Pu Luong city tour

Tour code: # NCB-6
Destinations:Thanh Hoa

Travel out of Hanoi and into the tranquil Pu Long reserve for a taste of a different Vietnam. Learn about agricultural history and the rural way of life. Stretch your legs with various hikes to beautiful locations, accessing a lesser-known area of Vietnam. Stay in an eco-resort and enjoy local cuisine.

Departure: Private daily departure Tour length: 3 days 2 nights Departure from: Hanoi
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Detailed Itinerary
Day 1
Hanoi - Pu Luong (Thanh Hoa province) - Water wheels walk and rafting (L,D)

8:00 AM Vietluxtour’s guide and driver will pick up you at your hotel and transfer to Pu Luong (approximately 4 hours drive). You enter Pu Luong Nature Reserve by road via a breathtaking mountain pass giving you a panoramic view of the whole valley.

You arrive at your accommodation in time for a delicious lunch, followed by free time to explore the beautiful retreat, with its captivating panoramic views and tranquil setting.

After a short rest, you will be transferred to a suspension bridge over the Cham River, where you begin your walk in search of stunning water wheels. Get up close to each wheel and discover how water is moved from river to handmade bamboo aqueducts via simple constructions of all sizes.
Arriving at a local fisherman’s house, you have a short rest to gear up for the rafting adventure with Dinh and his team. Float along the calm river and enjoy the views, in between learning how to paddle and steer your handcrafted rafts.

Arriving at scenic Tan Lap bridge, you disembark to be transferred back to Pu Luong Retreat or Pu Luong Village for dinner and overnight.

Day 2
Pu Luong enthralling trekking routes (B,L,D)

Start early to descend into the beautiful valley facing the Retreat where you walk around tumbling rice terraces. Trek through small paths shrouded in vegetation to slowly reveal a picturesque village sitting at the base of a towering mountain. Your camera will not be able to sit still!
Continuing to the base of the valley, you weave between roads and farmland, villages and wild fields, ponds and rivers, mountains and open land. Savour the ever-changing scenery as you trek to a beautiful spot to enjoy a simple picnic lunch.

After enjoying delicious food, you have free time to explore the refreshing water to the nearby river, before moving to our pick up tuk tuk to be transferred back to the Retreat.

Day 3
Pu Luong village life and community (B,L)

This morning, you have the chance to get close to village life and interact with locals living in the hills above the Retreat. Glimpse at daily life, walk around working farm land and rice fields, and learn about making rice wine and weaving colourful textiles, followed by lunch at the Lodge.
12:00 PM: Check out the Lodge and transfer back to Hanoi. End of services.

Price Policy

Tour inclusion:

  • Private transportation as specified in itinerary
  • Private English speaking guide
  • All entrance fees and boat fee for sightseeing
  • Drinking water on coach
  • Meals (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)
  • Sharing room in House on stilt at Pu Luong
  • Free wifi in house
  • Welcome drink
  • River rafting

Tour exclusion:

  • International air ticket to/from Vietnam
  • Personal expenses
  • Other meals and drinks
  • Things are not indicated in itinerary


*** Remarks: The program can be changed because depending on the conditions of weather, roadand flights
** The best time for traveling: May and June (Start a new season, fresh and cool air, terraces fields,…), September and October (rice harvest)

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