Hiking in Muang Ngoi
Tourcode LAO 706 - 4 days / 3 nights
Luang Prabang - Muang Noi - Hiking - Ou River - Nong Kiau - Luang Prabang
Daily departure from/to Luang Prabang, minimum 2 persons, private tour
DAY 1 LUANG PRABANG - MUANG NGOI
Early morning pick up from the hotel in Luang Prabang. Drive up to Nong Kiau, which takes 3-4 hours with some brief stops on route. From Nong Kiau change method of transport and drive for a bit less than one hour by boat upriver to Muang Ngoi. Here check in at your booked guest house. Meet at approx. time 14:00 and embark a boat further upstream to reach the hiking point 20 minutes later. Begin trekking through some rain forest. Then take a short boat trip to a weaving village. Stroll around to see the thatch roof bamboo houses and the villagers lives condition. From here take a kayak to enjoy the beautiful scenery along the Ou River. On route have tea and coffee surrounded by the karst limestone mountains and a good place for relaxation or swimming. Then it is time for the short boat trip back to Muang Ngoi. Overnight.
DAY 2 MUANG NGOI - BAN HOUAYSENE B/L/D
After breakfast begin trekking for about 2 hours to Ban Houay Boor (a Khmu and Tai Deng ethnic village). Time to walk around and observe the basic life out here in the wilderness. After lunch at a villager's home continue trekking for another hour to Ban Na (a Tai Deng ethnic village) and to Ban Houaysene. Here enjoy some time with the locals and maybe you like to join them by fishing with nets. Spend the night at the community bamboo guest house.
DAY 3 BAN HOUAYSENE - NONG KIAU B/L
Today's trek will be just about 2 hours and brings you back to Muang Ngoi. You will pass many rice fields and enjoy the surrounding beautiful landscape. On route stop also at a cave to take a break for relaxing (swimming is possible as well). Around noon arrive back in Muang Ngoi, where you will rest and have lunch. Later in the afternoon transfer by boat to Nong Kiau. There is enough time for a stroll to explore the village by your own. Spend the night at a nice riverside resort.
DAY 4 NONG KIAU - LUANG PRABANG B
Take your breakfast on the banks of the Ou River before transfer back to Luang Prabang. End of service.
REMARKS/FLEXIBILITY:
- Visa for Laos available on arrival in Luang Prabang against a fee of US$ 40.- (bring passport pictures with you!).
- Additional nights before and/or after the tour in Luang Prabang can be booked with us, as well in Muang Ngoi or Nong Kiau.
PRICE INCLUDES:
English speaking tour guide, all transfers and excursions as mentioned in the itinerary, accommodation for 1 night at a guest house, 1 night in a very basic hut during the trekking and for 1 night at a middle class resort incl. daily breakfast, other meals as shown above (L = lunch, D = dinner), entrance fees as per program
NOT INCLUDED:
Visa for Laos, drinks, tips and personal expenses
HOW TO GET TO LUANG PRABANG:
From/to Bangkok (Thailand) flights by Lao Airlines, Bangkok Airways and Thai Air Asia. From/to Chiang Mai (Thailand) by Lao Airlines. From/to Hanoi (Vietnam) flights by Lao Airlines and Vietnam Airlines, from/to Siem Raep (Cambodia) flights by Vietnam Airlines. Domestic flights from/to Vientiane and Pakse (Laos) by Lao Airlines. All these flights can be booked with us.