BIKING & KAYAKING THROUGH THE NAM KHAN RIVER VALLEY

High water season, August to October:

This tour around Luang Prabang combines mountain biking with an easygoing kayaking trip.

It brings exactly the right refreshment into your tropical day in Luang Prabang and takes you to some of the best sites, including golden temples overlooking the city and Henri Mouhot’s grave.

After a biking tour through the Nam Khan valley and diverse village visits we take a break on the banks of the Nam Khan River.

After lunch we take a refreshing plunge at Tad Sae Waterfall then we get our kayaks to paddle downriver on the Nam Khan back to Luang Prabang

Walking Difficulty Scale: Kayaking & Cycling easy going

Duration; 1 Day

Start / Finish : luang prabang

A 30 km Bike ride outside of Luang prabang on paved roads up to Kuang si Falls

This tour takes you on a great 30 km bike ride outside of Luang Prabang on paved road to Kuang Si Waterfall, the most beautiful waterfall in the area surrounded with lush jungle. You can swim, visit an Asiatic Bear Sanctuary, and explore the local jungle. After the great ride and a refreshing swim, we’ll enjoy a cruise on a long boat up the mighty Mekong River return to Luang Prabang.

Join-in tours available

walking difficulty scale: cycling  30km

Duration; 1 Day

Start / Finish: luang prabang

The elephant heard day tour is a continuation of half day tour elephant wonders. After lunch, the continuity of tour goes as follows:

after a well deserved lunch, your guide will instruct you on the days activity which can range from, making vitamins balls, to picking fruits and vegetables for the elephants, to trekking the surroundings and admiring the Mekong views.

stroll through the compound and meet our craftsmen Mr. Kam the black smith, Ms. Mee, the weaver and Mr. Mong, the bamboo specialist. you will be fascinated by their expertise, their unique handicrafts with the creation of articles that each have their story ( and which you could even choose to bring home!)

Walking Difficulty scale: Low - Medium

Duration: 1 Day

Start / finish: Pakbeng

This tour is a challenge for non-experienced mountain bikers and is rated as difficult.

Discover the lao Jungles of Luang prabang, a long day and a hard slog on your bike, well worth the effort!

Meet your guide early morning and we'll get you fitted and sorted on of our quality mountain bikes.

We start with a short ride on tarmac to warm up before we get on the single dirt track. We climb up through the jungle for a few kilometers.

Walking difficult scale: cycling medium -Hard

Duration; 1 Day

Start / Finish : Luang prabang

We’ll board one of our boats for a scenic ride upriver to the Tad Sae waterfall where we’ll have lunch and enjoy the beautiful area with time to swim and explore.

This is a medium circuit similar to our BM1-1 tour but with both on- and off-road sections, a few more hills, and a river crossing by boat into local villages.

The tour will take you to explore famous paper and weaving villages; through rice paddies, jungle and mountain landscape; and to the Nam Khan River and Tad Sae Waterfall (seasonal). Enjoy a day of biking through the foothills of mountains surrounding Luang Prabang to see jungle, village life, nature, and waterfalls.

We’ll return by boat to our bikes and cycle through beautiful scenery on our return ride by paved road to Luang Prabang city.

Total biking is 46 km (29 mi) on mixed dirt and paved road with some hills.

walking Difficulty scale; cycling 46km on and off road

Duration; 1 Day

Start / finish: 1 Day

This eco volunteering program is your gateway to feeling like a part of the Elephant Conservation team! It will give you a more in-depth insight into what it takes to look after elephants.

During the week, you will share in the life of our staff and learn more about the Lao culture.

You may even pick up a bit of Lao language! You will start by following our 3 day ‘Exploration’ program. Then you will be asked to assist us in the Center’s development by participating in current projects on site.

During your visit at the Center you will spend a lot of time walking through our protected area. The area is forested and might not always be accessible without you getting dirty. Activities in the forest vary during the rainy season between May and September.

