HIGHLIGHTS
- Admire Water Wheels, the great creation of Thai People
- Relax on bamboo rafting on the largest stream in Pu Luong
- Visit Uoi - Lan villages, the Kingdom of Thai People in Puluong
Day 01: Hanoi– Pu Luong (L - D)
AM: Pick up at Hanoi Opera House at 7:00 AM and a few hotels in the Old Quarter area and then depart to Pu Luong Nature Reserve. Estimate a 4-hour drive without heavy traffic and a stop halfway.
Before noon, arrive at Pu Luong and have lunch. After that, check in your reserved room. Free to relax and wander around.
PM: A whole afternoon to explore village life at Pu Luong and seek for giant water wheels - the greatest creation of mountainous ethnic minorities in Vietnam. Along the way, experience crossing a wooden bridge to one of the most scenic villages at Pu Luong where the largest stream flows through.
Arrive at Chieu Lau dam and join a bamboo rafting. Have fun to paddle the raft upstream with locals. Then, on the other side of the dam, take a short walk through rice fields, villages to the main road and transfer back Hotel.
Day 02: Pu Luong - Hanoi (B-L)
AM: Wake up in refreshing mountain air. Breakfast is served from 6:00. Recharge fully and get ready by 8:00.
Visit Don village known as the epicenter of Pu Luong. The area offers an easy road through vast terraced fields. You will have chance to admire stunning ambience changing just after some footsteps.
Continue walking down the hill to Uoi – Lan villages, liken as “Kingdom of Thai People in Pu Luong” with 100 Thai People families. Leisurely stroll around paddy fields and you can catch lively and close sights from cool streams, farmlands, ducks paddling in ponds to friendly locals there.
After that, transfer back for lunch by 11:30. Check out your room.
PM: Say goodbye Pu Luong and get back to Hanoi. Drop off at your hotel in Hanoi by 7:00 PM.