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Pu Luong Discovery
4Days/3nights
The Pu Luong Nature Reserve is an area of outstanding beauty, culture and biodiversity. Stretching from Mai Chau in the North West to Cuc Phuong National Park in the south east. The region is blessed with rich forest, limestone panoramas, magnificent rice terraces and breathtaking scenery. On this trip you can experience the everyday life and culture of Thai and Muong people and stay in scenic villages with traditional homestay accommodation.
Activities: Trekking and cultural experience
Day 1: Hanoi – Pu Luong (Hang village)
After breakfast we depart Hanoi for Pu Luong Natural Reserve. This scenic drive takes around four hours. Along the way we pass fields of tapioca and sugar cane as well as rice paddies. Following lunch in Ban Sai village we drive further into the reserve where we begin our trek. We trek for approximately three hours before arriving at the Thai village of Hang. We spend the night with a local Thai family who will be our hosts in a traditional house built on stilts. Whilst enjoying their hospitality we will discover a little more about their lives and culture.
(Lunch and Dinner included)
Day 2: Pu Luong (Hang village - Kho Muong village)
This morning we have the opportunity to stroll around Hang village before we start trekking. Today we will be walking for approximately six hours. Along the way we pass through several Thai villages and hamlets before arriving at the village of Kho Muong. As the name suggests this is a Muong minority village and we will be their guests for the night.
(Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included)
Day 3 : Pu Luong (Kho Muong - Hin village)
This morning we set out from Kha and trek for roughly three hours on an uphill gradient through a picturesque forest passing several villages along the way. We break for lunch in the village of Nua before setting off again for a further two hours, this time the trail is predominately downhill. Our final destination for today is Hin village, another Thai community.
(Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included)
Day 4 : Pu Luong - Hanoi
We leave Hin village where we will catch motorcycles to La Han ferry. At the ferry our awating car will pick us up for transfer back to Hanoi, where the trip ends.
(Breakfast and Lunch included)
Trip includes:
All transportation and transfers
English speaking guide
All accommodation in Ethnic Minority homes
Meals as indicated in the itinerary
Admission fees and permits where applicable
Drinking water during the trek
Trip does not include:
Travel insurance
Personal expenses
Tips and gratuities
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