Morning
Have breakfast. Drive to Ky Son Village at around 09:00. Arrive at Moon Garden Home and check in. Enjoy a welcome drink with fresh local green tea.
You will have free time to discover the area. Let's walk together to visit ancient houses, local markets, and vast rice fields here.
Then, return to the homestay for a cooking class and learn how to make some popular traditional food like spring rolls and leave-wrapped beef rolls.
Afternoon
Relax with a Hand Spa service, having your fingers dipped in a fragrant lime bowl and the traditional herbal hand massage.
Free time to rest or chat with the host family about local snacks, sharing cultures, and learning about traditional customs.
Have a choice of a short 6km ride or a long 12km cycling round trip:
Short ride:
Cycling to discover the Ky Son, Tam Son, Van Minh, and Cham farming communities. Visit local families that make bamboo baskets, and stop at any home you like for a cup of tea and visit the kindergarten (if open).
Chat with local people about their daily life and try plowing or transplanting seedlings, or harvesting if you want.
Long ride:
Follow a local guide to discover the Ky Son, Tam Son, Van Minh, and Cham farming communities. Visit Mia Pagoda, Duong Lam ancient village, and Mong Phu Communal House.
Travel to the local family that makes traditional candies and the family with the oldest house in Duong Lam. Then cycling back along the ritual paths of Thang Thac village.
Evening
Return to the Moon Garden around 18:00 for happy hour where you can enjoy some local desserts and products such as maize, sweet potato, cassava, peanuts...
Have a moment of relaxation with a traditional, refreshing steam bath with fragrant herbs (Lemon grass, pomelo leaves, holy basil leaves).
19:15: Observe the evening Buddha worship of the people here. Then, enjoy a cozy dinner together at a local restaurant.
Have a foot bath in warm water with ginger, salt, and mugwort medicinal herbs before bedtime for a deeper sleep.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Moon Garden Homestay