The beautiful valley through the rice fields to Van village and Khom Coong village, 2 major villages of the white Thai minority. Call on a few local families for short rest and learn about their daily life, their typical traditional culture and customs, take photos of stilt houses or sharing with the householders for your ethnic picture collection. Exploring the many quiet ribbons of paths that connect clusters of stilt houses might be the greatest pleasure you'll have in Mai Chau. It doesn’t take long to feel like you’ve found your own quiet corner, riding past humble villages and rice paddies.
Prices are per person when two book together; a solo traveller pays $205.
Larger groups pay less per person.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Nov 10.
Situated in a magnificent valley 150 km Northwest of Hanoi. Mai Chau is a collection of villages, farms and huts spread out through a green large valley, home to the white Thai minority, said to be distantly related to tribes in Thailand, Laos and China. Walking across the beautiful valley through the rice fields and trekking to minority villages will create you an enjoyable day.
- 06h30 pick up at your hotel for a land drive towards Hoa Binh province. Through out green fields of tapioca, sugar cane to terrace paddies of the arrival of Lac village of the white Thai minority. - About 3hrs of Walking, trekking across the beautiful valley through the rice fields to Van village and Khom Coong village, 2 major villages of the white Thai minority. Call on a few local families for short rest and learn about their daily life, their typical traditional culture and customs, take photos of stilt houses or sharing with the householders for your ethnic picture collection. - Trekking on roundabout way to Lac village for lunch then free time for strolling through pleasant lanes, here you probably see women weaving on looms under or inside their houses and shop their traditional style clothing for your home souvenir. - 15h30 drive back and arrive in Hanoi at 18h30 – the trip ends.
Pick up at their hotel
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Private One Day Excursion in Mai Chau lasts about 7–8 hours. The itinerary has 2 stops.
Prices start at $103 per person for this Hanoi experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. That is the per-person price when two book together; a solo traveller pays $205. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day.
Children aged 4–8 pay from $85, adults from $103. Infants go free.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. Pick up at their hotel Pickup points include Pearl Suites Hanoi Hotel, Vietnam Bravo Hotel.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Your own group can be up to 15 people on one booking; no other travellers join.
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 2 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Vega Travel.
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| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Private One Day Excursion in Mai Chau | 7–8 hours | 5.0 (2) | $103 | |
 MAI CHAU 1 DAY TOUR | HIDDEN CHARM | SHARED or PRIVATE OPTIONS | 8–12 hours | 4.8 (102) | $32 | View |
 Explore Mai Chau - Pu Luong - Ninh Binh 4 Days / 3 Nights | 4 days | 4.9 (33) | $333 | View |
 3 Day Private Tour in Mai Chau and Pu Luong | 3 days | 4.8 (4) | $28,500 | View |
 Private 7-Day Vietnam Boutique Cultural Tour: Hanoi & Mai Chau | 7 days | 5.0 (13) | $2,286 | View |
 Mai Chau in 1 Day: Cycle Through Vietnam’s Peaceful Villages | 11h 30min | — | $45 | View |
 Full Day Group Tour in Mai Chau | 7–8 hours | — | $62 | View |
