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Visit the Pu Luong nature reserve in foot to get the best local experience. Our guides will lead you on a trek down the narrow paths over streams and through the remote villages like a local would. Experience first hand the customs and tradition of the Black Thai people, a culture descending from Thailand in origin. You’ll even stay in the homestay and have dinner and rice wine with a local family. On the second day you’ll trek along the rice and sugarcane fields and over the hanging bridges to the rural Thai ethnic villages to visit the ancient homes while you see the simple way of life this ethnic minority lives. After you visit the duck farm you’ll sit down on a handmade bamboo raft for a gentle cruise back downstream to your final destination.
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Duration: 2 days
Starts: Hanoi, Vietnam
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours
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Visit the Pu Luong nature reserve in foot to get the best local experience. Our guides will lead you on a trek down the narrow paths over streams and through the remote villages like a local would. Experience first hand the customs and tradition of the Black Thai people, a culture descending from Thailand in origin. You’ll even stay in the homestay and have dinner and rice wine with a local family. On the second day you’ll trek along the rice and sugarcane fields and over the hanging bridges to the rural Thai ethnic villages to visit the ancient homes while you see the simple way of life this ethnic minority lives. After you visit the duck farm you’ll sit down on a handmade bamboo raft for a gentle cruise back downstream to your final destination.
Itinerary
Day 1: HANOI – PU LUONG (L, D)
Stop At: Pu Luong Nature Reserve, Pho Doan, Thanh Hoa 448100 Vietnam
07:00 – 07:30 Pick-up at Hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter to go to Pu Luong Nature Reserve by limousine bus.
09:00 Short break in Luong Son (Outside of Hanoi).
11:00 Visit local market of the Muong Ethnic Minority to learn about their daily life and customs; enjoy the beautiful scenery of Thung Khe Pass (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 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 people in Pu Luong.(6kms)
19:00 Dinner at the lodge, enjoy some local rice wine with the family. Have a quiet night in the middle of the Reserve.
Meal: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Duration: 16 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in Pu Luong
Day 2: TREK TO CHIENG LAU, YEN & BA VILLAGES – BAMBOO RAFTING ON CHAM STREAM (B,L)
Stop At: Pu Luong Nature Reserve, Pho Doan, Thanh Hoa 448100 Vietnam
07:30 – 08:30 Have breakfast in the lodge. Enjoying the breathtaking view from the lodge.
09:00 Board the van to the starting point. Following the small road through the terrace rice and sugar cane fields, cross the hanging bridges to visit some more remote rural villages of the Thai Ethnic people. Visit the Thai’s traditional ancient house to learn more about the daily life of the local people. Stop at the giant water wheels, and duck farm to learn about the agriculture before getting on the Bamboo Raft for a relaxing cruise on the Cham stream.
12:30 Pick up the van to go back to the lodge, check out.
13:00 Have lunch and have free time to relax or walking around the village before boarding the Limousine bus to go back to Hanoi at 14:30.
17:00 Soft break on the way.
19:30 Arrive in Hanoi old quarter drop you off at your hotel.
Meal: Breakfast,Lunch
Duration: 16 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