You will be guided by a local English speaking guide and international experts.

Walking Difficulty Scale: Medium

Duration: 3 Days

Start / Finish: Luang Prabang

We’ll start with a traditional boat, complete with a roof to shade against the sun and any rain, riding upstream on the Nam Ou for 40 minutes. Surrounded by mountains and passing villages nestled in the forests, you will see Buffalo bathing in the river, people fishing and often children swimming in the river.

This is a fantastic half day scenic trek suitable for all ages. Experience the stunning Nam Ou River by long boat passing villages surrounded by cast rock mountains. You trek an easy walk to the hidden Tadmok Waterfall where you can have a refreshing swim. You will visit a delightful and friendly local Khmu village.

walking Difficulty; Low - Medium

Duration: Half day

Start / Finish: Nong khiew

1 Day River Cruise package from Pakbeng to Luang Prabang

Walking Difficulty Scale: Low-Medium

You will visit Ban Xang Hai is famous for its Lao Lao (distilled rice whisky); here, you can try before you buy.

A variety of handicrafts are also for sale here. Getting there, the village, 29 km north of Luang Prabang, a boat ride to Tam Ting (Pak Ou caves).

Here you will walk the narrow footpath-streets behind the very attractive wat, featuring weavers' looms, colourful fabric stalls and a few stills producing the wide range of liquors sold.

(Comfy walking shoes, please note you have to walk up the embankments in Pakbeng & Luang Prabang

Duration: 1 Day

Start/ Finish: Pakbeng/ Luang Prabang

Meal Plan: 1 Lunch on-board

Overnight accommodation: Not included

Experience breath-taking scenery from a traditional long boat as you slowly travel upstream on the Nam Ou river.

Surrounded by some of the most graceful limestone mountains in North Laos, you'll pass by villagers going about their daily lives.

Explore the small village of Muang Ngoi and visit a cave used during the Secret War.

Spend 2 hours gently paddling down the river and visit a small inviting Khmu village and waterfall in the jungle where you can cool off and have a snack.

walking Difficulty: Low - Medium

Duration : 1 Day

Start / finish : Nong khiew

After crossing the mighty Mekong, your guide will begin by
introducing the team, the sanctuary, its mission and initiatives towards animal welfare. Visitors will also be given
an in- depth presentation of our elephants, explain their very own story, their family ties without forgetting to
hear about the special bonds they all individually share with their mahout.

Enter the pure primary forest and meet the elephants in their natural habitat. At the
Mekong Elephant Park, we do not allow physical interactions between visitors and the elephants. We
encourage passive observation as believe we are the invitees to their world, their environment and wish to just
let them be.

walking Difficulty scale: Low - Medium

Duration:1 half - day

Start / finish; Pakbeng

1-day cruise on the Mighty Mekong River Cruise package from Luang Prabang to Pakbeng.

Explore the beauty of the Mekong’s tranquil waters, marvel at unspoiled vistas of tropical jungles, green mountains, and impressive rock formations.

You will see secluded villages while cruising through inspiring gorges and labyrinths of mountain ranges.

On the cruise you will be served lunch, there is a bar with a few beverages to help relax in the cruise

You will disembark in the small town of Pakbeng.

(Comfy walking shoes, please note you have to walk up the embankments in Luang Prabang & Pakbeng )

Duration: 1 Day

Start/ Finish: Pakbeng/ Luang Prabang

Meal Plan: 1 Lunch on-board

Overnight accommodation: Not included

Trek through verdant mountains, enjoy a refreshing swim in peace without crowds and take in the splendor of Kuang Si waterfall with its high falls and

Learn about Laos’ fascinating diverse ethnic Hmong culture immerse yourself and learn from them their ways, one of 49 Tribes in Lao PDR

At the end of the day, relax in the village and enjoy meeting your homestay family. Your experience directly benefits the local village and families.

Walking Difficulty scale: Low - Medium

Duration; 2 Day's

Start / Finish : Luang prabang