Will immediately think of Mai Chau and the first stop is usually Lac village, Chieng Chau commune
Overview: If someone intends to travel to Hoa Binh, they will immediately think of Mai Chau and the first stop is usually Lac village, Chieng Chau commune. But that is the story of the years 2014 – 2016, the time when community tourism (CBT) in Lac village developed the most. And now, when a series of resorts, attractions, and resorts in all districts and cities have sprouted up and right in Mai Chau district, there have been 3 new CBT copies formed, and Lac village has been destroyed. unique.” International visitors staying overnight and spending in Lac village from 2018 until now have tended to decrease; domestic visitors have increased but increased slightly.
History: In the period from 1993 to about the 2000s, visitors to Lac village were mainly foreigners, but after 2000, domestic tourists began to know about Lac village. Mr. Ha Cong Hong, Head of Lac village said: The number of international and domestic visitors to Lac village has increased gradually over the years. Particularly, domestic tourists increased sharply from about 2007. If there is supply, there will be demand, visitors to the village increase, and families in the village begin to learn from each other to do tourism. The villagers told each other to repair their houses to welcome guests, prepare delicious dishes, and set up a musical team to serve visitors. From just weaving scarves and brocade shirts to wear, the women in the village have made many souvenirs to sell to guests such as weaving scarves, decorative wall fabrics, hand straps, and beautiful purses. … Men in the village make bows, crossbows, buffalo muzzles, gongs, buffalo horns and horns, bamboo beats… as souvenirs for visitors. Just like that, the mindset of doing business through CBT services in Lac village has clearly formed, and the type of homestay tourism – living in the people's own house is also gradually becoming popular with tourists, especially international visitors.
The number of households doing CBT has gradually increased over the years, with the fastest increase in the period from 2014 to 2016. In addition to the factors of attracting and attracting tourists in terms of space and cultural identity, Lac village's CBT is also chosen by many tourists. Selected because of the reasonable cost factor, there is no situation of enticing guests, absolutely no thieves, visitors who drop items found in the village will bring it to the village head's house to announce on the loudspeaker to find someone to beat.
New life in Lac village: “CBT has brought a new life to the people of Lac village" – the head of Lac village affirmed. The area of cultivated land is small, there are no side occupations, and there are very few factories and enterprises in the district to be able to solve the problem. Therefore, when CBT in the village has made an important contribution to promoting the economy of the village, people's living standards have been significantly improved.
In order to contribute to “wing wings" for tourism in Lac village in particular, and tourism in Mai Chau district in general, the locality has restored and maintained the festival of “Xen Muong" of the Thai people; building a display area for Thai ethnic artifacts and antiquities… The district is always interested in training and improving the quality of human resources to meet the needs of tourism development. Every year, the people of Lac village participate in training courses, fostering skills in tourism.
The district is interested in building tourism infrastructure in Lac village, the road leading to the village has been widened, concreted, and the Lac bridge built. Creating momentum for Mai Chau tourism, in which Lac village is a core development area, the district focuses on investing in funding for repair, upgrading, and renovation of traffic infrastructure works. Currently, the system of roads going into Lac village, connecting Lac village with neighboring villages and communes has been concreted and solidified. The parking lot is planned and built to be spacious, ensuring the capacity for crowded days.
Sharing about the changes of Lac village thanks to CBT, Mr. Ha Cong Hong excitedly added: Previously, the roads in the village were only dirt roads, now 100% of the internal roads are concreted and solidified. Wastewater drainage system is invested and built. Garbage is collected daily to ensure a green – clean – beautiful landscape. CBT has contributed to creating jobs for about 300 people with stable incomes. In addition to renting accommodation and cooking for guests, people also have extra income from selling souvenirs, and handicraft products such as household appliances, renting costumes, participating in art teams.. Recently, to meet the needs of tourists, the village has 60 electric cars to serve visitors with fees from 250 to 350 thousand VND/time. In 2018, the village's per capita income reached 32.5 million VND, in 2019 it increased to 43 million VND. Many households remodeled their homes, built standard toilets, and bought cars. In addition, thanks to CBT, people in the village can welcome tourists from all parts of the country, from all different cultures, and people have the opportunity to exchange and chat to expand their understanding and exchange among themselves. cultures. The spiritual life of the people is thus richer and happier.
