Trekking / Khmu village A full day trip to Khmu and Lao Lum village in Chomphet District. Tour Includes: • Hotel pick up in Luang Prabang- depart 8:30 • Briefing and debriefing • Knowledgeable and friendly, local English speaking guide • Lunch  • Motorboat Trip • Transport to Luang Prabang - return 5:30

The Lao Theung (Upland Lao) are people who live on mid-altitude mountain slopes between 300meters and 900meters above sea level.  The Khmu are the largest group of these upland dwellers and share the lowest standard of living amongst the three Lao groups, often working as laborers for the Lao Sung.  For the most part, they are farmers who grow mountain rice, coffee, tobacco and cotton.  Their villages are built near streams, their houses have dirt floors like those of the Hmong, but crossed roof-beams.  Traditionally they are animists.   This trek provides us the opportunity to share encounters with Khmu and several Lao Lum villages.

Trekking / Hmong village A full day trip to Khmu and Hmong hill tribe village.  Tour Includes: • Hotel pick up in Luang Prabang- depart 8:30 • Briefing and debriefing • Knowledgeable and friendly, local English speaking guide • Transport to Khmu and Hmong village • Lunch  • Transport to Luang Prabang - return 5:30

The largest group of Lao Sung (high Lao dwellers) are the most recent immigrants to Laos, having come from Myanmar, Tibet and Southern China within the last century.  The Hmong live at altitudes greater than 1000 meters above sea level.  The agricultural staples for the Hmong are dry rice and corn grown on land cleared by slash and burn.  They also breed cattle, pigs, water buffalo and chickens.  The Hmong’s cash crop is opium – they grow more than any other ethnic group in Laos.  The Hmong are also the most aggressive and warlike of all sung groups and were the perfect offensive for the CIA trained Royal Lao Government special-forces under General Vang Pao in the 1960s and 1970s.  Scores of Hmong exited Laos following the 1975 revolutions.  The high mountains and 4 ponds that encompass this trek provide a backdrop which begs the question: are we happy with the load of material we clutter our lives with or are they happier with the close proximity of their devoted families, their simplistic lives, and the all encompassing nature.

Trekking / Kuang Si Waterfall        A full day trip to Hmong hill tribe village, including visit to Kuang Si Waterfall. Tour Includes: • Hotel pick up in Luang Prabang- depart 8:30 • Briefing and debriefing • Knowledgeable and friendly, local English speaking guide • Transport to Khmu and Hmong village • Waterfall park entrance fee • Lunch and swimming • Transport to Luang Prabang - return 5:30

We begin this adventurous trek by local car and arrive 60 minutes later in a Hmong village.  Being careful not to disrupt the serenity of this isolated village, we can observe the locals as they tend to their daily tasks.  After an enchanting encounter and photographs we continue with a 3.5 hour trek to the pristine surroundings of the Kuang Si Waterfalls.  Enjoy lunch on the way or next to the turquoise pools while you cool yourself with a refreshing swim.  Don’t forget to bring your swim suit.  A local car sees us to alluring Luang Prabang.

Biking / Easy circuit (30 km) A full day bike tour with a motorboat trip to Tad Sae Waterfall. Tour includes: • Hotel pick up in Luang Prabang- depart 8:30 • Knowledgeable and friendly, local English speaking guide • Professional, Canadian imported 24 speed mountain bike • Visit Wat Pa Phon Phao • Visit Ban Phanom weaving village • Visit Henry Mouhot grave site • Visit to Lao ethnic villages • Motorboat trip • Waterfall park entry fee • Swimming and lunch – return 5:30

The Lao Lum (Low Lao) are the Lao who have traditionally resided in and around the Mekong River valley.  They are a subgroup of the Thai-Kadai people who live throughout South-East Asia, southern China and the north-eastern Indian subcontinent.  Officially, the Lao government classifies them as living between 200meters and 400meters above sea level.  Lao Lum culture traditionally consists of a sedentary, subsistence lifestyle based on wet rice cultivation.  The Lao Lum were originally animists who adopted Theravada Buddhism as their religion in the middle of the first millennium AD.  As we leave Luang Prabang to Wat Pa Phon Phao, we are provided a fine opportunity to visit numerous Lao Lum ethnic villages, including Ban Panom, Ban Done Keo and the grave site of Henry Mohout.  At our final destination we hire a river boat and traverse the Nam Khan to visit spectacular Tat Se Waterfall for swimming and lunch. 

