Want to exchange city traffic for rustling rice fields and buffalo carts? Explore the hidden beauty of the Northern highlands of Vietnam as Pu Luong tours visit Chieng Ai Village. Nestled in the unspoiled valleys of Pu Luong Nature Reserve, this tour guides you away from standard trails, into the epicenter of ethnic villages, bamboo groves, and real rural existence. Our Pu Luong Tours are guaranteed to take you on a full immersion adventure with daily explorations, either 2 days or 3 days: cycling through traditional quiet hamlets, rafting along jungle streams, swapping stories with locals, riding a buffalo cart! Our Pu Luong tours visit Chieng Ai Village is an unforgettable experience to closer to the land, the culture, and yourself
Welcome to the rural abyss of Pu Luong Nature Reserve, a land molded by soaring limestone mountains, sliding rice terraces, meandering jungle streams, and gasping bamboo jungles. On your trip to this area with Pu Luong tours visit Chieng Ai Village, you will see nature at its most pristine. The landscapes aren’t just gorgeous, they’re animated. Vibrant with the sound of wind, the glimmer of rice fields, and the pulse of rural life.
The true soul of Pu Luong is its people. The Thai and Muong peoples, who have lived in these lands for centuries, provide a unique glimpse into the cultural diversity of Vietnam. You are not a tourist on our Pu Luong Tours. Brown is all about hands-on experiences; expect to have real conversations family-style meals, and heart-to-heart moments with the community inside their wooden homes.
If you are fed up with the busy commercial part of the tourist area, the Pu Luong tours visit Chieng Ai Village will bring you a fresh escape. There are no crowds here, no honking cars, only peaceful scenery, open people, and room to inhale. This is the spirit of slow travel, where time is yours, and each interaction is intimate and unpressed.
Our Pu Luong Tours are designed to promote sustainable tourism. You’ll be housed in locally built lodges with locally sourced materials. Meals are made with ingredients grown directly in the valley. Experiencing and supporting traditional crafts weaving, farming, and cooking makes you part of a travel model that honors local knowledge and preserves heritage.
And at the heart of it all is Chieng Ai Village, the focus of your visit. Here, every moment is a story: A grandmother telling legends around the fire. A farmer pouring a sip of homemade rice wine. A young weaver guiding your hands over a loom. This isn’t performance; this is lived experience, forged over centuries. And with the Pu Luong tours visit Chieng Ai Village becomes much more than an itinerary. And that becomes a human connection.
Chieng Ai Village (illustration) (Sours: puluongcasa)
(For both 2-day and 3-day versions)
06:45 – 07:30
Hanoi Old Quarter, hotel pick-up After meeting your friendly guide from Impress Travel, start your adventure into the mountains with a cozy limousine van. Get ready for an unforgettable adventure in the countryside.
07:30 – 11:30
Driving on National Highway 6 and the mountain road of Pu Luong Nature Reserve. Daydreaming as you watch the landscape change from urban hustle to terraced rice fields, limestone peaks, and thatched-roof homes.
11:30 – 13:00
Arrive at your eco-lodge in Pu Luong. Lunch at the Hotel and check into your room surrounded by the lush valley. Savor a local lunch with signature dishes, such as grilled stream fish, sticky rice, and jungle herbs.
13:30 – 16:30
You start your easy trekking on terraced fields and Thai ethnic villages. Tour stilt houses, meet local artisans, stop at a forest spring, and see daily rural life, warts and all.
16:30 – 17:30
Head back to the lodge to unwind. Optional: take a dip in the infinity pool or walk to a nearby hill to watch the sunset over the valley.
Evening (Dinner on your own)
End of Day 1 of your Pu Luong tours visit Chieng Ai Village.
Pu Luong Nature Reserve (Sours: vietnamcoracle)
(End of tour for 2-day guests / Overnight for 3-day guests)
07:30 – 08:00
Breakfast at the lodge, with coffee, tea, fresh fruit and Vietnamese staples.
08:00 – 08:30
Continue to the Bamboo Bridge over the Ma River, a splendid picture stop and sign of rustic engineering.
08:30 – 10:00
Cycling Tour in Chieng Ai Village, ride alongside tranquil farms, rice paddies, and traditional stilt houses. Stop at a family home to:
10:00 – 11:30
Hands-on cooking activity. Help a local family prepare a traditional lunch: marinated chicken, bamboo-tube rice, and wild vegetables.
11:30 – 13:00
Never to be forgotten and an immersive cultural experience, you have dinner with the host family.
13:00 – 14:00
Take a ride on a buffalo cart through the fields. Called the “Natural BMW” by locals, it’s a leisurely ride that allows you to experience country life at its own pace.
14:00 – 15:30
Trekking in Lan Village, a community of traditional Thai weavers Watch a silk-weaving demonstration, then try doing it yourself to take home a souvenir.
15:30 – 16:00
Return to the lodge to relax.
Option A (2-Day Tour)
End of your 2-day Pu Luong tours visit Chieng Ai Village.
Option B (3-Day Tour)
Evening at leisure. Optional dinner at the lodge or quiet star gazing. Overnight at the lodge.
Cycling Tour in Chieng Ai Village (Sours: hoiancyclingtour)
07:30 – 08:00
Breakfast at the lodge.
08:00 – 08:30
Heading to Chieu Lau Village to see ancient bamboo waterwheels still in use for irrigation. Explore methods of farming the old-fashioned way.
08:30 – 09:30
Soak your feet on a 4-kilometer hike through shaded forest paths and terraced hills toward the Cham Stream.
09:30 – 11:00
We arrive at Cham Stream and hop aboard a hand-carved bamboo raft. Drift languidly on azure blue waters, admiring the gentle rolling splendor of the valley.
11:00 – 12:00
Floating lunch on the raft: Grilled fish, sticky rice, sautéed greens, grapefruit, all cooked by locals and served in the water.
12:00 – 13:00
Head back to the lodge, check out, and leave the valley behind.
13:00 – 18:00
Drive back to Hanoi, arriving early evening.
The end of Pu Luong tours 3 days to visit Chieng Ai Village.
Cham Stream (Sours: Bè Tre Suối Chàm Pù Luông )
What’s Included in the Pu Luong Tours Visit Chieng Ai Village
What’s Not Included
Pu Luong (Sours: laodong)
To help you plan your trip and ensure a hassle-free, enjoyable, and memorable experience with the extraordinary Pu Luong tours visit Chieng Ai Village. As a guide who has led hundreds of travelers into the heart of Pu Luong, I can vouch that preparation is key.
Whether you’re hiking up terraced hills or spinning silk with local artisans, packing your essentials will make the experience even more meaningful. Be sure to bring:
Pu Luong has 2 beautiful different faces in four seasons.
Due to mild and fresh weather similar to the other regions, the average temperature is which is from 18 degrees Celsius to 28 degrees Celsius every year, even though there was more rain from July to August but still created a magical mist covering entire mountains of Pu Luong Nature Reserve.
Pu Luong tours visit Chieng Ai Village in the top-perfect for:
A journey that appeals not only to the eyes but also to the heart, the Pu Luong tours visit Chieng Ai Village is your call to adventure. Allow us to introduce you to a part of Vietnam that fewer people get to see.
A Pu Luong tours visit Chieng Ai Village is not just a trip, it is an exploration of the heart of Vietnam, the intersection of culture, nature, and human connection For authentic moments, friendly smiles, and scenic landscapes, our Pu Luong Tours are here.
Get in touch with Impress Travel now to organize your real experience:
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