| 4 Days Moung Ngoi Explorer ( Hill-tribe trekking and boat trip ) |
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Starting point: All Travel Service office on main street LungPrabang
Activities : 4 days to Nong Khiaw and Moung Ngoi (Trekking and boat journey)
Difficulty: Intermediate Tour type: Private or join a group
| Itinerary: |
| Day 1 |
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| 08:30 |
Hotel pick up by van and drive to Nong Khiaw passing hill-tribe villages en route. |
| 12:30 |
Arrive at Nong Khiaw where we will visit the famous wartime limestone cave of Tam Pha Thok. |
| 13:00 |
Enjoy your packed lunch along a stream near the cave-site amidst the fresh mountain air. |
| 15:00 |
Travel up the very picturesque Nam Ou River by longtail-boat one hour northeast to Moung Ngoi, an idyllic Lao rivertown. This is one of Laos’ most scenic destinations. |
| 17:30 |
Check-in at a guesthouse or bungalow. Then take a short walk exploring around this old village before sunset. Dinner at a local restaurant. |
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| Day 2 |
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| 08:00 |
Breakfast |
| 09:00 |
Start trekking to Ban Na (ethnic ‘Khamu’ and ‘Lao Loum’ villages) who came from Sip-song Ban-na (meaning literally ‘12 villages’). Inhabitants of the Kingdom of Sipsong Banna which entailed present day southern China, parts of Laos, Burma, and Thailand over 500 years ago stopped on their way to visit Tham Kang Cave. During the American War, this cave served as refuge to many villages trying to escape the intense bombing. We will be trekking under the rain forest and passing terraced rice fields and water buffalo on the way to Ban Na. There are other ethnic villages further out beyond Ban Na that we will visit. |
| 12:30 |
Relaxe with ‘free’ or open-time after lunch to explore on your own. There is a small stream just outside of Ban Na Village. |
| 15:00 |
Arrive at Ban Bo, a ‘Khamu’ village along another stream, where you will learn more about their culture and life-style. You can do a ‘homestay’ with a family or stay at the local guesthouse. Dinner is a simple Lao village meal. |
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| Day 3 |
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| 08:00 |
After breakfast and prepare things. we return to Moung Ngoi “Lunch at there” then go down Nam Ou stream by local fishing boat and trek approximately one hour to a Hmong village near the Nam Ou where we will overnight at a homestay with a Hmong family. You will learn more about Hmong culture, their society and activities. There will be ample time to explore this area on your own. |
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| Day 4 |
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| 08:00 |
After preparing your things and saying, ‘shi gee dua’ (meaning ‘good-bye) to your host family we take a motor boat downstream on the Nam Ou, passing Moung Ngoi on the way back to Nong Khiaw. A local lunch will be served at a riverside village en route to Luang Prabang. We will visit Tham Thing or the Pak Ou Caves and the ‘Lao whisky making’ of village Ban Sang Hai before arriving back in Luang Prabang approximately 16:00. |
| Tour includes: |
We recommend bringing: |
- Friendly local English speaking guide
- All meals and accommodations
- All entrance and tourism fees
to improve development 5%
- Villager reinvestment 15 %
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- A day-pack for your change of clothes for 3-4 days, and towel
- Sunglasses, sunscreen, sandals and footwear that will get wet
- mosquito repellant or insect spray
- Camera
- Some spending money and personal snacks/drinks |
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