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Day 1: Hanoi Arrival in Hanoi.
Meet and Greet at the airport and transfer to the hotel in downtown Hanoi
Day 2: Hanoi (B)
Full day Hanoi city tour. Hanoi, a city of lakes, shaded boulevards and verdant public parks, is the capital of Vietnam. We will visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum, the One Pillar Pagoda and the historical Temple of Literature. In the afternoon we will come to see the History Museum continued by a Cyclo ride in the city center of Hanoi a walking tour in the Old Quarter of Hanoi In the evening we will attend a traditional Water Puppet show.
Overnight in Hanoi
Day 3: Hanoi - Mai Chau - Hang Kia (trek 6km) (B,L,D)
In the morning we leave for Mai Chau. On the way we will have spectacular views. Mai Chau is a beautiful valley with a patchwork quilt of rice, farms and stilt-houses. In the spring Mai Chau displays a riot of colors with blooming flowers and peach blossoms. It is home to the White Thai and H'mong ethnic minority. Lunch will be served in Mai Chau before we continue to Xa Linh village, where we start a three hours (approx. 6km) easy trek to Hang Kia, a village of the H'mong. Dinner and overnight in a traditional stilt-house. Overnight in Hang Kia
Day 4: Hang Kia - Cun Pheo (trek 18km) (B,L,D)
After breakfast we start for a seven hours trek towards Cun Pheo. Today we will get truly off the beaten track as we walk through the jungle. Picnic lunch is served en route. Enjoy the stunning mountain surrounding. We will spend the night at the Cun Pheo village, home of the Muong and Thai people. Dinner and overnight in a local stilt-house.
Day 5: Cun Pheo - Sam Khoe (trek 14km) (B,L,D)
We continue trekking to Sam Khoe (approx. 4 hours), a White Thai village. On muddy paths we experience the mystery and richness of the hill tribe culture. The terrain is not as steep as yesterday but the scenery is still as amazing as. We will have lunch in Sam Khoe. In the afternoon we will attend a traditional folk show, performed by the children of the village or walk to neighborhood villages.
Overnight in Sam Khoe
Day 6: Sam Khoe - Pom Coong (trek 10km) (B,L,D)
Today we will walk for about five hours from Sam Khoe to Pom Coong, a village of the White Thai people in the center of the Mai Chau valley. We will have dinner and overnight in a stilt-house.
Day 7: Mai Chau - Hanoi (B)
We depart at around 8 am and have a four hours drive back to Hanoi with several photo stops on the way.
Day 8: Hanoi (B)
Day at leisure
Transfer to airport for departure
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