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Enjoy the beautiful natural landscapes, fresh air and village life on this one-day hiking trip. This tour takes you hiking through the foothills of beautiful limestone mountains covered with jungle to visit local Hmong and Khmu hill tribe villages. The tour includes a scenic ride on the Nam Khan River and, during the wet season, a visit to the refreshing Tad Sae waterfall where you can swim and explore. Funds from this tour help support the local community.
Start with a morning transfer 25 minutes out of town to our Tiger Trail Adventure Camp. Cross the Nam Khan River by boat to the trail-head and begin our day hike through rice paddies and middle canopy. Our first stop will be a Khmu village named Ban Houay Fai, where the local children are likely to greet you with curiosity and smiles. Your guide will introduce you to the local life and customs.
Continue along ridges, limestone grottos and rocky slopes for lunch at Ban Tinpha, a Hmong village from which this trail gets its name. Mountains and valleys offer many opportunities to experience a variety of flora and fauna. Stop, look, listen and ask your guide about the life teeming around you. Weave your way through paddies and countryside. Chat with villagers and ask questions about life in Laos.
End in the riverside village, Ban Houay Yen. Our boat will be waiting to take you down a beautiful stretch of the Nam Khan with a stop at the Tad Sae Waterfall. Relax and soak in Tad Sae Falls after a day of trekking before returning by boat and vehicle to Luang Prabang.
The total trek is about 12 km, taking 4-5 hours through deciduous forest and farmland.
Please note: During the low water season (February to July), the Tad Sae Waterfall can be very low or dry and may be omitted.
Duration
1 Days - from Luang Prabang to Luang Prabang
Price per day
USD 115
Tour Type
Small Group Tour
1 day
fromUSD 115
This tour will serve different activities based on 2 different seasons: high water season and low water season. It will be a lot of fun during the high water season when the waterfall is flowing, but dirty roads can be more challenging. So it depends on your preferences to choose the one that best suits you.
Here is the detail program for each season:
High water season (August to January):
At the departure time around 8 am, you will be welcome at the bike shop by a local tour guide. You will be given a well-maintained mountain bike as your main transportation of your bike tour.
You will start the tour by cycling from the city center to Wat Pa PhonPhao temple, the first destination of the tour. You will not only visit and enjoy the fantastic beauty of this golden temple but also get a great view over Luang Prabang city.
Then, you continue riding your bike along a paved road through the teakwood forests and rice paddy fields. After enjoying the beautiful landscape with fresh atmosphere, you cycle along the Nam Khan River to visit the resting place of Henry Mouhot, an Anglophile French naturalist widely known as the “discoverer” of Angkor Wat.
After visiting the tomb, you continue biking through villages and past jungle-covered mountains until you reach the pier located on the banks of the Nam Khan River. Here, you will embark on a boat to cruise up the river to Tad Sae waterfall where you’ll have lunch in a beautiful landscape. After lunch, you can swim in the jungle. In addition, you can see and take photos of elephants there. It’s advisable that you buy some bananas and feed the elephants.
You then get on boat to head back to the camping site. You cycle back to Luang Prabang city following a route with beautiful scenery.
The tour ends about 5 pm.
Low water season (February to July):
In the low water season, Tad Sae waterfall is dry. You will then take a boat ride and walk into the jungle to see baby elephants instead of the waterfall. However, it still depends on the location and availability of the elephants.
Duration
1 Hours - from Luang Prabang to Luang Prabang
Price per day
USD 84
Tour Type
Group Tour
8 hours
fromUSD 84
This full day tour will take you to some interesting destinations. The time in each destination can be flexible as per your request.
At the departure time around 8:00 am, you will be greeted and picked up at your hotel’s lobby in Nong Kiaw city centre. You will be taken to Nam Our River to start your tour.
Once you arrive there, you will embark on a scenic long-tail boat to cruise along the Nam Ou River which is surrounded by jungle-covered mountains. It will take you about 15 minutes to reach the riverside Lao Leum village. You will enter this village, observe and listen to the commentary provided by the guide to understand more about the local lifestyle residents in these traditional villages along the Nam Ou River.
