Day 01
Ba Vì Countryside, Tea Farm, Cooking, and Village Cycling
- Meet your tour guide at 8:00 a.m. and set off for Ba Vì, a countryside area on the outskirts of Hanoi.
- Arrive at Ri village, enjoy a welcome drink and snacks, and meet your first host, Mr Duoc, a Vietnam War veteran and tea-farm owner. Listen to stories from his life during the war while enjoying your drink, then visit his tea plantation. You will learn how to pick the best tea leaves to make one of Vietnam's most wonderful beverages. Continue to his small workshop, where most of the tea production is still done manually.
- Take a short drive to Moc village, where you will meet your next host, Mrs Chin, who will teach you how to cook local Vietnamese dishes. Later, enjoy the meal you have prepared for lunch in a beautiful tropical garden.
- After lunch, take a short break and join Mrs Chin for a walk around the village. Visit local families to understand the rural lifestyle and learn how tofu, conical hats, and other local products are made. Then enjoy a cycling trip through beautiful paddy fields.
- Wrap up your countryside tour with a traditional foot soak in warm water with herbs, prepared according to the traditional recipes of the Mường ethnic minority. It is a relaxing way to rest your feet after cycling around the village.
- Later, enjoy your transfer from Ba Vì back to your accommodation in Hanoi.
