Day 1: Hanoi – Mai Chau, ~160 km, ~5 hours, (L, D) Leaving Hanoi and breaking out of the delta plains we pass through endless limestone karst scenery as we travel south through “Perfume Pagoda” country and extensive farming lands comprising a sea of paddy fields split by tree-lined roads. After a picnic lunch near [...]

Day 1: Hanoi – Mai Chau, ~160 km, ~5 hours (L, D) Leaving Hanoi and breaking out of the delta plains we pass through endless limestone karst scenery as we travel south through “Perfume Pagoda” country and extensive farming lands comprising a sea of paddy fields split by tree-lined roads. After a picnic lunch near [...]

Day 1: Hanoi – Mai Chau, ~160 km, ~5 hours (L, D) Leaving Hanoi and breaking out of the delta plains we pass through endless limestone karst scenery as we travel south through “Perfume Pagoda” country and extensive farming lands comprising a sea of paddy fields split by tree-lined roads. After a picnic lunch near [...]