From the village, you will follow a small trail through the nearby mountain area. On the way, you will cross through rice paddy fields, forests and agricultural land. After arriving at the waterfall, you will stop for a short break and enjoy beautiful landscape there.
Then, you continue trekking in about 1 hour to the next spot of the tour, Sop Vanh Village. Coming to this village, you will visit a beautiful temple and learn about the history of Buddhism and this temple.
Following the morning adventure and a nice lunch, you will visit another traditional village, Lao –Khmu and a local farm.
Then, you will get on the boat to head back to your hotel in Nong Khiaw.
The tour ends around 5 pm.
Duration
1 Hours - from Nong Khiaw to Nong Khiaw
Price per day
USD 78
Tour Type
Group Tour
8 hours
fromUSD 78
Challenge yourself and experience a different world off-the-beaten-path, high in the mountains and surrounded by jungle on this full day hike.
Begin with a morning drive to Ban Xieng Lom, a rural Nam Khan riverside village located at the base of a huge mountain. We'll cross the Nam Khan on a small boat to begin the hike and then head through the jungle up to a mid-mountain Lao Theung village (Khmu).
Taking care not to disrupt the serenity of this isolated area, we can observe locals as they engage in daily tasks. You'll have the chance to ask questions and wander around in the small village. Your guide will be happy to translate your questions.
Waving our goodbyes, we enter a different world dominated by jungle, soaring limestone rock faces and flourishing ferns. Edge forward along a steep, narrow, rocky track and ascend to our final destination, sharing the trail with passing villagers on their day's pilgrimage to market.
After a short but steep walk, we finally arrive at the Lao Sung village (Hmong), an isolated and quaint village high in the mountains, overrun by roaming livestock. The local kids are likely to give you a warm welcome with laughter and smiles. Here we'll enjoy lunch in a local, humble home. Listen to the stories about the various cultures, play with the children or ask questions about the ways of life up here.
After this tranquil pause, we start our descent back through other small villages along the way. You will follow a little stream and see villagers on their way back from the market or fields until you reach the Nam Khan river. After a short boat ride, we'll be back to our starting point.
The total distance is 17 km (11 mi).
Difficulty level: medium to difficult.
The hike usually takes 6-8 hours, depending on conditions.
Duration
1 Days - from Luang Prabang to Luang Prabang
Price per day
USD 115
Tour Type
Small Group Tour
1 day
fromUSD 115
This guided, group tour is for those interested in exploring Luang Prabang, an ancient city that was the royal capital of the country until 1975. Upon meeting your group members and tour guides at our sales office, your tour starts with a visit to the morning market, a lively street where locals shop for everything from colorful vegetables and exotic fruits to live frogs.
Next, step into the serene calm of one of the city’s most elaborate monasteries, Wat Mai, and then to the former king's palace, where you’ll discover the history and present life of Luang Prabang. From there, we will head to the ancient Wat Xieng Thong Temple, which features a spectacular low sweeping roof. This temple is Luang Prabang’s most distinctive and recognized monastery.
After lunch we'll visit either the Unexploded Ordnance Museum (UXO Museum) Visitor's Centre*, which documents the devastation that Laos suffered during the Second Indochina War, or peruse local crafts at Ock Pop Tok, which brings the fascinating world of traditional Lao handicrafts alive for guests. After that, we’ll explore the 16th century Wat Visoun Temple, known for its enormous stupa and its collection of old gilded Buddhas.
We'll finish the day visiting the Traditional Art and Ethnology Centre (TAEC)**, the only independent resource center in Laos dedicated to the country's many and diverse ethnic groups.
*The Unexploded Ordnance Museum (UXO Museum) is closed on Saturday & Sunday.
**The Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre is closed on Monday.
Duration
1 Days - from Luang Prabang to Luang Prabang
Price per day
USD 120
Tour Type
Small Group Tour
1 day
fromUSD 120
This tour will serve different activities based on 2 different seasons: high water season and low water season. You have the option to choose the one that best suits you depending on your personal preference and schedule.
