Day 1: Hanoi - Lang Chuong - Son Ba Muoi Trekking
Begin your adventure with a pickup from your hotel in Hanoi. Head to Lang Chuong Conical Hat Village and watch artisans craft traditional “nón lá” by hand. Try your hand at decorating one yourself.
Continue towards Son Ba Muoi via Xuan Mai and Hoa Binh province. Arrive at Son Ba Muoi (elevation ~1,200m), check in to the lodge, and enjoy lunch and a rest.
In the afternoon, embark on a village trek through terraced rice fields, forest paths, and rocky streams across three Thai Black hamlets. Visit a traditional household and learn about the “tằng cẩu” hair-pinning custom. Hear stories about highland farming traditions passed down through generations.
Return to the lodge for golden hour. Enjoy dinner and an optional bonfire, corn wine, and cultural exchange with your hosts.
Day 2: Son Ba Muoi - Pu Luong - Don Village - Kho Muong Village - Bat Cave
Start your day with an optional sunrise above the clouds at 1,200m. After breakfast, check out and descend to Pu Luong Nature Reserve.
Arrive at the lodge, check in, freshen up, and arrange a motorbike rental. After lunch, ride by motorbike through rice fields and stilt house villages to Kho Muong. Experience the rice harvest in Kho Muong Village and visit the centuries-old bamboo water wheel beside the stream.
Trek on foot into Bat Cave, a 10m-high entrance opening into vast limestone chambers with a resident bat colony overhead. Return to the lodge by vehicle, rest, and refresh. Enjoy dinner at the lodge.
Day 3: Pu Luong - Lang Ngoai Village - Pho Doan Market + Huou Waterfall / Bamboo Rafting → Mai Hich Village → Hanoi
After breakfast, check out and head to Lang Ngoai Brocade Weaving Village. Watch Thai women weave intricate “thổ cẩm” patterns from memory. Try the loom yourself and pick up a handmade souvenir.
Depending on the day, visit Pho Doan highland market or go bamboo rafting on Suoi Cham Stream through terraced valley scenery. Depart Pu Luong towards Mai Chau, enjoy lunch at Mai Hich Village, and continue to Hanoi, where your tour ends.
