Duration: Day trip
Level: Easy
Group size: Private trip only - from 1 person and above
Commencement date: Upon request
Highlights:  Reservoir Da river, boat trip on the lake of Hoa Binh, culture of Muong ethnic people, HCM trail museum

DESCRIPTION:
Hoa Binh and Hill Tribe villages make us have an image of the Red River delta and the wet rice culture. Located on Highway 6, Hoa Binh provincial is 70 km South-West of Hanoi. Hoa Binh town and the adjacent area was the cradle of the Hoa Binh culture. Archaeological finds show that this is the first place man domesticated crop plants.

Trip price: please enquire for availabilities & the most up date price

Trip Price Included
Private A/C Transportation
English speaking guide
Lunch
Entrance fees
A bottle of water/person

Note
Day packs
Sunglasses + hats

DETAILS ITINERARY:
We start at 08:00AM from Hanoi and after around 2 hour driving, we arrive in Hoa Binh Town where we can see Da Lake – belongs to Da River, which is one of the longest and biggest rivers in the North of Vietnam, sourced from the Northwest Upper. Here we have chance to see the biggest Hydroelectric Plant in Vietnam, that was built with the help of the Soviet Union in 1979 - 1994. The electricity generation is the main source for a transmission line running North to South and supplying places as far as the Mekong delta. It depends on the water level of the lake we may take 1,5 hour boat trip along the lake then we will have short visit the Muong Ethnic Minority village. We will meet the localities with their daily life and characteristic of the Muong Culture; like how to welcome visitors (before and after visitor’s come), how to invite visitor take tea or alcohol and so on. After that we will transfer to Hoa Binh hotel in Hoa Binh town for delicious lunch at around 12:00 - 01:00PM.
On the way back to Hanoi will will stop over at the Ho Chi Minh Trail Museum. We arrive back in Hanoi at 05:00PM. End of services.