The following are the detailed programs for each season:
High water season (August to January):
At the departure time – about 8 am, you will be greeted and picked up at your hotel’s lobby in Luang Prabang by a local tour guide and a driver. You will be driven along a scenic route to the banks of the Nam Khan River.
Then, you will embark on a boat to cross the river to the trekking point. Once you arrive there, you start your first “Fair Trek’ journey in about 1.5 hours. You will trek through jungle, bamboo forest, rice fields and streams to reach a small Khmu village located on the foot of limestone mountains. Coming to this village, you will be taken around the village by the guide. You will be absolutely impressed by the beautifully weaved houses there. In addition, you can talk with local people and even enter their houses if the owners agree. Don’t be shy to talk to them as the guide will be there to connect you with the locals.
After exploring the Khmu village, you will continue hiking about 1.5 hours to the Tad Sae waterfalls. You can enjoy impressive view of high waters in the rainy season and clear, turquoise waters at the end of the rainy season. At the Tad Sea waterfall, you can have a refreshing swim or go to see elephants in the surrounding areas of the waterfall.
After some rest, you will get on boat again to head to the Tiger Trail Adventure Camp where you will start your kayaking adventure along the Nam Khan River. At the camp, you will be delivered a short review of safety rules and some technique and skills of paddling the kayak. You will definitely have an exciting journey through the beautiful Nam Khan River Valley and jungle. In addition, on the way, you can observe local people engaged in their daily activities on the river. This journey will take you about 2 hours depending on the conditions of the river. You can choose the level of difficulty when you book this tour: levels range from easy to difficult.
Low water season, February to July:
In the low water season Tad Sae Waterfall is dry, therefore it is not included in the itinerary. During your kayaking adventure, you can stop by the white sand beaches to relax, swim and visit the Henri Mouhot’s tomb.
After the these adventure activities, you will be driven back to Luang Prabang city.
The tour ends around 5 pm.
Duration
1 Hours - from Luang Prabang to Luang Prabang
Price per day
USD 116
Tour Type
Group Tour
8 hours
fromUSD 116
This full day tour will take you to some unforgettable destinations. The time in each destination can be flexible as per your request as long as it doesn’t affect the whole plan.
At the departure time, you will be greeted and picked up at your hotel’s lobby. You will be transferred to a bike shop to choose a good mountain bike for your cycling trip.
Once you get your bike, you will start your biking tour on a scenic, 30-kilometer paved road along the Mekong River toward your destination - the Kuang Si Waterfall. This journey will take you about 3-4 hours with rides over some hills (medium difficulty level).
On the way to the waterfall, you will drop by some villages and pay a visit to the Hmong Culture Museum built by locals to show their life and culture.
Upon your arrival at the Kuang Si Waterfall Nature Reserve, you will walk along lovely forest trail to the beautiful and refreshing pools of Kuang Si Waterfall. After arriving here, you can enjoy swimming and relaxing. There are small private changing rooms near the waterfall where you can change your swim suits.
After playing with the water, you will enjoy a nice lunch by the waterfall prepared by Tiger Trails.
In addition, you will be taken to visit the Bear Rescue Centre. Here, you will be given a lot of useful and interesting information about the Asian sun and moon bears as well as the ''Free the Bears'' protection program.
After a nice time at the waterfall, you will ride the bike down the hill to Mekong River where you will embark on a long-tail boat and take a scenic cruise about 1.5 - 2 hours along the river.
Arriving at the shore in Luang Prabang, you continue a short ride to the bike shop to return your bike.
End of tour.
Duration
1 Hours - from Luang Prabang to Luang Prabang
Price per day
USD 140
Tour Type
Group Tour
8 hours
fromUSD 140
This full day bike tour takes you to several destinations and the time spent in each destination can be flexible as per your request. You will be greeted at your hotel at around 8 AM and provided with a well-maintained mountain bike for the tour.
You start the tour by riding from the city center along the Mekong River and through local villages. On the way, you will stop at two traditional guild villages. First one is the village of Ban XiengLek – a village famous for weaving and making mulberry paper. After exploring this tiny village, we move on to the next village of Ban Xiang Hai, also known as Whiskey Village because it is well-known for producing Lao Lao rice whiskey.
