Trekking Vietnam Mai Chau in January

Mai Chau is located in Hoa Binh province, approximately 135 km from Hanoi and 60 km from Hoa Binh. Mai Chau is the name of a district of Hoa Binh province where are located the two villages Lac and Poom Coong are inhabited by the White Thai people. For most of travelers and tourists travelling to Mai Chau is to coming to Lac and Poom Coong villages where they spend the night in a local stilt house (homestay).

From Hanoi you can hire a car and travel to Mai Chau. The road transfer takes about 3.5 – 4 hours. Those who are on budget can buy a bus ticket at My Dinh station. There are more than two departures per day leaving My Dinh bus station in both morning and afternoon. Renting a motorbike is also a good choice for many active adventure travelers.

January is a very good month for doing a trek in Mai Chau.  January falls into late of winter and the early of spring. During this month, the temperature is around 20 degree C in Mai Chau (day time). The temperature can be lower at night or when there is a monsoon. The sky is usually cloudy with few hours of sunshine (about 4 hours sunshine per day). It is quite sec in January with little rain.

If you are already plan your holidays to Mai Chau in January, please check with us if your holiday falls into the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, the TET festival which usually falls into late January or early February. During this period there are lots of Vietnamese tourists going on holidays. Mai Chau is one of favorite place especially for young travelers including pupils and students. They come to Mai Chau for camping, trekking and spending the night at a local home (homestay). Many tourist sites, restaurants and homestays are closed during the TET festival.

Indeed, Mai Chau offers a wide selection of trekking tours ranging from easy, short walking day tours to multi-day challenging trekking tours. Most of Mai Chau treks start in either Lac or Poom Coong village. You travel through different Thai hamlets, rice fields, hillsides before taking another hiking trail to get back to Mai Chau again where you will be picked up by your vehicle and transferred back to Hanoi. Those who are more adventurous can get off of the car in the national road #6, from there they begin their trek hiking through H’mong and Dzao village until they reach Mai Chau, picked up and transferred to back to Hanoi.

There are also some other extension tours which can be combined with Mai Chau trekking tours including Tam Coc river boat trips, Tam Coc countryside cycle, Pu Luong Nature Reserve trekking tours, Cuc Phuong National Park trekking, birding tours…These optional tours can be ideal for active, adventure travelers seeking a multi-activity holidays in Vietnam. Except in Halong bay where it may be a bit foggy in January, Tam Coc, Kenh Ga village, Van Long are good for doing either cycling or sightseeing.

“Mai Chau is one of my favorite places for trekking. I come back here and do the trek quite every year. The Mai Chau valley does not have the wild scenery and the big landscape that people must say wow when they first come. But the Mai Chau people are very friendly and smiley. The area is quiet, peaceful. This is the true place for you to come and experience the real life.” – Said Manh Nguyen, experienced tour guide at Lotussia Travel.

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