EXPLORE NORTHERN LAOS - 10 DAYS/ 9 NIGHTS - From: 1,147$

On arrival, you will meet your guide at the airport and then relocate to your hotel to check in. Your hotel room is available from 1.30pm on. Afternoon is free at your leisure to relax. Go out and look for delicious meals for dinner. Overnight at the hotel. 

You are highly recommended to rise up early this morning in order to catch the beautiful moment of the sunrise at the crossroads in town. You will also have the opportunity to observe the Tak Bat ceremony (procession of monks). During the ceremony, the faithful stand on the sidewalk carrying foods in their arms in order to offer them to the walking-by monks wearing orange robes. Show your respect them and avoid disturbing them.

You will visit the Royal Palace – nowaday the National Museum – in early morning before having a 70km journey towards Khuang Sy waterfall via a beautiful road bordered by rice paddies and villages. Stop en route at some of the village and a countryside lunch will be served at the waterfall. Swimming is allowed in the waterfall as long as  weather permits. for

Transfer back to Luang Prabang. Situated on the left bank of the Mekong River, it used to be a religious capital, housing more than 100 beautiful temples. Particularly, you will discover:

Vat Xieng Thong – contains numerous holy buildings (or Temple of the Royal City – the finest temple in the city)

Vat Visoun – the city’s most ancient temple with wooden windows designed under influences of the Vat Phou’s Khmer temple.

The H’mong Night Market, setting up every day in the main street in the late afternoon from 5.00pm to 10.00pm, will be arranged to visit. Enjoy dinner by yourself. Overnight at the hotel.

Board a traditional boat today to take a cruise along the Mekong River. Enjoy lunch on boat, stop en route to visit the holy Pak Ou caves which protects hundreds of Buddha statuettes. From the caves you will have an impressive view of the Mekong at the confluence with Nam Ou River. Keep cruising upstream till we reach Eco Lodge, situated close to a Khamu village. The Mekong River is at the lowest part of a precipitous sided valley, bordered by tropical forest both sides. Time passes by and a village will be observable. This part of the river is known to harbor the famous Mekong giant catfish and you will see an usual picture of fishermen waiting patiently for their rare chance to come. Around mid-day we will reach your lodge, lying amongst lush tropical vegetation in the central of the Lao jungle. This will be your perfect hideaway, far from your problems in daily life.

Enjoy lunch after settling into your tent, and then depart to visit the neighbor village of Ban Nyoy Har, where 63 families make a living in traditional Kamu fashion. Stroll along and observe firsthand Kamu’s way of living: children playing with their own joys, a villager scooping harvested peanuts from a tarp to a bamboo basket, another braiding strips of bamboo into a cylinder for rice,… Animals with their childs are wandering everywhere…. Dinner and night at the lodge.

Continue our cruise up to Mekong River for Pakbeng. Beautiful views of countryside is offered along the river. Stop at one of many villages located nearby the river banks for several walks. You will have opportunities to understand more about those habitant’s living condition in this upper northern of Mekong River in Laos. At the end of the day you will arrive Pakbeng. Dinner and overnight at your lodge. 

In the morning, you will cross the Mekong River to visit Mekong Elephant Camp. Once getting there you will have the chance to take part in an elephant bathing show. A 2-hour elephant ride will be included, too, for exciting moments travelling through villages populated by many ethnic groups. Lunch at your lodge.

In the afternoon, transfer by a tuk tuk towards the local market and continue to Xang Keng Khmus village, a nice village located on the forest’s border. Wrap up your day in the late afternoon with Wat Chom Si Cheng, a local temple offerring the beautiful view of the Beng River. Enjoy dinner and a good night at the lodge !

In the afternoon leave for the district of Oudomxay, surrounded by mountain ranges spreading over Laos, Vietnam and China. Along the road, stop to visit some villages of Lu and Khmou hill tribes. After driving 3 and a half hour (including our short stops), here we are in Oudom Xay District in the middle of Northern Laos. The area is a gorgeous mixture of mountains view and green landscapes, and is the habitat of many local communities

In the late noon you will arrive at Muang La Resort. Enjoy lunch on your own. In the afternoon, take a stroll around the resort and nearby village. Immerse in peaceful atmosphere and beautiful sceneries of the area and make some stops en-route to discover the local’s daily life. Dinner and overnight at the resort. 

In the morning, leave your hotel on a 4x4 vehicle in order to meet H’Mong and Ikhos inhabitants two typical communities of Laos. You will travel via an amazing track climbing up to 1,000 meters, which offers you an unforgettable view point.  You will begin the day by visiting the beautiful and lonely village of Ikhos. This community, originating from Yunna and Tibet, has remained extremely traditional for centuries. After lunch, you will have a 45 minute walk to the H’Mong village of Ban Tauser. This ethnic group of H’Mong from the high steppes of Tibet still keeps many of their traditions. Return to the lodge in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the resort.

Rise up early this morning to transfer about 1.5 hours by road towards Muang La. Once arrival there, hop on a traditional slow boat for a 3-hour cruise downstream the Nam Ou River towards Muang Ngoi. Along the way you will have a chance to observe limestone outcrops partly covered in ponderous vegetation. Hold your steps at a beautiful village of Thai Ed at Muang Ngoi. Stretching along the Nam Ou, this pretty village offers you a tropical atmosphere with coconut palms and thatched cafes. Picnic lunch is prepared or you can enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Check into your guesthouse and after that take a 2-hour walk in Muang Ngoi's surrounding rice fields, along with limestone outcrops, reminding the spectacular Halong Bay of Vietnam. You will also see different stages of rice growing depending on the season of your arrival time. Dinner on your own. Spend this night at the guesthouse.

Leave the Muang Ngoi village behind and we keep cruising down the Nam Ou River to Nong Khiaw. Once get there, transfer by road towards Luang Prabang. Stop en route to visit Lu villages at Bane NaYang then Bane Hat Kho. Lunch is served at a local restaurant. In the late afternoon you will arrive back in Luang Prabang to check in to your hotel. You're free at your leisure in the evening time. Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

Take your last time here to explore the splendid Luang Prabang for the last time before transferring to airport for your onward flight. Room is available before noon only. Meals on your own. OUR SERVICES END HERE.