Biking / Medium circuit (40 km)     A full day jungle bike ride with a motorboat trip to Tad Sae Waterfall. Tour includes: • Hotel pick up in Luang Prabang- depart 8:30 • Knowledgeable and friendly, local English speaking guide • Professional, Canadian imported 24 speed mountain bike • Visit 2 Lao ethnic villages • visit Lao Lum silk weaving village • 2 motorboat trips • Waterfall park entry fee • Swimming and lunch • Mountain bike to Luang Prabang – return 5:30

Cycle down country back roads through bamboo forests, tropical orchards and shimmering rice paddies. Visit the Lao Loum village praised for its craft in cotton and silk hand weaving. Arrest your journey in isolated villages of smiling children, share their company, and take a consented photo.  Muse over the grave site of French explorer Henry Mouhot, the popularized discoverer of Angkor Wat, who died in Luang Prabang of malaria.  Park your bikes, rent a river taxi, and cruise the Nam Khan to a waterfall.  Enjoy lunch and a refreshing swim at the clear spring water of the beautiful That Se Waterfall.

Biking / Advanced circuit (50 km)   Biking / Advanced circuit (50 km) A full day bike excursion from Luang Prabang to 4 different rivers: Nam Khan, Nam Suang, Nam Pa, and the Mekong. Tour includes: • Hotel pick up in Luang Prabang- depart 8:30 • Knowledgeable and friendly, local English speaking guide • Professional, Canadian imported 24 speed mountain bike • lunch • Visit Lao ethnic villages • Mountain bike to Luang Prabang – return 5:30

This biking excursion provides you with the unique opportunity to take a bath in 4 different rivers, should you choose to take the plunge! Heading for the quaint isolated village of Phik Ngai, our sights are filled with farmers working the land, forests of teakwood, distant mountain vistas, and the smiles of passing locals curious about their observers. Heading north en route for Ban Natan, we are finally cognizant of the life of rural Laos. We arrest our journey at the banks of the Nam Pa to take lunch and a second plunge. Following the road to the river Nam Suang, we are afforded the opportunity to take a third plunge and onto the Mekong for a forth.

Fantastic landscapes and idyllic Lao Lum and Lao Theung villages litter the countryside and peering eyes and smiling faces follow into our periphery. A restaurant on the cliffs of the Mekong provides a superb view of the surrounding terrain and the inspiration for the journey home to awaiting Luang.

Whitewater trip - Nam Khan A full day trip on the Nam Khan River with a visit to a Lao Lum village and the Tad Sae Waterfall. Tour includes: • Hotel pick up in Luang Prabang- depart 8:30 • Knowledgeable and friendly, local English speaking guide • Professional, Canadian imported raft or kayak • Transport to put-in • Visit to Lao Lum village • Waterfall park entry fee • Swimming and lunch • Transport from take out to Luang Prabang – return 5:30

Explore the navigable rural waterways of Xieng Ngeun district at the helm of a Canadian imported raft or kayak. Paddle along unspoiled valleys then dock your vessel at a isolated waterfall for lunch and to frolic in the afternoon sun.

Whitewater trip – Nam Suang River A full day trip on the Nam Suang River with a visit to a Lao Lum village. Tour Includes: • Hotel pick up in Luang Prabang- depart 8:30 • Knowledgeable and friendly, local English speaking guide • Professional, Canadian imported raft or kayak • Transport to put-in • Visit to Lao Lum ethnic village • Visit to waterfall • Lunch and swimming on sandbank • Transport from take out to Luang Prabang– return 5:30

Begin this whitewater adventure in a distant Lao Loum village to the north of Laos. A two hour drive flanking stray buffalo, banana and teak filled jungle, narrow and winding mountain passes, and distant towering vistas will be sure to excite the senses and the viewfinder of your camera. Photograph ogling children, enjoy lunch and swimming on a sand bank and savor the indelible images of Laos for a lifetime.

Whitewater trip – Nam Ming A full day trip on the Nam Ming river with visit to Lao Lum ethnic village. Recommended for overnight stay. Tour Includes: • Hotel pick up in Luang Prabang- depart 8:30 • Transport to put-in • Knowledgeable and friendly, local English speaking guide • Professional, Canadian imported raft or kayak • Visit to Lao Lum village • Visit to hot spring • Lunch and swimming on sandbank • Transport from take out to Luang Prabang - return 5:30

We enter this excursion with a 1.5 hour land rover or local car ride to a Lou Loum ethnic village. Relax as you wind through unspoiled valleys shared with communal bathers and playing children. We are guided to a sandbank where lunch and swimming are the agenda. If time permits, warm your feet in a small nearby hot spring and climb up a limestone rock to view a cave with ancient Buddha figure. Note: we recommend the above adventure as a two day excursion with a campfire on a sandbank. Day 2: raft down the Nam Khan to Tad Sae for swimming and lunch.

