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Yoga & Retreat Tour In Mai Chau

Retreat tour in Mai Chau offers a serene and authentic experience, allowing you to unwind, and witness the rich cultural heritage of Vietnam's rural communities

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  • 6 days2 stops
  • US$945from, per person
  • Privateguide & driver
  • 4–5★hotels & cruise
  • 30%deposit to confirm

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The route

6 days, 1 country, one private team

  1. Hanoi
  2. Mai Chau

Highlights

  • You'll be traveling from Hanoi to the Mai Chau Avana Retreat, which is located in the countryside outside of the city. You'll have the rest of the day to settle in and explore the retreat.
  • This day is all about exploring the local area around the Mai Chau Avana Retreat. You'll go on a half-day trek through a nearby Thai village, where you'll get to experience the local culture and see some beautiful scenery. Meals will be provided.
  • You'll have the opportunity to participate in a morning yoga session at the Avana Retreat.
  • You'll be taking a jeep tour of Hanoi and the surrounding areas. You'll have the chance to see some of the city's famous landmarks, as well as some more off-the-beaten-path locations. Lunch will be provided.
Day by day

Itinerary

IHanoi Arrival (D) | Start your Vietnam retreat tour

Arrival in Hanoi. In the Arrivals Hall, your driver stands with a sign with your name applied, helps you to the car, and drives to the centrally located hotel. The hotel is located in the old quarter of the city with its nice narrow commercial streets and within walking distance of Hoan Kiem Lake and Dong Xuan Market, some of Hanoi’s landmarks. In the afternoon, you'll experience a cyclo tour around Hanoi. Enjoy the cyclo tour then you will transfer to dinner at “Home Moc Restaurant”. Back to the hotel. Overnight in Hanoi.

IIHanoi – Way to Paradise Mai Chau Avana Retreat (B,D)

Breakfast in the morning, then you will check out the hotel and get in the car to transfer to Avana Retreat (takes about 5 hours). Arrive in Avana Retreat by early noon. Check-in at the villa, and enjoy the fresh air, fascinating like Mai Chau. You have a free afternoon to explore Avana Retreat (here, you can join in some activities such as: making scented candle-making class, beeswax painting class,...) Back at the villa, you will enjoy dinner prepared at the restaurant Overnight in Avana Retreat. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner. Accommodation: Avana Retreat Resort (5 stars).

IIIHaft-day Thai village Trek (B,L,D)

Leave modern life behind to hike into the mountains. Start from Avana Retreat to take part in a trekking tour through the nearby forest before you reach the top of a tranquil mountain where you can behold the breathtaking views over Thai villages. Continue to walk on narrow dirt paths, passing local cornfields, cassava fields, bamboo forests, and paddy rice fields to visit other villages. On the trek, you might see farmers, and hear buffalo's bell ringing out in the air. You also visit a local house and listen to them sharing stories and traditional life customs in an ethnic village. Return to Avana Retreat by shuttle van. Duration: 3 hours Difficulty level: Intermediate Number of kilometers: 6km Difference in height: From the height of 350m up to 700m above sea level. Scheduled: On Request (08.00 AM -11.00 AM; 02.00 PM - 05.00 PM) Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Accommodation: Avana Retreat Resort (5-star) Guide: Half-day

IVMorning Yoga – Avana Retreat – Back to Hanoi (B)

You can join the morning yoga class (7:00 am to 8:00 am) and then have breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy the last morning at Avana Retreat, you can go swimming or relax until the driver picks you up to transfer to Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi

VHanoi Jeep tour (B,L)

Breakfast at the hotel. Hanoi Jeep Tour starts at your hotel in and around Hanoi Old Quarter, You will be greeted by our guide and driver at your hotel lobby or our meeting point for the safety briefing, we then begin our adventure! On the first part of our Hanoi Jeep Tours, we expose you to the REAL HANOI with a day-in-life experience, featured with the parts-unknown of the city with slices of life in the maze of backstreets, tiny alleyways, local homes, schools, random markets, and black market, experiencing where & how locals live, work and play. Other travel companies show just you the beauty and tell you to run away from the bad and the weird of your destinations. On Hanoi Backstreet Tours’ journeys, not only do we show you the good but we also expose the bad and the weird of your destinations as it is what it is. For us, the run-off-the-mill tourist sites are only the tip of the iceberg, the majority of your destinations remain hidden in the parts-unknown. On the second part Hanoi Jeep Tours, we pass by & stop at the MUST-SEEE places of our beautiful city such as Ho Chi Minh mausoleum-the Mecca of Vietnamese, The 1000-year-old Buddhist and Toasist temples of Tran Quoc, the Temple of Literature, the historical train-street, the enchanting French Quarter, The hustling & bustling Old Quarter, the romantic lakes of Hoan Kiem, West lake, Hanoi Opera House & famous Long Bien bridge etc. The last part of Hanoi Jeep Tours is food! We have AUTHENTIC, HEALTHY & ORGANIC FOOD at Hidden Gem Cafe where we savor the tastiest of the tasty dishes of Hanoi, including family heirlooms & secret recipe dishes, and local delicacies.

VIHanoi - Departure(B) | End of Vietnam retreat tour

Breakfast at the hotel. Freetime until transfer to the airport for the flight departure.

B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner. Every day can be changed before you confirm.

Price

What it costs

GuestPer personDeposit (30%)
AdultFrom US$945from US$284

“From” prices in US dollars per person, private tour, hotels shared in twin/double rooms; the final price depends on dates, group size and hotel level. Peak-season surcharges, if any, are shown in your quote before you pay.

What you get

Included & not included

Included

  • Accommodations based on Twin/double room.
  • Private tour as mentioned above itinerary.
  • Services of a driver and private air-conditioned vehicle during all tours and transfers.
  • Meals as mentioned (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch)
  • Private guide in your language (Laos & Cambodia subject to availability)
  • Service charge & Government tax.
  • Entrance fee & drinking water during tour
  • Mineral water is available as complementary (02 bottles per pax per day).

Not included

  • Tips to driver and tour guide
  • Early check in and late check out at hotel
  • International Flight to/from Vietnam
  • Internal flight ticket: Hanoi – Da Nang // Danang – HCM// HCM – Siem Reap
  • Mini bar
  • Personal expenses which are not showing in itinerary
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