Vietnam Northwest Loop Trekking Tour 9 Days

• Around 08:00 am, tour guide pick up you from hotel, then depart toward Hoa Binh province. Leaving the bustling city behind, your drive becomes more scenic as you are making the way through the countryside with views of villages, small towns and farms along the way. You're able to make short stops for photo opportunities. Arrive at a village of White Thai people in Mai Chau Valley around noon.
• Have a Vietnamese lunch at the village.
• In the afternoon, together with your guide, take a gentle trek to explore the surroundings with villages of stilt house, fruit and vegetable gardens and rice fields. This is a great chance for you to learn the daily life of the locals and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Back to the family for dinner.

• After your breakfast, get transferred to a trekking point at Mai Hich valley to embark on a morning trek through the long valley of more stilt-house villages, farms and gardens. It is a bit more uneven than Mai Chau Valley so you are able to see some terraced fields some times on the trek. The scenery is also very peaceful and rural.
• Get picked up by your private vehicle at the end of the trek, return to Mai Chau for the lunch.
• The afternoon drive takes you about 2 hours to Moc Chau Plateau. Upon arrival at Moc Chau town, drive onward to the tea plantation for around 1,5 hours trekking up and down the low hills of green-tea.
• After that, drive back to town and check into your accommodation at Moc Chau Arena Village for the night.

• This is a longer driving day. The distance is 200 km roughly. You will have some interesting breaks on the way.
• The very first one, just a few minutes after your departure, is Hang Doi or Bat Cave. This is one of the most beautiful and largest caves in Moc Chau. The cave is incredibly decorated by many stalactites and stalagmites. Your morning drive is on the National Road No6.
• Lunch is served at a local restaurant.
• The afternoon drive is winding up to Mu Cang Chai via Son La and Nam Chien hydro-power plans. Have short stops by the dames for taking some photos.
• Late in the afternoon, have an other stop at Ngoc Chien Commune to visit an interesting Hot Spring. This is the perfect time of the day when you have a chance to witness the ethnic Thai villager's naked bathing custom.
• You're able to check in a nearby family for a dip to enjoy the warm bath before continue on your drive to Mu Cang Chai.

After Breakfast, we start the day by a transfer to a trekking point at Che Cu Nha Commune. The trek is about 10 km on local paths to La Pan Tan Commune. This part of the nation's unique landscape will definitely offer you a great experience for your Vietnam trip. Beside the amazing terraced fields, you also have chance to visit some ethnic villages of the H'mong people. You have a lunch box for today. At the end of the trek, get picked up and get back to the accommodation for the second night.

Overnight in Mu Cang Chai.

• At 08:00 am, depart from Mu Cang Chai, driving further up to Sapa. It takes half-a-day via the highest pass of Vietnam - O Quy Ho. The photo opportunities include O Quy Ho Pass' Top, Silver Waterfall.
• In the afternoon, you will take time to ride the longest non-stop three-rope cable car to admire the august landscapes of Hoang Lien Son Mountain Range and Muong Hoa Valley.