Escape from the bustling Hanoi city to the northwest of Vietnam. It takes 3.5 hours driving to Mai Chau where is the first place to start up Mai Chau Tours & Pu Luong Tours: The trekking & cycling point for 3 days and 2 nights of Mai Chau & Pu Luong. The trip brings you to explore the hidden value of natural beauty, culture, the daily life of local people around the Mai Chau & Lu Luong region, and all images of this journey are an impressive time to your life, yes you are. The physical activities like cycling, trekking making you in a touch of local experience life, you will discover something you never have seen before you come here.
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Pu Luong |
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Mai Chau |
Deluxe |
Homestay or Resort or Retreat or Bungalows |
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AM: Good morning Hanoi, then our team will come to your hotel in Hanoi then pick you up to escape from Hanoi. It takes 3.5-hour driving on the winding way to reach up Pom Coong village, Mai Chau. We have a short break for tea-break on the way to Mai Chau where is one of the largest and fertile valleys in the hill and mountain land of North-West Vietnam.
Greeting the host – Thai People family then enjoy lunch by local cuisine in the Thai Ethnic's food cuisine.
PM: After lunch, we have a short time to relax and drink green Vietnamese tea before we are getting started cycling to discover the beauty of Pom Coong Thai Ethnic Village. Our tour guide brings you to see farmers working in fields, locals weaving scarves, and visit surrounding peaceful villages.
The 17.30: You are free time for cycling, walking, shopping in the village center (it is so unique for taking photographs at the yellow rice harvest coming in the late afternoon with the sunset)
In the evening: 18:300. Enjoy Dinner – Vietnamese cuisine in the Thai Ethnic Style, you try to drink rice or corn wine, talk with local Thai host.
Option: If you are interested in watching the traditional dance from Thai Ethnic Girl, please note with our travel consultant, who will tell an operator to arrange this service for your group.
Inclusion: Transfer, Tour guide, Local lunch & dinner, complimentary waters
AM: Good morning Mai Chai, then enjoy the breakfast before saying goodbye to the friendly host in Pom Coong village, then transfer to Tan Phu by car (25km).
Arrive in Tan Phu where we start the trekking point to Ban Hang village where the home of Muong & Thai people base in, keep on the buffalo trail along with the stream trekking to Kho Muong village (13 km – 4.5-hours trekking). The trekking experience via the rice fields, rice terraces, rivers, and streams, today we have a picnic lunch on the trekking way.
PM: After lunch, we continue trekking to Muong Village, where we stay overnight at the house on the stilt of Muong Ethnic People.
In the evening: Enjoy dinner with Muong’s family.
Inclusion: Transfer, Tour guide, Local lunch & breakfast, complimentary waters, homestay
AM: Good morning Muong village, then enjoy local breakfast, morning tea, and coffee. Say goodbye to the host then trekking for 3.5 hours to Pho Doan village where the main road to meet the car, that picks up you for transferring to Canh Nang Town. On the trekking way, this is a chance to admire the natural scenery of rice fields, rivers, and streams with water-wheels, the local people work or feed the water buffalo in the hill tribe lands that belong to Thai & Muong hill tribes. We arrive in Pho Doan where the small hill tribe town is where to meet the driver and car, we get in the car then transfer to Canh Nang Town for lunch at a local restaurant.
PM: After lunch, we transfer to Cam Thuy Fish Stream River or Ho Ancient Citadel, then return via Ho Chi Minh Trail (160km) to Hanoi.
Inclusion:Transfer, Tour guide, Local lunch & breakfast, complimentary waters, homestay
When you travel to Vietnam, Don’t miss visiting the north of Vietnam And, if you do, don’t miss Mai Chau one of the special treats the North has to offer. Situated in the Northwestern highlands, 150 km from Hanoi. This land of high hills and mountains is located on the northwestern side of Hoa Binh Province. On the eastern side of Mai Chai are Da Bac and Ta Na Lac districts, While, Quan Hoa district and Thanh Hoa province lie to the west and south and Van Lake district of Son La province is to the north. Email: maichautours@impresstravel.com to book Mai Chau Tours