Wanderung um den Pu-Luong-Park

Arrival in Hanoi – Walks / Relaxation (A)

Arrival at Noi Bai, Hanoi's airport. Your tour guide will meet you there and then take you to the city center, where you will take your first steps in this thousand-year-old city.

Your arrival time will determine whether you visit various sights or take a walk in the old quarter of Hanoi to have direct contact with the daily life of Hanoians.

Transfer and check-in at the hotel, then free time. Welcome dinner and overnight stay in Hanoi.

Hanoi – City tour (F/M/A)

After breakfast, a day full of sightseeing and walks awaits!
Start at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Ba Dinh Square and then head to the stilt house that served as accommodation for this great man, whose life was very humble.

A landmark of Hanoi, the One Pillar Pagoda is visited for its unique architecture and cherished for its 11th-century legend. If
you'd like to escape the city's hustle and bustle, head to the Temple of Literature, dedicated to Confucius and his disciples. This venerable university was the first to be established and educated generations of scholars and officials until 1915!

To learn about and become familiar with the 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam, you should visit the Ethnographic Museum, the largest and most comprehensive museum.

How about trying an unusual mode of transport? A rickshaw ride through the old town and its small shopping streets allows you to discover the most important sights of the Vietnamese capital.

At the end of the day, find some peace at the Jade Mountain Temple, located in the middle of the Lake of the Restored Sword. The temple's giant turtle might even tell you the legend surrounding the secrets of this favorite spot for Hanoians.

In the evening, enjoy a water puppet show, a Vietnamese folk art form. Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight stay at the hotel.

Hanoi – Mai Chau – Pom Coong Villages – Ban Lac (B/L/D)

Meet our French-speaking guides and driver for departure to the Mai Chau Valley, including a visit to the beautiful Master Pagoda.

Please pack small, practical bags (containing mosquito repellent, sunscreen, sunglasses, and light raincoats) for the 5 days of trekking and leave your large suitcases at the hotel.
Lunch will be at a local restaurant, with photo stops along the way to Mai Chau.

Arrival in the Mai Chau Valley, walk through the villages around Pom Coong, Ban Lac 1 and 2 to gain the first impressions of life in these ethnic villages.

Dinner and overnight stay with the White Thai ethnic group

Mai Chau – Trekking to the village of Hieu (B/L/D) ~ 5 hours hike

Breakfast with the host family, then departure for the village of Hieu. Expect a 5-hour trek through other ethnic villages of the White Thai and the H'mong.

Lunch in Pho Doan before continuing the trek to Hieu village, walking and exploring this village to appreciate daily life.

Dinner and overnight stay with the host family

Villages Hieu and Hin (B/L/D) ~ 5 hours hike

Breakfast with the host family, followed by a day exploring villages where time seems to have barely left its mark. Encounters with villagers engaged in their daily activities, such as working in the fields or herding buffalo.

Lunch as a picnic on the go

In the afternoon you will reach the village of Hin, where you can take a walk through the village or relax.

Dinner and overnight stay in a stilt house with the Thai ethnic group.

Hin and Kho Muong villages (B/L/D) ~ 4-5 hour hike

Breakfast with the host family, then after some walking we cross another very deep valley that leads us to the charming village of Pon, and then on to the village of Kho Muong.

Lunch en route, then a hike through a landscape with beautiful mountain panoramas, a break before we watch the food being prepared and perhaps even participate.

Dinner and overnight stay with the host family in the Thai village.

Villages Kho Muong – Hang – Pu Luong (F/M/A) ~ 4-5 hours hike

Breakfast with the host family, departure at 8:00 AM from Ban Hang village towards PaKhaen village along the Pung River.
A beautiful day of hiking in this magnificent valley, off the beaten track, ideal for encounters with the Thai villagers returning from the morning market. Lunch as a picnic or with the host family.

In the afternoon, we travel towards the village of Hang, located in the heart of Pu Luong Park.
Dinner and overnight stay with a host family.

Accommodation with a host family: dormitory style, basic comfort

Pu Luong – Walks – Hanoi (F/M/A) ~ 3 hours hike

Breakfast with the host family, followed by a 3-hour walk in the park, then lunch with the host family in Hang village.
In the afternoon, we drive back to Hanoi.
Arrival in Hanoi, direct transfer to the hotel for a well-deserved rest.

Hanoi - Hon Gai – Bai Tu Long – Thien Canh Son - Cong Do (B/L/D)

7:45 AM: Departure for Halong City – who hasn't heard of it? Forget everything you've read, it's even more beautiful!
12:00 – 12:15 PM: Arrival at Hon Gai Pier (Vinashin) . Relax at the Phu Dong Restaurant while you wait to board the junk.
12:30 PM: Boarding the junk and welcome drink. Check into your cabin.
1:30 – 2:30 PM: Lunch on board the junk as it cruises through the stunning scenery of magical Halong Bay .
3:00 PM: We reach the hidden Thien Canh Son cave in Bai Tu Long Bay , also known as Co Cave . Time to relax.
4:00 PM: Return to the junk. Enjoy a cup of tea before canoeing or kayaking : 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: A short cooking class given by the junk's cook. You'll learn all about spring rolls and how to cut fruit and flowers to decorate your dishes. Admire the beautiful scenery of the bay at dusk…
7:30 PM: Barbecue dinner served on board the junk.
9:00 PM: Time to relax : movie, games, night fishing. Contemplate the beauty of Bai Tu Long Bay in the evening.

Continuation of the excursion – Cong Do – Vung Vieng fishing village – Hanoi (F/M)

6:30 AM: You wake up in the middle of the bay to a Tai Chi class on deck.
7:00 AM: Breakfast in the restaurant while admiring the sunrise over the bay. 7:45 AM: We visit the residents of the floating village of Vung Vieng
by bamboo sampan . Discover fish farming. 9:00 AM: Return to the junk. 9:30 AM: Time to check out. 10:00-11:00 AM: Lunch is served on board. 11:30 AM: Time to say goodbye to the junk crew. 12:30 PM: Arrival in Hanoi in the late afternoon.
After collecting your luggage, you will be transferred directly to the airport for your return flight.