MAI HICH COMMUNE COMMUNITY - BASED TOURISM

Mai Hich is a small commune in Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province, located about 150 km southwest of Hanoi city center. The beauty of nature changes following the year's seasons. Especially in the spring, in Mai Hich are red peach blossom, plum blossom, pure white apricot blossom with flying petals all over the streets and small hamlets.

There are 11 households in Mai Hich doing homestay business, mainly in Hich 1, Hich 2, and Cha Lang hamlets, with a capacity of 25-30 guests per household. Here, homestays have cooperated with other tourist villages to create tours and routes, such as Step village (Xam Khoe commune), Lac village (Chieng Chau commune), Pom Coong village (Mai Chau town) ... This action creates more attraction, promotes and introduces tourism, people and cultural features of the Thai ethnic group to visitors.

Mai Hich commune, which is located about 12 km from the center of Mai Chau district, has all the elements for tourism development:

Cultural experience: Visitors will feel the village's peace and the hospitality of the local people and explore cultural spaces such as traditional weaving villages, brocades, knitting,...

Cuisine: In addition to the above unique points, travelers cannot ignore local cuisine; the dishes here are also extremely unique, with unique flavors that are not found anywhere else such as Đầu Xanh duck (green-headed duck), Sắng vegetables, Dầm Xanh fish, ...

Other interesting activities: Climbing; Welcoming dawn in the village; Taking a boat to explore the Xia stream; Camping and BBQ party.

Every season, Mai Chau is beautiful in its way. The climate in Mai Chau is always mild and pleasant, so visitors can travel to Mai Chau any time of the year. However, to feel the shimmering beauty of this valley, travelers should come here in the early summer days, around May or June. This place is also an ideal resort to escape the sweltering heat of North summer.

In the ripe rice season, Mai Chau is poetic with immense golden rice fields and terraced fields stretching with colors from green to yellow like silk that help travelers not feel tired or bored even though they go a lot.

Like kayaking, rafting is also an engaging activity that visitors should experience when visiting Hoa Binh community attractions. If travelers like water activities or want to enjoy the peaceful scenery with beautiful limestone blocks on the lakebed, rafting is an interesting suggestion.

The experience of rowing rafts made of bamboo along the cool green Xia stream is a unique experience that few places have. In the early morning sunlight, green grass, misty mist, calm lake surface, only the sound of oars and the clear, joyful laughter of tourists rowing boats, such images are challenging to obtain in the city's hustle.

Mai Hich Community Cultural Village is a community tourism destination voted by ASEAN for 2017-2019. International tourists especially love this place. Here, visitors will discover the wonderful nature with ancient forests and palm hills by walking, climbing Pu Denh Mountain, exploring the Long cave, cycling to visit the village, or experiencing rafting on the Xia stream.

The special impression of this village is the experience of local cuisine prepared by the skillful hands of Thai women; the space of traditional stilt houses with cultural and artistic activities, stalls dance, wine mat of Can stickily rice every night... During the days of staying in the village, guests can join farming and breeding activities; Go to the waterfall bathing spot, walk through the stream beside corn fields, rice fields, bamboo forests in harmony with the idyllic rural life.

Minh Tho Homestay is one of the cheap Homestays in Mai Chau that many tourists choose as a place to stay after hard working days.

Minh Tho Homestay is designed basically but fully equipped. All rooms have a shared kitchen and bathroom with free toiletries.

Homestay currently has rooms for visitors to choose from at a reasonable price. Minh Tho Homestay is always ready to welcome and serve. For more information, please get in touch with the phone number: 097.495.3336.

Thuyet Nhung Homestay is in Hich 2 hamlet, Mai Hich commune, Mai Chau district. When visiting Thuyet Nhung Homestay, visitors will experience a new and comfortable space, participate in activities for visitors such as Can wine, rafting, cycling...

Thuyet Nhung Homestay is always ready to welcome and serve. For more information, please contact phone number: 097.430.5235.