(HBO) – The cool atmosphere of autumn has made Mai Chau beautiful and romantic like a young girl wearing a thin coat weaved with fog. The dream-like beauty is a special privilege of Mai Chau during the period from October to the end of March in the next year. It is also the ideal time for visitors to come to Mai Chau to experience the very interesting things that local life brings in.

Staying at a homestay instead of a hotel or hostel with available facilities, visitors will experience "three together" as a family member of the homestay – eat together, live together and work together. By directly engaging in daily activities with the hosts, visitors will have the wonderful opportunity to "live another life" completely.


Ha Thi Nhung - owner of homestay Thuyet Nhung in Hich 2 village, Mai Hich commune (Mai Chau district) prepares a neat and clean place to serve tourists.

During his first trip to Vietnam, Michael T. John from Sydney, Australia chose Mai Chau as one of the "must-visit" destination along with other famous tourist sites such as Ha Long Bay, Hoi An, Da Nang, Phu Quoc, Nha Trang and Hanoi. To make a plan for his two-month tour of Vietnam, John spent much time searching for information and was excited with information of Mai Chau. He said delightfully: "I have travelled to many places around the world and often opted for homestay. For me, living with local people in their homes is a great way to get into the local culture and experience cultural tours in the right way. Mai Chau has many times introduced by prestigious magazines in the world as a cultural tourism destination that gives visitors interesting experiences. Therefore, I decided to come to this land and after three days of homestay experience here, I am completely satisfied with the decision."


Three days in Mai Chau were really memorable days to Michael T. John and his friends joining the tour. They were very excited to participate in activities with Mrs Thuyet and Ms Nhung at Tuyet Nhung homestay (Hich 2 village, Mai Hich commune). Their day began in the early morning, when the dew was dense and cold winds poured into when visitors opened the windows.


A simple breakfast was served with bamboo-tube rice with sesame salt and tea cups. After that, both hosts and guests became ready to work in the field. After trying the farmer's field work, visitors walked to the nearby Xia stream to take the air.


You can choose any accommodation at Lac, Van villages or a homestay in a village of Mai Hich, as wherever you are, you can easily experience the most typical tourist products of Mai Chau with inter-village tourism. Here, community-based villages are just a few minutes' walk from each other. Among 138 villages of the district, only 15 engage in community-based tourism. They are attempting to develop homestays to attract visitors. In one day, with a bicycle, visitors can visit many places and explore their different values to have a rich travel experience. In addition, up to now, Mai Chau has successfully operated a walking tour. Destinations of the tour include the villages of Phuc San, Dong Bang, Bao La, Pa Co, Cun Pheo, Pieng Ve, Na Phon, Xam khoe, Mai Hich, Mai Ha and Chieng Chau communes. The combination of villages creates bright colours of a harmonious picture of the tiny, beautiful and attractive Mai Chau valley./.

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