Discover The Top 8 Most Attractive Mai Chau Tours

1. Overview

Mai Chau tour is chosen by many tourists when they have the opportunity to visit the Northwest. Mai Chau is a small town located in the middle of a valley, in the west of Hoa Binh province. Mai Chau is only 130 km from the center of Hanoi with a travel time of about 3 – 4 hours, along with the location adjacent to Pu Luong in Thanh Hoa and Moc Chau in Son La.

Mai Chau always attracts tourists by its wild beauty and tranquility. From green valleys to traditional villages, Mai Chau is not only an ideal place to relax but also a destination with many interesting experiences.  Mai Chau Tour will take you to explore the winding passes, majestic mountains and peaceful villages of the Thai ethnic group in the Northwest. Mai Chau is the ideal destination for a short trip or weekend near Hanoi that visitors should not miss. 

Metta Voyage will provide you with Mai Chau tours departing during the day with a schedule to visit famous places in Mai Chau. With a team of professional tour consultants, along with the best prices on the market today, it promises to bring a memorable trip with many interesting experiences for visitors.

2. The ideal time to experience Mai Chau tour 

With the characteristic cool and mild climate all year round, visitors can book a Mai Chau tour at any time. The best time is from October to December, with peach and plum blossom gardens blooming white throughout the villages. Or from March to April, there are many unique cultural festivals and beautiful Ban flowers. May and June are the winter rice season, the yellow color of ripe rice covers the valley. July is the water pouring season. August to October is the best season to travel to Mai Chau, enjoying the cool autumn weather in the sunshine pouring honey on the rice fields.

3. Discover the top 8 most attractive Mai Chau tours 

3.1.  Half-day Cycling tour to explore Mai Chau 

This journey will take you from Mai Chau Ecolodge to the valley and give you a chance to explore the beautiful scenery of Mai Chau and the unique culture of the Thai ethnic people.

Cycle through villages such as Na Thia, Chieng Sai, Cha Long, immerse yourself in the peace, and see the daily life of farmers working on the lush rice fields, growing rice and vegetables, raising fish, and grazing cattle. You will also visit a local family where four generations live under one roof, and have a closer look at the lives of the indigenous people. Coming to this Mai Chau tour, you can also taste the special local dishes, try weaving, embroidery, pounding rice, watch Kenglong performances and wine making. 

• Itinerary: Mai Chau Ecolodge – Cha Long – Van village 
• Biking Route: 15km 
• Duration: 2 – 2.5 hours 

Start time: 14:30 p.m

3.2. Half-day trekking tour to explore Mai Chau

Experiencing a trip to the most beautiful trekking routes in Mai Chau that Metta Voyage introduces will be an opportunity for you to immerse yourself in the beautiful natural scenery and explore small Thai villages hidden in bamboo forests lush.  Wild landscape with many primeval tropical forests on Pu Poc Mountain, towering limestone mountains with unique shapes, luxurious terraced fields, and charming traditional stilt houses.

You will depart from Mai Chau Ecolodge by car to Sam Pa village and start climbing, walking to Cha Long village along the shady protective forest trail. Arriving at Cha Long village, the car will pick you up and return to Mai Chau Ecolodge

• Itinerary: Mai Chau Ecolodge – Sam Pa – Cha Long – Mai Chau Ecolodge 
• Duration: 2 – 3hrs
• Route: 10km
• Level: Easy

3.3. Half day tour to explore Pa Co market 

Pa Co is located about 30 km north of Mai Chau town, Pa Co highland market is one of the busiest markets of the H’Mong people in the Northwest of Vietnam, a miniature image of the community life of the ethnic minorities in the mountains.

This is not only an expected meeting place but also a place to exchange homemade products such as: pigs, cows, even chickens, corn wine, some papers or handicrafts, or colorful brocade stalls created by art, etc. Pa Co market has gradually become a meeting place, a place of cultural exchange of artifacts – a concept that no longer seems to be a familiar concept to us.  

If you are in Mai Chau on Sunday, spend the morning on this tour and have a unique experience, feel the joy of life, see the positive energy of people here, and the wonderful scenery decorated with white clouds, and thousands of colors of peach blossoms, plum blossoms, and ban flowers, every spring. 

• Tour time: Only on Sunday 
• Hiking distance: 3 km ~ 45 mins 
• Level: Easy 

3.4. Mai Chau Biking Tour Full Day 

This enchanting journey will immerse you in the natural and cultural wonders of the beautiful Mai Chau region, passing through the villages and hamlets of the beautiful land of Mai Chau such as Na Phon commune, Na Meo commune, Xo village, Buoc village, Sam Khoe village, Mai Hich village, Chieng Chau village to enjoy the daily life of the people here, unchanged for many generations. 

Cycling through the landscapes, you will discover the gentle hills, the emerald green mountains, the lush rice fields, and the sturdy stilt houses – the unique traditions of the Thai ethnic people. With very little, and almost absent, presence of a modern life, the journey will take you through strange things, and give you the opportunity to embrace an old way of life, unchanged for many generations, even for just one day. 

• Itinerary: Mai Chau Ecolodge – Sam Khoe village – Van Mai village – Chieng Chau village 
• Route: 40 – 45km 
• Duration: 6 – 7 hours

3.5. Full day Mai Chau trekking tour 

Experience a peaceful Mai Chau and embark on a trekking journey through the villages of the Thai ethnic group. On the trails, you can take advantage of the breaks to see and take many pictures of the towering limestone mountains, the green terraced fields, and the stilt houses, the traditional culture of the White Thai people. You will also have the opportunity to talk to the locals, learn about the daily life and customs of the tribes. 

During this journey, you will also visit Kha Lake – the center of Mai Chau. This lake is an irrigation system that stores water for the Van Mai valley, providing life for the people living around.  

• Itinerary: Mai Chau Ecolodge – Mai Ha – Kha village – Te village – Buoc village – Mai Hich village 
• Duration: 4– 5 hrs 
• Route: 20km 
• Level: Easy 

3.6. Mai Chau boating tour full day 

Discover the splendid beauty of the Northwest region of Vietnam with a boat tour in Mai Chau with the perfect blend of cultural exploration and outdoor activities. Experience Mai Chau at its most peaceful and beautiful time, when you climb to Go Lao waterfall, bathe in the stream, take a boat trip on Hoa Binh lake for about 1 hour to visit fish cages on the hydroelectric lake and admire many different landscapes. 

Hoa Binh lake stretches from Hoa Binh to Son La, is the largest artificial lake in Vietnam located on the Da river with a length of 230 km, stretching through the districts of Cao Phong, Tan Lac, Mai Chau, Da Bac and Hoa Binh city. Boating to explore Hoa Binh lake is an interesting experience for your vacation in Mai Chau, the beauty of the limestone mountains combined with the blue lake water will remind you of the beauty of Ha Long Bay. 

On the boat, you can see the vast, immense space of the lake, admire the majestic beauty of Hoa Binh Lake. The clear, gentle river water along with the mysterious karst rock island system floating on the lake surface paints an extremely impressive ink painting.

• Itinerary: Mai Chau Ecolodge – Suoi Lon village – Hoa Binh lake – Mo Rut village – Go Lao waterfall – Return to Ecolodge 
• Route: 60km 

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