The road from Hanoi to Mai Chau gradually leaves the city behind. Traffic thins, buildings make way for fields and the landscape begins to fold into steep, green mountains. Avana Retreat is hidden deep inside this scenery, far beyond the better-known hotels and homestays in the central Mai Chau valley. It is not a resort that happens to have a beautiful view. The forest, rice terraces, streams and waterfall are the resort. Read more…