Halfday trekking Mu Cang Chai: Indigenous Scenic Adventure with Beautiful Views of Rice Terraces
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17 Ratings
Mù Cang Chải District

Indigenous halfday trekking tour will guide you to the highlight scenery, beautiful views to rice tarrace fields and the headwater flow to every field in La Pan Tan commune.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

A H’mong local guide help you to discover the most beautiful hidden place in Mu Cang Chai. You will not only have the beautiful views to the rice tarrace fields but also go far in the small villages, forest and and waterfall. Since there are no tourist around, you may feel more like a local farmer than a traveller.
Intinerary:
*First option: Indigenous homestay/Indigenous homestay 1

  • Raspberry hill - Headwater
    7:00 am - We will pick up you from your meeting point as scheduling from 7:00 to 7:30 am
    7:30 am - Begin to go aross the rice terrace field.
    A local H’mong guide will take you to begin discovering the nature and rice field. On the way you have an opportunity to see the picturesque vista in the valley. On the pour water season (around May), when the sunlight reflects on the surface of water on the rice field to your eyes then you may have a feeling drunk to watch the light glittering under the dim sky.
    8:30 am - Check in the raspberry hill, the highlight scenery.
    Arriving at one popular destination named Raspberry hill, the most exquite landscape in Mu Cang Chai that you have seen in every travel agencies in Vietnam. After staying about 10 minutes for checking in and saving the best moment on unique pictures then walking follow one small ditch about 4km. This way will take you to immerse yourself with smell perfume glutinous rice, to see natural photos, the paintings of terrace field on mountain and how the native people growth, take care and harvest the rice. Especially, you are going to understand how H’mong people create a flow of water to the paddy field and keep water on the field.
    10:20 am - Arrive the headwater flow to every field
    Visit the head water where you will know how is people take water to the terrace field with imposing scenery surrounded and the jungle forest. You will understand how hard the people here work and adapt to the nature in the high mountains. After that the guide lead you coming back to Indigenous homestay along a lope up land road that will challenge your trekking skills and help you improve your health.
    11:30 am -Come back to Indigenous homestay/Indigenous homestay 1 and have lunch
    *Second option: Indigenous homestay/Indigenous homestay 1 - Van Je La rice field
  • peak of a mountain
  • The old village
    7:00 am - We will pick up you from your meeting point as scheduling from 7:00 to 7:30 am
    7:30 am
  • Start the trekking to the fascinating beauty of paddy field.
    The indigenous tour guide will take you walk along a cute small road on hillside is covered by bright green trees where you can watch the panoramic view of terrace field.
    8:10 am
  • Visit Van Je La.
    It is one of the most famous rice field that lots of tourists want to check in. At here, travellers can see the local people cleaning up and keeping rice on field. Especially, on rice season tourist have a change to join taking a sickle to harvest the crop with peasants.
    9:30 am
  • Arrive the peak of the terrace field.
    The tour guide will lead you to get to the highest mountain point where you will wake up all your senses to understand how the native people could created an enormous sparkling painting in which the color changes in very minutes by the different shades of green. We spent about 10 minutes to save the moment here then continue the trip.
    10:30 am
  • Get the centre of a quaint old village.
    This village is one of the oldest villages in La Pan Tan commune. It named Hau De which mean the headwater where the fresh water begin flowing to everywhere and especially, distributing to all rice field under below.
    11:30 am
  • Come back to Indigenous homestay/Indigenous homestay 1 and have lunch.
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Location
Indigenous homestay 1
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(17 Ratings)
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Caoimhewh
Dec 9, 2023
Lovely half day trek in Mu Cang Chai - I had a wonderful time trekking: the scenery was beautiful, and the conversation was fun and genuine. Would fully recommend!
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Auroreb800
Aug 22, 2023
Magnificent memories in perspective - One of my best experiences in Vietnam! We spent 2 days with this family and in this beautiful and exotic environment. On the program: trekking, tofu making, fishing in the rice fields, introduction to fabric painting... I thank our guides as well as his family for their hospitality, their kindness... I recommend +++
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767cl_mentinel
Aug 17, 2023
Trekking two nights - An extraordinary stay in the "Opium" family Very cool activities, drawing on fabrics, preparing meals, fishing, trekking, sumptuous landscapes and above all a total immersion in this adorable family who takes great care of us!
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Dperezbae
Aug 3, 2023
Amazing experience - Excelent experience. The guide Yien has been explaining to us so many thing along the tour about Hmong ethnicity, their culture, their daily life, how the grow the rice and infinite knowledge from the place. He is really nice and also he takes pictures of you during the tour so you just focus on your step. He is so flexible with the route. I recommend you to book Indiginous Homestay to get to know Yien's Hmong family. They can give you a lift from the bus stop in Mu Canh Chai to their home so you don't need to worry about how to get there. A real experience and barely touristic.
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Go29374939267
Jul 31, 2023
Trekking through the rice paddies - We had an amazing and unique experience fishing in the rice fields and then cooking it for our lunch. An experience i thought I would never have, we also got to swim in the river while taking in the beautiful views of the rice terraces!
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438terezl
Jun 27, 2023
Trip around Mu Cang Chai - We were on waterfalls, it was amazing. Then we were going to the rice fields. Amazing views. We also saw local people working and try their work too.
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Gabrielle
May 24, 2023
Experience of a lifetime - A thousand thank yous to this H’Mong family for inviting us into their home, sharing their foods straight off their land, and teaching us their ways. From learning to farm on their rice fields, to watching them catch us a chicken for dinner- I will always remember this experience and feeling so welcomed into a culture that vastly differs from my own. If you are excited to live an authentic experience in Vietnam with amazing hosts, this is the place to stay!
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Climber04553788297
May 17, 2023
Amazing trekking experience - So amazing! We spent a day trekking and saw so many amazing views! We went to a creek and got to swim. Everyone was so amazing. 100% worth it.
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514m_laniec
Sep 28, 2022
Beautiful tour in the rice fields with friendly Hmong guide ! - I had a great time doing the trek ! I had the chance to see the gold rice terraces and a beautiful view of the valley ! It was the time when people were harvesting so I could also practise my harvesting skills haha Khang, the Hmong guide, speaks English very well and could explain me a lot of things about the rice culture and the Hmong way of living ! I learned a lot Thank you so much for this trekking !
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Gabriellek424
Jun 30, 2022
Happy - Our best experience in Vietnam was at this place. 🙏🥰 We experiment things that we'll probably never experiment again (except if we go back!!!!☝🏻😀) The family welcomed us with open arms and I would have spent at least 1 month there. We felt home everyday and it was relaxing and inspiring to see them live the way they live. They always laugh and its beautiful to see them happy. We had fun all togheter with their kids too. We will always remember these moments with a good feeling. And everything we eat is growing around. DELICIOUS! Thanks again for everything.❤️❤️🦋
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