Continuing on, you will stop at Pak Ou where the Nam Ou and Mekong River meet. Here, you can enjoy the fantastic views of incredible limestone cliffs rising from the rivers and the caves formed in the limestone landscape. You will then stop for a delicious lunch at a restaurant with an incredible view of both rivers and Pak Ou cave.
After lunch and a short rest, you will embark on a private longtail boat to cruise across the river to the holy Pak Ou Caves. You can see thousands of Buddha relics in both the lower and upper caves.
At the end of the day you get back on the boat to cruise to Luang Prabang. It’s time for you to relax and enjoy the scenic view of Mekong River. The boat ride takes about 1.5 hours to travel 25 km of the river. Upon your arrival in Luang Prabang, you cycle back to the bike shop and return your bike.
End of tour around 5 PM.
Duration
1 Hours - from Luang Prabang to Luang Prabang
Price per day
USD 149
Tour Type
Group Tour
8 hours
fromUSD 149
This tour will serve different activities based on 2 different seasons: high water season and low water season. It will be much more fun and exciting during the high water season when the waterfall is flowing, but dirty roads can be more challenging. So it depends on your preferences to choose the one that best suits you.
Here are the details for each season:
High water season (August to January):
At the departure time around 8 am, you will be greeted and picked up at your hotel’s lobby in Luang Prabang. You are then transferred to the Nam Khan River.
Once you arrive there, you will embark on a boat to cruise to the Tad Sae Waterfall which flows directly to Nam Khan River. Coming to this waterfall, you can enjoy not only the fantastic beauty of it but also go swimming in this natural pool. This waterfall is also a popular destination for elephants, so you can see real elephants there and take photos of them.
After relaxing with a refresh swim, you will get on the boat again to head towards our kayaking location where you will be equipped with safety gear to start your kayaking journey through stunning panoramic views of green jungle mountains and Lao life.
You will stop to have lunch, and then continue paddling. It will be very exciting when you kayak through sections of rapids. This journey will take you approximately 3-4 hours to finish the 20km (12 miles) kayaking. However, the time it takes will depend on your kayaking ability. In case you are really good at kayaking, you can have an extension for even longer kayaking from Ban En (25 km).
Low water season (February to July):
A full-day kayaking trip is not available during the dry season due to low water levels and impassible sections. Tad Sae Waterfall is low or dry from February to August. You can consider a half-day kayak option for this season. Please check with us for details.
The trip ends around 5 pm at your hotel.
Duration
1 Hours - from Luang Prabang to Luang Prabang
Price per day
USD 94
Tour Type
Group Tour
8 hours
fromUSD 94
This full day biking tour will take you to some great destinations where you will cycle about 50km over mixed trail - paved road and unpaved off-road. The riding level is medium. The time in each destination can be flexible as per your request as long as it doesn’t affect the whole plan.
At the departure time around 8am, you will be greeted and picked up by a local tour guide at your hotel. You are then transferred to a bike shop to pick a mountain bike for your tour.
You start the biking adventure by riding out of town along the Mekong River. After crossing the old communist bridge, you stop by a traditional village, Xieng Lek which is widely well-known for making mulberry paper and weaving. You leave the village and continue riding along Nam Xuang River through villages and scenic countryside landscape. Don’t forget to take photos of these beautiful and peaceful sceneries.
Then, you finish riding on nice road to start the next session of off-road route. You will cycle up and down the hills into countryside. You will cycle along beautiful vast rice fields and local villages such as Lao Leum, Hmong, and Khmu. You will also have a chance to talk to local people there, take photos with them and observe their daily activities.
Leaving these villages behind, you keep on riding along the Nam Khan River to the last destination of the tour, the beautiful WatPhonPhao or the “Peacefulness Temple”. This Buddhist temple is located on a hill towards the southeast of Luang Prabang and is well-known for its huge golden stupa and an incredible view overlooking all of Luang Prabang.
After exploring this temple, you ride back to the bike shop and return the bike.
End the tour around 5pm.
Duration
1 Hours - from Luang Prabang to Luang Prabang
Price per day
USD 84
Tour Type
Group Tour
8 hours
fromUSD 84
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