We transfer to Hoa Binh Province, and cycle to Mai Chau. The drive itself is a cultural lesson with the slow ascent onto the plateau passing various ethnic minority villages. The cycle takes us along tea and coffee plantations before arriving in the sparsely-populated district of Mai Chau. It is home to the Thai ethnic minority hill tribe and their distinctive stilt houses, and is also where we'll spend the night. Overnight in Mai Chau.