Mai Chau Hoa Binh

Mai Chau is located in Hoa Binh province, about 135km (83 miles) from Hanoi and 60km (37 miles) from Hoa Binh City. Mai Chau Vietnam is well known for its natural beauty. The valley is home to many ethnic minorities, including the white Thai. Although most locals no longer wear traditional dress, the Thai women are masterful weavers who ensure that there is plenty of traditional-style clothing to buy in the village centre. You will see women weaving on looms under or inside their houses in the village. Much of the silk looks similar to that seen in Laos. The Thai of Mai Chau are less likely to employ strong-arm sales tactics than their H'mong counterparts in Sapa Vietnam: polite bargaining is the norm rather than endless haggling.

Everywhere, the stilt houses border both sides of the roads. The houses are quite large with palm leaf roofs and bamboo-slat floors. The kitchen is located in the center of the house; the cooking as well as the making of the colorful "tho cam" takes place in the kitchen. This material is used by the Thai minority to make their clothes. The windows are large and decorated with patterns. Each house also has a pond to breed fish.

The Sunday market brings a lot of people into town. It is full of local products and a mass of color, sights and sounds. People from different minorities living in the nearby mountains come to Mai Chau market to sell their specific products: honey, bananas, corn, and "tho cam" made by skilled Thai women. As important as the commercial aspect of the Sunday market, it is also a social occasion for people whose remote mountain homes isolate them for the remainder of the week.

Related Mai Chau Tours

4 Days Mai Chau Discovery Tour
Tour Code : VEH 14
Mai Chau is just 130 km in the northwest of Hanoi and it sets amongst some of northern Vietnam's most stunning scenery.

3 Days Mai Chau Mini Trek Tour
Tour Code : VEH 15
This trip allows us to explore Mai Chau in three days. The trip offers both adventure and hill tribe life.

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