Vietnam Cycling Tours' team will pick you up at your accommodation at 7:30 am and take you away from the buzz of Hanoi into the lush valley of Mai Chau. Stop for a coffee break and enjoy stunning Thung Khe Pass views! Upon arriving at Poom Coong Village, we ride through stilted villages and experience villagers' lives in the mountain region. You break at the home of the White/Black Thai minority and enjoy a delightful lunch. In the afternoon, you will explore the scenic villages of Lac and Mai Ha, encounter stunning views, weaving children under their stilted houses along the villages, many kids playing in the streams, and farmers at work in the fields with their water buffalo. Visit local homes, see skilled local weavers working at their looms, and experience the traditional customs of ethnic minorities in the valley of Mai Chau.

In the late afternoon, we'll transfer an hour to Pu Luong.

Pu Luong Natural Reserve is one of the country's ecotourism destinations. It is a hidden paradise for hiking and trekking, with an amazing network of off-the-beaten-track trails. Hike to explore the rustic hamlets nestled along hillsides. Kho Muong hamlet offers verdant valleys and harmonious landscapes, while Don hamlet has nearly 100 traditional stilted homes. Hieu Hamlet is one of the nice locations for those who love to spend peaceful nights at local homes right by the stream, a lush valley surrounded by pristine forested mountains and not far from it's waterfalls. Engage with villagers in their daily activities and enjoy stunning landscapes, lush rice terraces, bamboo waterwheels along the streams, and shadow waterfalls. This is a fabulous day to experience and learn about Pu Luong village life, wet rice cultivation, handicraft-making traditions, and distinctive wooden stilt houses.

After lunch at the local restaurant, our vehicles will transfer you back the hotel. The rest of the day is in the pool.

After breakfast, we commence cycling from the hotel and stop at Dong Village, which includes nearly 100 traditional stilt homes. We stop to enjoy the stunning views: stilt houses along hillsides, winding rural roads through villages, and rice paddies. We'll continue riding on tracks and undulating farmlands and enjoy spectacular limestone forests to the Pho Doan-tribal market, where we break and see ethnic minorities come to every morning. We then gear up for gentle hills, pass jungle forests, and down ride to the valley where the back roads join the main road, where we'll transfer you back to Ha Noi with lunch en route.