Day 1: Hanoi ( My Dinh Bus Station )- Mu Cang Chai ( DOI 1 NAM KHAT- Meeting Point)

If you take the local Bus from Ha Noi, please tell the driver that he has to stop at ĐỘI 1 NẬM KHẮT which is situated far from Lodge 5km,
that is meeting point where you can take motorbike taxi to go to Ecolodge
Option 1:

Option 1: KIEN HUYEN Bus departs at 14h15. – and at 21h45. this bus arrives at market Nam Khat which is far from Ecolodge 400m. The price of the ticket is around 300,000 vnd/ticket/ride. We will welcome you here and we will transport you to Ecolodge, it is free for this transportation

Option 2: Departure at 21h30. – Cuong Lan bus departs from Quang Ninh Bus Station and it will stop near My Dinh station – the driver’s contact: 0961347799 or 0961357799, it passes through Ha Noi all evenings at 21h30. and the next morning this bus arrives very early at Meeting Point: 5h30AM. If you want we can meet you here and transfer you to Ecolodge by car: Meeting Point- Ecolodge (the cost is 8 $ / way)

Option 3: Departure at 19h30. – Hung Thanh bus departs from My Dinh Bus Station – the driver’s contact in Ha Noi: 0969.53.57.57, it leaves Ha Noi every evening at 19h30. and this bus arrives at Meeting Point early the next morning: 2h30 Am. The price of the ticket is around: 250,000 vnđ (11 USD) / ticket / way. If you want we can meet you here and transfer you to Ecolodge by car: Meeting Point- Ecolodge (the cost is $8/way)

Option 4: Departure at 17h30. – Bus departs from My Dinh bus station – Driver contact in Ha Noi: 0981.15.25.25, leaves Ha Noi every evening at 17h30. and this bus arrives at Meeting Point around 1h00AM. The ticket price is around: 250.000 vnđ (12 USD) / ticket / way. If you want we can meet you here and transfer you to Ecolodge by car: Meeting Point- Ecolodge (the cost is 8 $ / way)

If you take local bus from Sapa  which leaves every morning at 8h30 AM, you should wait at Sapa Market, the driver knows well this place . You should pay the driver directly and show the correct name Nga Ba Kim or Doi 1 (these places are far from Mu Cang Chai center around 25km). From Sapa, you can ask the receptionist of your hotel to call the Bus Tuan Hue driver: 0915 560 480 (the ticket’s price 200,000 vnd): it departs from Lao Cai-Sapa- Than Uyen- Mu Cang Chai- Nga Ba Kim and Doi 1. Our meeting point at Đoi 1 Nam Khăt. If you want we can meet you here and transfer you to Ecolodge by bus: Meeting Point- Ecolodge (the cost is 8 $ / way)

Which bus do you want to take to return to Hanoi?

Option 1: After breakfast quite early, 6h30 AM. Our employee will transport you to the square (300m) where you can take the bus back to Hanoi, the Kien Huyen bus leaves at 7:00 am from Nam Khat market. And you will be at My DINh station (Ha Noi) around 2:30 PM.

Option 2: You continue to stay at Mucangchai ecolodge to explore until 11h30AM. and check out of your room, then you can wait around 13h45. we will drive you to our meeting point so that you can take the Cuong Lan bus (driver’s contact :0961347799 or 0961357799) which passes by around 14h00, and you will be in Hanoi around 21h00.

Option 3: You spend the day at the lodge and after dinner we transfer you to the meeting point (DOI 1 NAM KHAT) to catch the bus at 21h00. or another at 22h15

All ticket price is same as previous ticket from HANOI to MUCANGCHAI

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Accomodation :

+Private room ( double/twin): 49 usd/room/night

+ Or  Single bed in Communal house: 17 usd/bed/night

Dinner ( Option 1)- From 7 usd to 12 usd.

Early check in ( Option 2+3)- Full charge

Day 2: Exploring the hill tribe | 17 km trekking – almost 7 hours

AM: 8h30: We depart for a visit to the Thai village. From the Ecolodge you will do trekking to Sang Village where the Hmong live. Then you walk for 2 hours on the trail, it is also the border between two provinces of Yen Bai and Son La. Standing on the trail, you watch the spectacular terraced fields in Ngoc Chien valley. Beautiful scene here is considered an ideal destination for photographers and painters. Standing down from above, you will be startled and ask yourself is this work of man or god. Continue in the pine forest and down the valley, you will discover the life of the Thai minority. The stilts located along the stream as the symbol of the Thai people from ancient times. You will have lunch here. Then you have time to go through the small streets in the village to interact with the locals peoples.

 PM:

Option 1: Ride back to Ecolodge and prepare for the cozy dinner.

Option 2: continue to ride to the place where you can relax in the bath with hot water completely natural.

Then you return to Ecolodge and rest while waiting for dinner

Day 3:  trekking and contemplate the most beautiful terraces

Terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai are widely existed in Mu Cang Chai plateau but big sites of terraced fields(villages) in Mu Cang Chai we visit are above 3, and “La Pan Tan terraced fields” is the biggest and most beautiful terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai

8h30: You depart after breakfast to visit terraced fields are recorded as national heritage.

We will go about 12km to reach the point of walking. All the beautiful things of mucangchai are waiting for you at the top, after a 1 hour climb we go through the Hmong people where you will meet innocent children, met hardworking women , All will welcome you with a friendly smile, in this village you can visit the traditional home of the indigenous people and learn the customs. You continue on the trail until you see the whole terraced fields that have been recorded as national heritage. This beautiful place has been CNtraveler magazine rated as the theater of golden rice. Picnic lunch and continue walking down to Che Cu Nha, motorbike pick up you there to transfer back to Ecolodge

Day 4: Mu Cang Chai- Hanoi ( daily bus or sleeper bus)

7h30: Local bus pick up you to drive to Nghia Lo Bus station then arrange another bus to back to Hanoi ( My Dinh Bus Station)

In case you take sleeper bus: after breakfast you walk to Cang Dong Village by yourself and at noon back to Lodge to check out. Wait until 21h00 and take motorbike taxi to get bus at Meeting Point