Nature & Wildlife

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

Join them at ECC for an overnight stay and discover their Center and elephants.

Let them welcome you to their Center where the Elephant is king and lives in the jungle as they should.

creating your idyllic holiday and live amongst the gentle giants for a few days, learn about their habits how they live.

destination in the Land of the Asian Elephant in Lao PDR.

Walking Difficulty Scale; low

Duration; 2 days 1 night

Start / Finish ; Luang prabang

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

Setting foot at the Mekong Elephant Park:

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.

walking Difficulty scale: Low - Medium

Duration: Half day

Start / finish: Pakbeng

3 Days 2 nights at the ECC learning all about the Asian Elephants in the wild, once in a life time experience!

By joining our Exploration programme you will fully experience the peaceful and beautiful world of the Asian elephant.

Not only will you enjoy a relaxing stay in the Nam Tien protected area but you will also learn all you want to know about Asia’s most iconic creature!

You will receive expert information about the condition of the Asian elephant, its biology, cultural importance and the challenges of the Center.

Walking Difficulty scale; Low

Duration ; 3 days 2 Nights

Start / Finish : Luang prabang

The “Small Chili” is perfect for medium biking, mixed paved and dirt road along the Mekong, Nam Xuang, and Nam Khan Rivers through jungle and villages.

You'll ride from city center out of town and through diverse countryside seeing villages along the Mekong River, jungle covered mountains, and villages amongst vast rice paddies worked by hill tribe villages.

We’ll meet early morning to size up on our quality mountain bikes and then ride out of town heading north along the Mekong River.  After crossing the old communist bridge, make a stop to visit Xieng Lek Village, famous for its mulberry paper and weaving.  Next, turn up the Nam Xuang River going past villages and beautiful countryside scenery. The pavement ends and it’s then off-road into the countryside up and down hills past rice paddies and local villages.

We'll ride through vast rice paddies and jungle dotted with Lao Leum, Hmong, and Khmu villages with locals tending to the daily activities of Lao agrarian life. The last leg of today's ride will take us along the Nam Khan River.

Laos is best on two wheels. Join our guides and see it for yourself on a great day ride in Laos!

Join-in tours available!

walking Difficult Scale; Cycling Medium

Duration: 1 Day

Start / finish:  luang prabang

The short and adventurous trail guides you up into the jungle and ancient high altitude forests surrounding the town.

This half day trip will guide you out of Nong Khiaw and to the top of the second highest mountain in the town.

The short and adventurous trail guides you up into the jungle and ancient high altitude forests surrounding the town.

The steep part of the hike is difficult but the expansive panoramic view of Nong Khiaw is worth every step.

walking Difficulty: Low - Medium

Duration: Half Day

Start / finish : Nong khiew

You'll meet your local English-speaking guide and then ride about 30 minutes to the  Adventure Camp on the banks of the Nam Khan River. Cross the river by boat and then begin an easy, 1.5-hour trek through beautiful jungle canopy, stopping along the way to explore a large, traditional Khmu village nestled in the mountains. You may enjoy lunch here or wait until you reach the waterfall, depending on the time and preferences of your group.

After the village visit, you'll continue trekking about 1.5 hours down to the Tad Sae Waterfall, where you may explore and swim (seasonal as the waterfall is dry February to July). Finally, board a long boat again for a short cruise downriver and then on to a vehicle for return to Luang Prabang city. Return time is approximately 2:00 p.m., depending on conditions and hiking speeds.

Total hiking time is about 3 hours.

walking Difficulty scale: Low - Medium

Duration: Half day

Start / Finish: Luang prabang

This is an easy walking tour suitable for all ages and great if you have limited time one morning or afternoon in the heart of Nong Khiaw.

We will have a short tuk tuk ride and walk to caves that were used by the Laos communist party during the Second Indochina War to shelter from bombs dropped in the area.

The guide will walk you through the rice fields that sustain the local families working their farms and tending their animals in a beautiful valley surrounded by mountains.

We will have lunch in a magnificent forest hut before trekking out.

Walking Difficulty: Low - Medium

Duration: Half Day

Start / finish: Nong khiew

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

You will return smiling after this village experience.

You will have an easy walk through rice paddies, be enchanted by misty mountainous landscapes,

Flora and fauna is abundant and being as one with nature is important to feel like the local Villagers.

where it feels like time has stood still, to arrive in a unique rural multi-ethnic village full of smiles and local charm

get to understand their way of life and explore new ideas to adapt .

Visit the village mud brick school and enjoy lunch at a local pond.

Trekking Low to medium go at your pace, bring those hiking boots.

1-night River Cruise downstream from Houay Xay to Pakbeng , lunch on-board, visiting local villages whilst enjoying the tranquility

A tranquil journey on the Might Mekong River, you will see the river narrow and the lush mountains raise higher.

Stopping off at Khmu Village.  Your guide is very tentative and will answer any questions you may have on Lao culture.

Cruise 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 rest in the small town of Pakbeng.

Walking Difficulty Scale: Low-Medium

Duration: 1 Day

Start/ Finish: Houay Xay/ Pakbeng

Meal Plan: 1 Lunch onboard

Overnight accommodation: Not included we can help Book accommodation for you!