25 km upstream from the ancient Pak Ou Caves is the venue for this Nam Ou adventure. Enjoy several fast flowing rapids and stunning views of scenery. This region is the fastest flowing stretch of the river. Enjoy lunch on a sandbank and a cool dip.

River trip – Nam Ou / Mekong A full day trip on the Nam Ou River with a visit to Pak Ou and Lao whisky village. Tour Includes: • Hotel pick up in Luang Prabang- depart 8:30 • Transport to put-in • Knowledgeable and friendly, local English speaking guide • Professional, Canadian imported raft or kayak • Lunch and swimming on sandbank • Entry fee to Pak Ou caves • Visit to Whisky village • Transport from take out to Luang Prabang - return 5:30

Some 25 km upstream from Luang Prabang, this water adventure provides you the opportunity to view the thousand plus Buddha images on display in a limestone cliff at the mouth of the Nam Ou River known as the Pak Ou Caves. These two caves are crammed with Buddha images of all shapes and sizes. The lower cave, known as Tham Ting, is naturally lit. The upper cave, Tham Phum, is deeper, so bring a torch or rent one. Also enjoy a visit to whisky village to sample the local products.

Depart Luang Prabang by local car to a Lao Loum village. Here, indulge in fascination while observing the simplicity of life. Become cognizant of how the sounds of the nearby forest fill your senses, as does the teakwood and bamboo fill its pristine lush jungles. Follow the tips of our trained guides and share the way with shy passing villagers on their daily pilgrimage to the local market. Enjoy lunch and relieve you hot and exhausted body by immersing yourself into the refreshing waters of the sparkling Tad Sae Waterfall. After lunch, switch to a whitewater raft or ocean kayak to paddle down the mighty Mekong’s juxtaposed tributary - Nam Khan.

Cycle down country back roads through bamboo forests, tropical orchards and shimmering rice paddies. Visit the Lao Loum village praised for its craft in cotton and silk hand weaving. Arrest your journey in isolated villages of smiling children, share their company, and take a consented photo.

Muse over the grave site of French explorer Henry Mouhot, the popularized discoverer of Angkor Wat who perished in 1861 of malaria. Park your bikes, rent a river taxi, and cruise the Nam Khan to a waterfall. Enjoy lunch and a refreshing swim at the clear spring water of the beautiful Tad Se Waterfall.

Once rejuvenated, gear up to continue your encounter at the helm of a Canadian imported whitewater raft or customized sit-on-top ocean kayak. Engaging in the much needed physical exercise when others choose to play is entirely up to you.

Customized Excursions:

Our customized excursions permit you to create your own adventure catered to the interests and needs of you and your group. Up to two weeks of self-tailored activities and unforgettable fun await you.
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Luang Prabang City Tour
Discover the treasures of Unesco’s World Heritage city, Luang Prabang, with a locally employed private escort 8:30 – 5:30

Luang Prabang Biking Tour
Take pleasure in an invigorating bike ride along the streets of Luang Prabang. Explore her golden temples, historic museum, bustling markets, and panoramic view from Phousi Mountain. A visit to Ban Phanom’s silk and cotton hand weaving village can not be overlooked. 8:30 – 5:30

Pak Ou Caves / Kuang Si Waterfall Tour
Enjoy a boat trip to the thousand plus Buddha images at Pak Ou caves. Visit whisky village and sample the local products. After lunch, visit the stunning Kuang Si Waterfall. Enjoy a swim in her refreshing turquoise pools. On route for Luang Prabang, make a stop at one of the many Khmu or Hmong ethnic villages for handicrafts or photographs. 8:30 – 5:30

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Trekking grades: 1 is flat city streets 2 is rolling country roads 3 is small periods of up and downs 4 is small bursts of uphill climbing 5 is factoring in the inclusion of the sun and carrying your backpack. River classes: 1 is easy for beginners 2 is gentle flow with small rapids 3 is larger body of water with mild periodic rapids

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