Pick up at Hanoi Opera House at 7:00 AM and a few hotels in the Old Quarter area. Depart to Pu Luong Nature Reserve by 7:30. Estimate a 4 hour drive without heavy traffic. Stop halfway for rest around 20 minutes. Drive for meander through roads that offer village landscapes seeing daily local activities somewhere along the way.

Before noon, arrive at Pu Luong Nature Reserve and have lunch. After that, check in your reserved room (standard check-in time 14:00). Free to relax and wander around. PM: A whole afternoon trek. Difficulty level 4/5 Transfer to Meeting Point and start a 10km trek. Conquer Kho Muong, an isolated village surrounded by a valley and the largest cave in Pu Luong by off-road trails via streams, mountain. Leave the village and head to scenic Bang village seeking for remote houses with gorgeous paddy fields. Transfer back to hotel and relax at your own. End of the first day.