Mu Cang Chai Tour 3Days – Trekking through Rice Terraces

7:30 am: Our guide will pick-up you at hotel. Start Mu Cang Chai tour 3 days.

We also pass Nghia Lo town – the home of Thai people – one of the main ethnic people in Yen Bai. Around 2-3pm, arrive Tu Le town, you will walk around the rice fields, spring and villages, explore the life, the house, the culture…of Thai and Mong people.

Ups on your health and time, we will go farther, through Nam Co – Nam Pang to homestay in Bung Som village, around 10km in 3,5hrs. Or shorter route 6-7 km in 2hrs. You will follow the rice field, narrow muddy local path, cross the stream. If you want, you can join to swim with children in the stream. The Hiking road is quite flat, not too much difficult, but cross the field and stream is one of interesting activity.

Overnight at the homestay wooden stilt house of Thai people in Tu Le. ( if you want a private room, we can arrange the room in a hotel)

Sum up
Hiking difficulty: Easy ( 1/5) ~5 -10 Km in 2-3,5 hrs

Driving: 250 Km – 5hrs 

7:30-8 am: After breakfast, we will move to Mu Cang Chai. We will drive over the Khau Pha pass (one of the four greatest passes in Northern Vietnam, connecting Tu Le and Mu Cang Chai. These scenic roads offer a lot of stops for picture-taking as it is the viewpoint to see the Lim Mong, Lim Thai village or paragliding-point on the top of this pass.

~9:30 am, when arrive Mu Cang Chai,depending on the available room of each place, specially in high golden season ( From Aug – Oct), we will change flexible trekking program as below:

Opt 1: (If sleeping at Hmong village in La Pan Tan village) 

Morning: Trek from Che Cu Nha to Hang Dang De and  Thai village in around ~9-10 km in 3 -3,5hrs.

Or trek Small Rasbery hill ( ~7km in 2,3hrs)

 Opt 2: ( If sleeping at Thai village in Mu cang Chai center) 

Morning: Trek to visit Rasbery hill in La Pan Tan village ( ~7km /2,5hrs)

You will see the nice Rice Terrace fields, interesting and challenging, some time adventure trail. Depending on the season, you will join with local to exploring farming work.  

 Lunch: Picnic lunch for small group or at restaurant. 

Afternoon: Transfer to a local Hmong house, ( by walking or motorbike), take a rest time to learn draw Patik painting ( to make the traditional clothes ) & explore the traditional house , culture of Hmong people

Finish visiting house, we will continue do a short trekking to Bamboo forest or Horse Rice fields to see the amazing sunset.  ( Option 5km or 8km).

( We will arrange this activities depending on the availabe of farmers) 

Finish tour & transfer to a homestay. eat dinner with local family & explore culture.

Opt 1: (If sleeping at Hmong village in La Pan Tan village) -Trek to visit Rasbery hill ( ~5-7km)

Opt 2: ( If sleeping at Thai village in Mu cang Chai center) – Trek from Thai village to Dang to Hang Dang De – Che Cu Nha in around ~9-10 km in 3 -3,5hrs.

After our breakfast, we will Hike up to from Kim Noi – Thai village ( if staying there)  On the way, we will go up a high mountain, pass the H’ mong village and a waterfall in a remote area. Besides seeing the beauty of rice fields, you’ll be guided how to plant rice, harvest rice or discover the farm working of locals. We can visit some houses or schools to explore local life and culture if that interests you.

Transfer back and have lunch at Tu Le. 

Or we can skip and transfer directly to Hanoi  around 6-7 pm. Finish our Mu Cang Chai tour 3 days. Our guide says goodbye & see you again on other journeys.

Sum up

Hiking level: Medium (1/5) ~7-10 Km 

Driving: 300 Km