City orientation tour followed by a welcome dinner with your local guide. We leave Hanoi for MaiChau, and stop on the way to take in some spectacular views, arrive in MaiChau around noon. After lunch in MaiChau town, we drive to the minority village, where we will start our trek. We have dinner and spend the night at a village of the White Thai Minority People in their traditional house on stilts. In the afternoon we walk another 3 hours to the village, where we have dinner and spend the night in a house on stilts.
Shower is at the public bathroom of the village.
Today's 5-hour trek is on hilly terrain along buffalo paths connecting the villages. After lunch, we drive to HaiPhong. Stay overnight at the hotel in HaiPhong. Morning departure for Cat Ba Island. We undertake a motorbike ride around the island exploring the caves, beaches and National Park.