Trekking Pu Luong Nature Reserve

The Pu Luong limestone landscape is an area of outstanding beauty, culture interest and high biodiversity value stretching from Mai Chau in the North to West to Cuc Phuong national park in the South East. It is blessed with rich forest, limestone panoramas, magnificent rice terraces and breathtaking scenery.

Experience the nature and culture of Mai Ha and Pu Luong Nature Reserve. Head into the depths of scuplted rice terraces by bicycle and foot.

Take the opportunity to explore the spectacular limestone mountains and we are also guests of traditional wooden stilt-houses of White Thai and Muong people. A truly enriching experience!

Code: STPL01

Type: Private Tour

Duration: 3 Days

Style: Off-the-beaten-track, Nature, Homestay, Ethnic

Route: Hanoi – Pu Luong Nature Reserve – Hanoi

Detailed Itinerary

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DAY 01:HANOI - MAI HA - HANG VILLAGE (-/L/D)

Following with breakfast at your hotel in Hanoi. We depart from Hanoi to Mai Chau District, about 150 km south-west of Hanoi. On arrival at a village of Mai Ha, we hike and cycle around the open rice fields, and idyllic villages in a particularly picturesque part of the area. Lunch is served in a local family. We absorb the daily life and appreciate the warmth and friendliness of the local people we meet along the way.
Afternoon finds us hiking along a footpath surrounded by terraces and picturesque hills. We hike due to Hang Village. The night is spent in one of the White Thai family.The Thai people are an ethnic minority group originally from southern China and ethnically linked to the Thai in Thailand. We enjoy the warm hospitality over a dinner with the host and an overnight stay in a traditional stilt-house.
Approx: 150 km with about 4 hours driving – 7-9 km of trekking – 1-2 hour bicycle ride

DAY 02:HANG VILLAGE - KHO MUONG (B/L/D)

The day begins with a beautiful hike through the tiers of splendid rice terraces, past several idyllic villages, verdant hillocks, lush farmlands and beautiful mountains. Finally, we arrive in Kho Muong village, located in a picturesque valley and home to the Muong people. Tonight we settle in with a Muong family in a traditional wooden house to experience their way of life.
Approx: 15-18 km hike

DAY 03:KHO MUONG - HANOI (B/L/-)

Kho Muong has the beautiful scenery featuring stunning rice terraces, spectacular limestone karsts and idyllic villages – a perfect place for our last day in Pu Luong. After breakfast we hike around corn fields and rice terraces, along towering mountains and verdant hills. We see the villages and people going about their day.
This is followed by our journey back to Hanoi, arriving there at about 17pm. Finish unforgettable the Northwest Vietnam 3 days 2 nights Tour with TrekkingHagiang.com. Good bye & see you in the next time! We can arrange additional customized trips for you if the above itinerary does not match your expectations.
Approx: 150 km with about 4 hours driving – 10-12 km hike

Accommodation List

Please note that the hotels mentioned in this list are for reference only. Depending on availability and your preference, they can be changed. If we are unable to book any hotel, it will be replaced by another hotel at least of equivalent standard and value.

TOUR PRICE

This trip is organized for private group only. The tariff depends on the number of participants and the tourist season of the year. Please send us an enquiry to get the price of your group and your travel date.

Note: Please note that due to cost efficiency, we only organize tour for at least two people.

Inclusions

For your peace of mind, our tours are designed to include as much as possible in the price, but also to give you the freedom to find a special place to eat or to seek out an independent adventure that especially appeals to you.

- Accommodation as mentioned in the itinerary.
- Meals as mentioned in the itinerary (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner).
- Mineral water 2 bottles/person/day.
- Travel on private, modern & comfortable air-conditioned vehicles with a caring driver for all transfers and ground transportation (except the break time or tour clearly mentioned “WITHOUT DRIVER”).
- Boat trip as mentioned in the itinerary.
- Entry fee for all mentioned sites for visit.
- Qualified local tour guides during the whole trip (except the break time or tour clearly mentioned “WITHOUT GUIDE”).

Exclusions

- Domestic & International flight tickets.
- Transportation vehicles not listed in the itinerary.
- Meals not mentioned in the itinerary.
- Drink, telephone, laundry and all that is not clearly mentioned in the “INCLUSIONS”.
- Tips and personal expenses.
- Insurances.

Every booking with us will add 1$ US to our humanitarian project to help increase development capacity for ethnic groups in northern Vietnam. At the meantime, we are focusing on helping children in remote mountainous villages in Vietnam, major destinations of our tours.

As travelers, you can join us too. Donations of unwanted clothes, books and toys are welcome and warmly appreciated. You can also take part in our regular mission trips to these hill tribal communities.

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