Adventure holidays in Laos|Loas adventure holiday
Adventure holidays in Laos - To visit Laos is to go back in time. Roads are few. Rivers are many. The people are friendly and curious. It's an Eco- Adventure lovers' paradise.
Loas adventure holiday is a mountainous landlocked country, sharing the borders with Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, Thailand to the west and Myanmar and China to the north. Main cities in Laos include Vientiane the capital on the bank of Mekong River;
Luang Prabang the UNESCO World Heritage with numerous temples; Huay Xai in the north on the Mekong and the border with Thailand; Luang Namtha the capital of the north, well known for trekking; Muang Xay or Udomxay the capital of multi- ethnic group; Pakse the gate way to Wat Phou ruins and the 'four thousand islands” (Si Phan Don); and Suvannakhet in the south on the Mekong connected with Thailand.
With its thickly forested landscape that consists of rugged mountains,
Adventure holiday tour, plains and plateaus and the Mekong River, and the country as home to some of the most spectacular wildlife species in the world, Laos has therefore always promised travelers who visit the country, that they will have unique opportunity to explore the country's variety of natural richness.
Adventure holiday tour by Exotissimo we can create a tailor-made adventure holiday in Loas adventure holiday that has just the right blend of activity, culture and pure relaxation. Great Adventures has more than a decade's experience creating unique and authentic adventure holidays in the Southeast Asia region. Our dedicated team of professional local guides will show you a Laos not found in guidebooks.
After crossing the border between Thailand and Laos, check in the local guesthouse that we booked for you. At 18.00 pm, you'll catch up with your local Lao guide at the hotel.
He will give you a short briefing about the itinerary for the next coming days.
Following breakfast, we’ll drive to Vieng Phoukha. On the way we will visit Ban Nam Khok where the local people make Lao Wisky, afterward we visit Ban Nam Chang the minorities Lantan tribe. We expect to arrive Vieng Phoukha around 1500PM.
After breakfast, transfer by pick-up (or tok-tok) to Ban Nam O, a traditional village of the Khmu Kwaen ethnic groups. This is where our first village-based guide joins the group. The first half of the day follows the meandering Nam O River and its lush valley.
A Loas adventure holiday-style picnic lunch is taken on the way when hiking across several ridges offering panoramic views onto the forests of the Nam Ha NPA. The well-worn Akha trail continues past a temporary settlement of the upland rice farmers of Ban Nam O.
The first lodge on the top of a mountain at the Akha Phouli village of Ban Nam Lo is reached by late afternoon. A traditional Akha dinner cooked by the villagers marks the end of an adventurous first day. Homestay over here.
Adventure holiday tour - Rising early, you may be able to hear the sounds of the Black-Cheeked Gibbons. Tour of the village before setting off to a second Akha and Khmu village, Ban Taleng, where you have lunch.
During this day walk through the primary and secondary forest, and discover “Pa Mai Hok”, a bamboo forest area. After walking to the rough road following the Nam Mai River, the car will pick up and takes you via Luang Namtha and continues to Muang Singh.
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