4 days / 3 nights.
Day 1: Hanoi - Hang Kia. ~200 km, ~7 h.
Ride to the direction of the West. We pass through Hoa Binh town, then along the Laotian border on our left and Da (Black) river on our right. We leave the river in the mountainous cirque of Mai Chau to go up until the plateau of Mai Chau.
Multiple horizons in range of green and grey. Before the plateau, we turn right toward the border until the H'mong village of Hang Kia, which accommodates us for the night.
Day 2: Hang Kia - Thung Mai - Thung Man. ~15 km, ~½ h.
We ride for the first kilometres. Then we park them and climb up the hill which leads to the legendary village of Thung Mai, significant village in H'mong legend because of the annual gatherings which are held around its small round lake, full only once a year, after the rainy season.
Lunch at the village - walk in the surroundings. Then come back to pick up the motorbikes and continue to the last village accessible by the road, the H'mong village of Thung Man. Night with our friends.
Day 3: Thung Man - Mai Chau. ~60 km, ~2 h.
Before Mai Chau, we will stop and walk between lake and waterfall.
The valley of Mai Chau lies between two rivers: the Da River and the Ma River, which make it very fertile and rich in varied landscapes, medium mountains, forest, lake, rivers, and infinitude of small footpaths, which offer many possibilities of trek. In the valley of Mai Chau and its buttresses are Muong, white Thai, H'mong (in the height), and the Dao who we meet at the markets or in their villages during trekking, boating or while driving.
Day 4: Mai Chau - Hanoi. ~160 km, ~5 h.
In the morning, we propose to walk around Mai Chau to meet Thai people, and then ride to Hanoi on karst road. Lunch on road. We estimate that you will arrive in Hanoi ~5 pm.
Contact us now to book this tour or to know about different itineraries.
Ride to the direction of the West. We pass through Hoa Binh town, then along the Laotian border on our left and Da (Black) river on our right. We leave the river in the mountainous cirque of Mai Chau to go up until the plateau of Mai Chau.
Multiple horizons in range of green and grey. Before the plateau, we turn right toward the border until the H'mong village of Hang Kia, which accommodates us for the night.
Day 2: Hang Kia - Thung Mai - Thung Man. ~15 km, ~½ h.
We ride for the first kilometres. Then we park them and climb up the hill which leads to the legendary village of Thung Mai, significant village in H'mong legend because of the annual gatherings which are held around its small round lake, full only once a year, after the rainy season.
Lunch at the village - walk in the surroundings. Then come back to pick up the motorbikes and continue to the last village accessible by the road, the H'mong village of Thung Man. Night with our friends.
Day 3: Thung Man - Mai Chau. ~60 km, ~2 h.
Before Mai Chau, we will stop and walk between lake and waterfall.
The valley of Mai Chau lies between two rivers: the Da River and the Ma River, which make it very fertile and rich in varied landscapes, medium mountains, forest, lake, rivers, and infinitude of small footpaths, which offer many possibilities of trek. In the valley of Mai Chau and its buttresses are Muong, white Thai, H'mong (in the height), and the Dao who we meet at the markets or in their villages during trekking, boating or while driving.
Day 4: Mai Chau - Hanoi. ~160 km, ~5 h.
In the morning, we propose to walk around Mai Chau to meet Thai people, and then ride to Hanoi on karst road. Lunch on road. We estimate that you will arrive in Hanoi ~5 pm.
Contact us now to book this tour or to know about different itineraries.
