Ban Lac Village
Bản Lác
A White Thai village beside Mai Chau town, where stilt-house homestays, weaving stalls and rice paddies meet. It is the hub of Mai Chau tourism.
Ban Lac has a history of several centuries, and most of its residents are White Thai people. Almost every family has converted its stilt house into a homestay: upstairs, shared mattresses are covered with mosquito nets, while downstairs they sell hand-woven scarves and brocade pouches. During the day you can watch weaving, or rent a bicycle at the village entrance and ride out to the rice fields. In the evening, many homestays offer Thai singing, dancing and bamboo-pole dances, and you can drink traditional rice wine through long bamboo straws. It's about 1 kilometer from the center of Mai Chau town, and buses from Hanoi can drop you right at the village entrance. Weekends in peak season are busy.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Pom Coong Village
- Chieu Cave
- Mai Chau Valley Rice Fields
- Thung Khe Pass
- Mai Hich Village
- Kho Muong Village & Bat Cave
- Pa Co Sunday Market (Hang Kia – Pa Co)
- Pu Luong Nature Reserve – Ban Don Terraces