Mai Chau is a district of Hoa Binh Province, a famous travel destination in northwestern Vietnam. 160 kilometers from Hanoi, the district is normally called Mai Chau Village for its highlights and is suitable for a short trekking and biking tours. Travelers are stunned by this town’s mighty mountains, emerald rice fields and unique houses-on-stilts.
Spending a short cycling tour to Mai Chau is recommended when you want to escape from noisy and busy urban life. The destination is a perfect alternative if you do not have enough time for a Sapa excursion but still keen on experience a mountainous town and ethnic minority life.