September 2nd (Independence Day) is one of the few public holidays in Vietnam, and one of the rare occasions our school is closed. We decided to make the most of the holiday and head for the hills (and then a valley). Our destination was Mai Chau, a little village nestled in a valley about 3 [...]
Well I wanted to get off the beaten track, and I did – literally and metaphorically, as the only way to access some of the place I’ve come back from are on foot or mortorbike! The people there don’t see many tourists, and so you aren’t regarded as an opportunity to make a lot of [...]
We had to be picked up by a taxi at 4:00am. It was still dark but we could see that someone was already sweeping the streets; we had never seen something like this in India; perhaps we had never woken up so early. No taxi showed up, so at 4:15am we decided to walk the [...]
Us men sat cross legged on the rickety bamboo floor, which is not that easy for me following a myriad of minor motorcycle knee injuries and the general lack of suppleness one finds as they approach, ahem, middle age. Hung joined us with a canvas water bottle and several small tea cups that he proceeded [...]
Drove into the hill country, a 5 hour trip from Hanoi. Then went walking thru the countryside, passing villages where the Black Thai people live. All along the way we met children who came out to see us. Our guide had got us to buy bags of sweets to give them ( great for their [...]
You may be wondering about the title when the pictures are so beautiful. To get to Mai Chau you have to take the infamous Highway 6…’the forgotten highway’. Yes, they forgot to resurface the roads and forgot to teach the locals basic road safety.
Mai Chau – Pu Luong 3 days
Hoa Binh – Mai Chau 2 days
Trekking Mai Chau – 4 days
Mai Chau – Pu Luong 2 days
Address: 69 Ly Nam De street, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi
Phone: (+84 4) 6683 2177 * Fax: (+84 4) 6270 0316
Email: info@maichautrek.com
