Mai Chau and Pu Luong NP

Drove from the chaos of Hanoi to Pu Luong NP where we had a wonderful lunch at an open air restaurant. The fish was local and breaded with a nut mixture that had a butter,lime and passion fruit sauce. Then we walked around the rice fields and drove to Mai Chau at the Mai Chau lodge. What a wonderful oasis this hotel was. They had a local dance show every night at 830 by the pool. Their basil margarita was excellent.
My suite had a porch overlooking the rice fields with bamboo lounge chairs outside. The bathtub was round and made of wood. It also had a private pool at the lower level below the porch.
The next day I had a full body massage that costed $15.90 in local money.Read more