOI - PU LUONG NATURE RESERVE (-/LUNCH/DINNER)
07:00 – 07:30 Am: Our touguide and Limousine Bus will pick you up at hotels/hostels in Hanoi Old Quarter. It takes about 5 hours to go to Pu Luong Nature Reserve to explore the pristine and peaceful land of ethnic minorities’ villages, short break in Luong Son.
11:00 Am: You will start to visit a local market of the Muong Ethnic Minority. You will have chance to learn about their daily life and customs. You can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Thung Khe Pass on the way to Pu Luong. It is one of the 10 most beautiful Passes in Vietnam.
13:00: Arrive in Pu Luong Nature Reserve. Have lunch and check in.
14:30 – 17:30: You will trek following the small roads through the terrace rice fields and cross the stream to visit remote rural villages of Black Thai Minorities to learn about the local lifestyle and customs.(6kms)
19:00: Have dinner at the lodge, enjoy some local rice wine with the local family.
Stay overnight at traditional dorm room in the house on stilts.
DAY 2: PU LUONG NATURE RESERVE - HIEU WATERFALL FULL DAY TREK (BREAKFAST/LUNCH/-)
07:30 – 08:30 Am: Have breakfast in the lodge. Then, enjoy the peaceful scenery & fresh air in this remote village.
09:00 – 12:30: Spend time to trail through the terrace rice fields, jungle to visit Hieu Waterfall. You will see the mysterious land lying dangerously on the slope of the mountain with rice-terraced fields on the trekking way. Have lunch by the waterfall.
Then, you will have free time to relax and swim in the waterfall or trekking to explore the surrounding village and jungle, check in the rustic homestay. You can join in local’s dinner preparation with local host family.
18.30: Have dinner with the local family and enjoy the rice wine and learn more about their culture and customs.
You can have the authentic experience to stay overnight at traditional dorm room in the house on stilts.
DAY 3: EASY TREK, BAMBOO RAFTING ON CHAM (BREAKFAST/LUNCH/DINNER)
07:30 – 08:30 Am: Have breakfast in the homestay. Say goodbye to the host and trek through another paths of the Reserve to pick up the van to go to Cham stream.
10:30 Am: You will visit the Ba village and transfer through a suspension bridge over the Cham River to discover the giant waterwheels, and duck farm. It is an unique cultural feature of Thai and Muong people living in the nature reserve of Pu Luong to navigate water source for their farming activities.
11:30 Am: You will be taken part in the Bamboo Raft trip on Cham stream. Float along the calm river and enjoy the views, in between learning how to paddle and steer your handcrafted rafts.
12:30 Pm: Pick up the van to go back to the lodge for Lunch.
14:30: Take the Limousine bus to go back to Hanoi
17:00: Soft break on the way.
19:30: Drop you off at your hotel in Hanoi old quarter. Tour ends.
