DAY 1: HANOI – LANG CHUONG – SON BA MUOI TREKKING

Start with a morning pickup from your hotel in Hanoi and head to Lang Chuong Conical Hat Village, a traditional craft village where local artisans make Vietnamese “nón lá” by hand. Meet the makers, learn about the process and try decorating your own hat.

Continue through Xuan Mai and Hoa Binh Province to Son Ba Muoi, a remote highland area at around 1,200m. Check in, enjoy lunch and relax before an afternoon trek through rice terraces, forest paths and rocky streams, passing three Black Thai hamlets.

Visit a local home and learn about “tằng cẩu”, the traditional hair-pinning custom of married Thai women. Discover local farming traditions and everyday mountain life before returning to the lodge.

Enjoy dinner and, if you wish, join your hosts around the fire for local corn wine and a relaxed cultural exchange.

Overnight: Son Ba Muoi | Meals: Lunch, Dinner

DAY 2: SON BA MUOI – PU LUONG – KHO MUONG – BAT CAVE

Wake up early for an optional sunrise above the clouds before breakfast. Then descend towards Pu Luong Nature Reserve, a landscape of limestone mountains, rice valleys and traditional Thai villages.

After checking in and having lunch, set off by motorbike towards Kho Muong Village, riding through rice fields and mountain roads lined with traditional Thai stilt houses.

Stop by the stream to see traditional bamboo water wheels and, depending on the season, watch local farmers working in the rice fields.

Leave the motorbikes behind and trek to Bat Cave. Walk through its impressive limestone entrance and explore the natural chambers, where bats can often be seen overhead.

Return to the lodge by vehicle, relax and enjoy dinner.

Overnight: Pu Luong | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 3: PU LUONG – LANG NGOAI – PHO DOAN / BAMBOO RAFTING – MAI HICH – HANOI

After breakfast, visit Lang Ngoai Brocade Weaving Village, where Thai women continue the traditional craft of weaving colourful “thổ cẩm” textiles. Watch the process, try the traditional loom and browse locally made handicrafts.

Depending on the day and local conditions, choose between visiting Pho Doan Highland Market, where people from surrounding villages trade local produce, or enjoying a gentle bamboo rafting experience on Cham Stream through rice terraces and countryside scenery.

Continue to Mai Hich Village for lunch and experience the peaceful atmosphere of a traditional Thai community surrounded by mountains and rice fields.

After lunch, begin the journey back to Hanoi, arriving in the late afternoon or early evening.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch