luang prabang airport visa on arrival
Visa on arrival at Luang Prabang airport and restaurant tips
Mar 09, 2009, 12:00 PM
can anyone advise on the current procedure for getting a visa on arrival at Luang Prabang airport and how long it takes, please ? Will be visiting in a couple of weeks.
Also I'd appreciate some up-to-date restaurant tips for both LP and Vientiane.
1. Re: Visa on arrival at Luang Prabang airport and restaurant tips
Mar 09, 2009, 8:07 PM
A visa will cost $37 (US & UK are the same, I think) and will require one passport photo. The time it takes to process depends on how many flights arrive at that time, but it shouldn't take more than 30 minutes.
This site http://www.travelfish.org/laos-visas.php
has a lot of good restaurant and accomodation information.
2. Re: Visa on arrival at Luang Prabang airport and restaurant tips
Mar 09, 2009, 8:13 PM
Yes $37.00 and easy to get.
3. Re: Visa on arrival at Luang Prabang airport and restaurant tips
Mar 10, 2009, 7:14 AM
thanks for info and the good link
4. Re: Visa on arrival at Luang Prabang airport and restaurant tips
Mar 10, 2009, 9:43 PM
In LP we recently had an excellent meal at the Blue Lagoon; nice atmosphere, too. The restaurant upstairs on the balcony at Villa Santi was nice as well. Both are more expensive than many other nice places in town, but still quire reasonible.
5. Re: Visa on arrival at Luang Prabang airport and restaurant tips
Mar 10, 2009, 11:49 PM
Rests in LP - L'Elephant and the Three Nagas are the best by far.
Vientiane. L'Adresse du Tinay at the Lao Paris hotels. Le Central are high end ones.
La Provencal and La Terasse are my locals
6. Re: Visa on arrival at Luang Prabang airport and restaurant tips
Mar 12, 2009, 12:56 AM
l'elephant remains my favorite for a splurge on falang food but like Blue Lagoon, prices have gone up considerably compared to just 3 years ago. Still a good deal compared to their equivalent elsewhere.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Airport Taxi to the center of Luang Prabang, Laos
Airport Taxi to the center of Luang Prabang, Laos
Can anyone tell me if I can make arrangement with the airport shuttle after I arrive at Luang Prabang Airport and pay in USD?
1- Tuk-tuks are your best and cheapest bet. It's only a 15 to 20 minute tuk-tuk ride from the airport to the town centre. If you know what hotel you are staying at, the driver will drop you at the door.
Probably around 50,000 kip.
2. There is a monopoly at the airport and there are no tuk-tuks. You pay in advance for a mini-van to take you to the center of town and it is 50,000 kip or US$6 (yes you can pay in $). No need to reserve in advance.
3. Tuk tuk into town is nowhere near 15-20mins ride! Try about 5-7 mins max. You can pay the minivan service (as noted 50,000kip or $6USD) and it's ridiculously easy to walk 100m to outside the gates and grab a tuk tuk. If you have some Lao and good negotiation skills you may be able to get a ride for 20,000kip (but they may not take USD), or 30-40,000 if you're not strong on either!
Can anyone tell me if I can make arrangement with the airport shuttle after I arrive at Luang Prabang Airport and pay in USD?
1- Tuk-tuks are your best and cheapest bet. It's only a 15 to 20 minute tuk-tuk ride from the airport to the town centre. If you know what hotel you are staying at, the driver will drop you at the door.
Probably around 50,000 kip.
2. There is a monopoly at the airport and there are no tuk-tuks. You pay in advance for a mini-van to take you to the center of town and it is 50,000 kip or US$6 (yes you can pay in $). No need to reserve in advance.
3. Tuk tuk into town is nowhere near 15-20mins ride! Try about 5-7 mins max. You can pay the minivan service (as noted 50,000kip or $6USD) and it's ridiculously easy to walk 100m to outside the gates and grab a tuk tuk. If you have some Lao and good negotiation skills you may be able to get a ride for 20,000kip (but they may not take USD), or 30-40,000 if you're not strong on either!
Shangri Lao Full Day Expedition Luang Prabang
Shangri Lao Full Day Expedition Luang Prabang
Duration: 1 days - Location: Luang Prabang
Shangi-Lao, just outside of Luang Prabang is a little paradise. This resently opened camp provides you wilderness and luxery combined. Sourounded by the jungle and close to the Nam Khan River it is an one in a lifetime experience. This is a one day expedition from the Shangri Lao Explorer Camp around the Huay Sae valley,
traveling by elephant, on foot with porter horses, and returning via our custom-built bamboo raft.
on this page
Itinerary
Itinerary
Rates & Booking
Cancellation Policy
Other Disclosures
Transfer by VIP minibus to the “Shangri-Lao Explorer Camp” 15 km outside Luang Prabang.
After the arrival, you will get an introductory tour of the camp where your guide will teach you about elephants. You can talk with our veterinarian in the hospital, feed the elephants and relax by the riverside.
Your expedition begins with an elephant ride across the river and continues for 1.5 hours through teak forests, jungle and over hills to reach the protected Huay Sae Valley. Along the way you can stop to see the amazing scenery of the Nam Khan River Valley.
After reaching the Huay Sae Valley you leave the elephant and rest at the jungle Sala, enjoying a luxury lunch with traditional Lao food and wine by a secluded waterfall. Depending on the water level you can refresh and swim in the natural pools.
Continue with 1.5 hours trekking on foot along the marvelous Huay Sae mountain stream. The adventurous trail crosses bamboo bridges and passes waterfalls, fantastic limestone formations and turquoise blue pools in the dense jungle. Along our educational trail you will learn more about this important ecosystem.
Where the trail leaves the valley, traditional horses from the Hmong hill tribes are waiting for you to carry your bags up a more demanding up hill section. These strong, little porter-horses accompany you for the last 30 minutes of trekking through fields, plantations and Teak forest. Enjoy stunning views to the mountain ranges while your guide explains the local agriculture and farming methods.
Down at the Nam Khan River, a luxury bamboo raft is waiting to take you back. Have a coffee break, relax and watch the traditional village life of farmers and fishermen along the river. Slowly floating down the river, the relaxing 1.5 hour journey, plus an optional 30 min stop at the Tad Sae Waterfall, will bring you back to the camp
.4:30 – 5:00 pm leave the camp and return by VIP minibus to Luang Prabang where your guide will drop you off at your hotel.
Other Disclosures
NOTE: we are working with animals and in nature, time changes may occur at any time. (Bring shoes that can get wet!!) The waterfall though is dry during February-August! Elephant rides can take different routes through rivers and village in the dry season.
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations 31 days or more before the tour start date, a full refund shall be issued. For cancellations 30 days or less before the start date, no refund can be issued.
Duration: 1 days - Location: Luang Prabang
Shangi-Lao, just outside of Luang Prabang is a little paradise. This resently opened camp provides you wilderness and luxery combined. Sourounded by the jungle and close to the Nam Khan River it is an one in a lifetime experience. This is a one day expedition from the Shangri Lao Explorer Camp around the Huay Sae valley,
traveling by elephant, on foot with porter horses, and returning via our custom-built bamboo raft.
on this page
Itinerary
Itinerary
Rates & Booking
Cancellation Policy
Other Disclosures
Transfer by VIP minibus to the “Shangri-Lao Explorer Camp” 15 km outside Luang Prabang.
After the arrival, you will get an introductory tour of the camp where your guide will teach you about elephants. You can talk with our veterinarian in the hospital, feed the elephants and relax by the riverside.
Your expedition begins with an elephant ride across the river and continues for 1.5 hours through teak forests, jungle and over hills to reach the protected Huay Sae Valley. Along the way you can stop to see the amazing scenery of the Nam Khan River Valley.
After reaching the Huay Sae Valley you leave the elephant and rest at the jungle Sala, enjoying a luxury lunch with traditional Lao food and wine by a secluded waterfall. Depending on the water level you can refresh and swim in the natural pools.
Continue with 1.5 hours trekking on foot along the marvelous Huay Sae mountain stream. The adventurous trail crosses bamboo bridges and passes waterfalls, fantastic limestone formations and turquoise blue pools in the dense jungle. Along our educational trail you will learn more about this important ecosystem.
Where the trail leaves the valley, traditional horses from the Hmong hill tribes are waiting for you to carry your bags up a more demanding up hill section. These strong, little porter-horses accompany you for the last 30 minutes of trekking through fields, plantations and Teak forest. Enjoy stunning views to the mountain ranges while your guide explains the local agriculture and farming methods.
Down at the Nam Khan River, a luxury bamboo raft is waiting to take you back. Have a coffee break, relax and watch the traditional village life of farmers and fishermen along the river. Slowly floating down the river, the relaxing 1.5 hour journey, plus an optional 30 min stop at the Tad Sae Waterfall, will bring you back to the camp
.4:30 – 5:00 pm leave the camp and return by VIP minibus to Luang Prabang where your guide will drop you off at your hotel.
Other Disclosures
NOTE: we are working with animals and in nature, time changes may occur at any time. (Bring shoes that can get wet!!) The waterfall though is dry during February-August! Elephant rides can take different routes through rivers and village in the dry season.
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations 31 days or more before the tour start date, a full refund shall be issued. For cancellations 30 days or less before the start date, no refund can be issued.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Sponsoring Novice Monks in Luang Prabang
Sponsoring Novice Monks in Luang Prabang
I read many posts on this blog about what to do in Luang Prabang.
I would like to suggest that tourists to LPB go to one of the many Buddhist temples and spend some time talking with the Novice Monks, then do something to improve their lives. These boys come from impoverished villages--many are orphans, and all are poor--and connecting with them will change both your lives. I sponsored a Novice Monk three years ago, and that friendship has exploded into a universe of kindness.
It costs me the equivalent of the cost of a daily cup of coffee to support Onsi at University, and I have received in return not just excellent Buddhist karma but one of the finest friendships of my life. It's soooooooooo easy.
In Luang Prabang I watch rich tourists staying in upscale hotels with their fancy cameras stuck in the faces of Novice Monks gathering alms at 6:00 am, and they leave nothing behind, but take their photographs home. The $100 spent in one night at some fake restaurant could pay for a year at the Mekong English School for a Novice Monk. Backpackers, in my experience, are the most generous of all tourists to Lao people, and the richest of tourists leave the least behind.
Luang Prabang is a magical place. It is filled with Buddhism, with good Lao people, but these are poor people too, so please make a connection when you are there. Change a life or two and watch what happens.
PeterHeron - Sydney Australia / http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g295415-i9321-k5456692-Sponsoring_Novice_Monks_in_Luang_Prabang-Luang_Prabang_Luang_Prabang_Province.html
1. Re: Sponsoring Novice Monks in Luang Prabang
May 29, 2012, 5:42 PM
Why not sponsor a tuk-tuk driver or the son of a rice farmer?
I will warn you to be careful with sponsoring people ANYWHERE unless you have connections or can visit them regularly, so you can follow up on their progress and make sure the money is going into the right hands and being used exactly as it is intended. I'm hearing reports of westerners with good intentions sending thousands of dollars over there to sponsor a college student, only to hear he has another sponsor and is keeping the cash to buy booze and girls. Or in other cases, they have dropped out and are just living off the sponsor's cash!
Do know there are risks, and not all young people are going to be getting good grades or will even want to continue when they discover studying 10 hours a day isn't as fun as they thought. (I'm speaking from experience)
While I am of the opinion that an education is the most rewarding thing you could possibly give a person, there are proper and improper ways to go about doing it.
2. Re: Sponsoring Novice Monks in Luang Prabang
May 29, 2012, 7:35 PM
I agree wholeheartedly, and appreciate your comments. In sponsoring / co-sponsoring two young Lao men (both have left their temples after graduating from high school), I monitor their progress closely, require weekly emails and updates, and talk with them on the telephone. I also visit once a week and spend time with each. My first rule of sponsorship is honesty; my second is communication. I explain that the trust that comes from being always honest is vital to continued sponsorship, and the young Lao men I sponsor understand that. And yes, it is true that one must choose a Novice Monk to sponsor very carefully; for the finest results, this must be seen as a long-term commitment. That said, I would again encourage travellers to consider this form of contribution to the future of Laos.
3. Re: Sponsoring Novice Monks in Luang Prabang
May 29, 2012, 8:01 PM
Good to hear it.
The former novice I sponsor (he left the temple after the new abbot said that those there shouldn't study!) will be graduating in a year and a half. We just spent 2 weeks traveling around Laos & went up to see his parents in their village. They are very proud of him! (He's a straight-A student!)
The monk I was sponsoring for the better part of 3 years, on the other hand, didn't quite perform so well so I made the decision to discontinue his sponsorship. Unfortunately, this happens, and unfortunaltey, he lost out on a very good opportunity to get an education and a job and to be able to support himself...
4. Re: Sponsoring Novice Monks in Luang Prabang
May 29, 2012, 10:09 PM
Excellent work, Maneki-neko. The young man I sponsor, Onsi, has taken me to his village three times now, and at the last visit we had a bacci ceremony in which I became a member of his (very) extended family. He starts university at Lao-American College in January, and I'm treating him to a three-week trip around Thailand before he starts. He'll ride on his first escalator, go to his first movie, go to his first zoo, and see the ocean for the first time. Very happy outcome. And, as you say above, it's of the greatest importance to choose the person to sponsor very wisely. And yes, tuk-tuk drivers or children (including girls) of rice farmers are just as deserving.
5. Re: Sponsoring Novice Monks in Luang Prabang
Jun 25, 2012, 1:29 AM
this is great to hear. Remember that customs are different there. I have a friend there who asked me for $$. I tried to tell him about the customs in N America about giving $$ but I think he assumed we all were rich.
6. Re: Sponsoring Novice Monks in Luang Prabang
Jun 25, 2012, 10:10 PM
When I agreed to sponsor Onsi and Lai, it was a well thought-out and well-planned decision. Both boys have obligations to email me every week and to keep strict and accurate accounting of every kip they spend. I help teach them the value and importance of budgeting, and provide emotional as well as financial support. Sponsorship is a serious business, but the rewards--on both sides--are tremendous.
7. Re: Sponsoring Novice Monks in Luang Prabang
Jul 01, 2012, 11:13 AM
It's really impressive. When I visited Luang Prabang last month, I found there were lots of kids running and playing happily on the streets - seems they don't need to go to school...I feel very sorry for that.... May I ask PeterHeron and Maneki-neko: how you started your sponsoring...?
8. Re: Sponsoring Novice Monks in Luang Prabang
Jul 01, 2012, 5:41 PM
I travel to Lao frequently and met some local people on my travels, and the guy I sponsor now I heard from through an American friend. He met the guy there and told me he wanted to be pen-pals (this was before there was internet access) but didn't have the time to write him. I decided to write the guy letters instead of my friend & I was very impressed with his English. He was only 15 at the time and 2 years later, when I decided to sponsor another monk, I asked this novice if he wanted to go to university with him (the monk). I had a friend in Vientiane take the boys to enroll and get them set up. I sent her the money so there woudln't be any trouble with that. The novice is now an honors student and head of the student body. He will graduate in a year and a half and I will go over to see the big event. :-)
Unfortunately, the monk didn't perform as well, was truant and didn't sit for his final exams on one occasion. This was after 2.5 years of sponsorship. I cut him off as I felt he was wasting my money. So, just so people know, they are not all angels and the reasons they are in the temple to begin with is because their parents cannot afford to take care of them.
9. Re: Sponsoring Novice Monks in Luang Prabang
Jul 02, 2012, 5:20 PM
I started sponsoring Onsi quite by accident. I was invited to guest teach English for two nights at Mrs Pong's English class, and Onsi--then a novice monk--wrote a lovely essay in English about his problems and successes when he first joined his temple. So I asked Mrs Pong if I could assist him in any way, and she suggested I pay for his English classes (7000 baht, or about $270, for two years). Onsi and I then struck up an email correspondence, and I came to know him as a person. The next step was buying him a laptop, then spending time with him on my second visit. We visited his village (2.5 hours north to the Nam Nga bridge, then 3 hours upriver in his parents' boat!), where I was treated to a splendid baci ceremony, many wonderful Lao meals, and a BeerLao-infused New Years celebration (I bought all the BeerLao in the village!) with Lao dancing and singing and much hilarity. I brought Onsi books and sent him software programs, then paid for his studies at the Mekong English School, and agreed to sponsor him for University in Vientiane. I'm very lucky, because Onsi (and now Lai, the second Lao boy I co-sponsor) is very studious, very honest, very friendly, and very open in communicating. We talk on the phone every week, and in December I'm treating him to his first-ever holiday in Thailand for four weeks. We developed an annual budget for him, and he reports back to me on his expenses. He starts University in January, and Lai starts Nursing College in Luang Prabang in October. The MOST important aspect of sponsorship is finding an individual who will work hard, communicate well, follow the rules you set, and succeed. If you want to discuss this further, I'd be delighted to follow up with you--my email address is heron_peter@hotmail.com.
I read many posts on this blog about what to do in Luang Prabang.
I would like to suggest that tourists to LPB go to one of the many Buddhist temples and spend some time talking with the Novice Monks, then do something to improve their lives. These boys come from impoverished villages--many are orphans, and all are poor--and connecting with them will change both your lives. I sponsored a Novice Monk three years ago, and that friendship has exploded into a universe of kindness.
It costs me the equivalent of the cost of a daily cup of coffee to support Onsi at University, and I have received in return not just excellent Buddhist karma but one of the finest friendships of my life. It's soooooooooo easy.
In Luang Prabang I watch rich tourists staying in upscale hotels with their fancy cameras stuck in the faces of Novice Monks gathering alms at 6:00 am, and they leave nothing behind, but take their photographs home. The $100 spent in one night at some fake restaurant could pay for a year at the Mekong English School for a Novice Monk. Backpackers, in my experience, are the most generous of all tourists to Lao people, and the richest of tourists leave the least behind.
Luang Prabang is a magical place. It is filled with Buddhism, with good Lao people, but these are poor people too, so please make a connection when you are there. Change a life or two and watch what happens.
PeterHeron - Sydney Australia / http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g295415-i9321-k5456692-Sponsoring_Novice_Monks_in_Luang_Prabang-Luang_Prabang_Luang_Prabang_Province.html
1. Re: Sponsoring Novice Monks in Luang Prabang
May 29, 2012, 5:42 PM
Why not sponsor a tuk-tuk driver or the son of a rice farmer?
I will warn you to be careful with sponsoring people ANYWHERE unless you have connections or can visit them regularly, so you can follow up on their progress and make sure the money is going into the right hands and being used exactly as it is intended. I'm hearing reports of westerners with good intentions sending thousands of dollars over there to sponsor a college student, only to hear he has another sponsor and is keeping the cash to buy booze and girls. Or in other cases, they have dropped out and are just living off the sponsor's cash!
Do know there are risks, and not all young people are going to be getting good grades or will even want to continue when they discover studying 10 hours a day isn't as fun as they thought. (I'm speaking from experience)
While I am of the opinion that an education is the most rewarding thing you could possibly give a person, there are proper and improper ways to go about doing it.
2. Re: Sponsoring Novice Monks in Luang Prabang
May 29, 2012, 7:35 PM
I agree wholeheartedly, and appreciate your comments. In sponsoring / co-sponsoring two young Lao men (both have left their temples after graduating from high school), I monitor their progress closely, require weekly emails and updates, and talk with them on the telephone. I also visit once a week and spend time with each. My first rule of sponsorship is honesty; my second is communication. I explain that the trust that comes from being always honest is vital to continued sponsorship, and the young Lao men I sponsor understand that. And yes, it is true that one must choose a Novice Monk to sponsor very carefully; for the finest results, this must be seen as a long-term commitment. That said, I would again encourage travellers to consider this form of contribution to the future of Laos.
3. Re: Sponsoring Novice Monks in Luang Prabang
May 29, 2012, 8:01 PM
Good to hear it.
The former novice I sponsor (he left the temple after the new abbot said that those there shouldn't study!) will be graduating in a year and a half. We just spent 2 weeks traveling around Laos & went up to see his parents in their village. They are very proud of him! (He's a straight-A student!)
The monk I was sponsoring for the better part of 3 years, on the other hand, didn't quite perform so well so I made the decision to discontinue his sponsorship. Unfortunately, this happens, and unfortunaltey, he lost out on a very good opportunity to get an education and a job and to be able to support himself...
4. Re: Sponsoring Novice Monks in Luang Prabang
May 29, 2012, 10:09 PM
Excellent work, Maneki-neko. The young man I sponsor, Onsi, has taken me to his village three times now, and at the last visit we had a bacci ceremony in which I became a member of his (very) extended family. He starts university at Lao-American College in January, and I'm treating him to a three-week trip around Thailand before he starts. He'll ride on his first escalator, go to his first movie, go to his first zoo, and see the ocean for the first time. Very happy outcome. And, as you say above, it's of the greatest importance to choose the person to sponsor very wisely. And yes, tuk-tuk drivers or children (including girls) of rice farmers are just as deserving.
5. Re: Sponsoring Novice Monks in Luang Prabang
Jun 25, 2012, 1:29 AM
this is great to hear. Remember that customs are different there. I have a friend there who asked me for $$. I tried to tell him about the customs in N America about giving $$ but I think he assumed we all were rich.
6. Re: Sponsoring Novice Monks in Luang Prabang
Jun 25, 2012, 10:10 PM
When I agreed to sponsor Onsi and Lai, it was a well thought-out and well-planned decision. Both boys have obligations to email me every week and to keep strict and accurate accounting of every kip they spend. I help teach them the value and importance of budgeting, and provide emotional as well as financial support. Sponsorship is a serious business, but the rewards--on both sides--are tremendous.
7. Re: Sponsoring Novice Monks in Luang Prabang
Jul 01, 2012, 11:13 AM
It's really impressive. When I visited Luang Prabang last month, I found there were lots of kids running and playing happily on the streets - seems they don't need to go to school...I feel very sorry for that.... May I ask PeterHeron and Maneki-neko: how you started your sponsoring...?
8. Re: Sponsoring Novice Monks in Luang Prabang
Jul 01, 2012, 5:41 PM
I travel to Lao frequently and met some local people on my travels, and the guy I sponsor now I heard from through an American friend. He met the guy there and told me he wanted to be pen-pals (this was before there was internet access) but didn't have the time to write him. I decided to write the guy letters instead of my friend & I was very impressed with his English. He was only 15 at the time and 2 years later, when I decided to sponsor another monk, I asked this novice if he wanted to go to university with him (the monk). I had a friend in Vientiane take the boys to enroll and get them set up. I sent her the money so there woudln't be any trouble with that. The novice is now an honors student and head of the student body. He will graduate in a year and a half and I will go over to see the big event. :-)
Unfortunately, the monk didn't perform as well, was truant and didn't sit for his final exams on one occasion. This was after 2.5 years of sponsorship. I cut him off as I felt he was wasting my money. So, just so people know, they are not all angels and the reasons they are in the temple to begin with is because their parents cannot afford to take care of them.
9. Re: Sponsoring Novice Monks in Luang Prabang
Jul 02, 2012, 5:20 PM
I started sponsoring Onsi quite by accident. I was invited to guest teach English for two nights at Mrs Pong's English class, and Onsi--then a novice monk--wrote a lovely essay in English about his problems and successes when he first joined his temple. So I asked Mrs Pong if I could assist him in any way, and she suggested I pay for his English classes (7000 baht, or about $270, for two years). Onsi and I then struck up an email correspondence, and I came to know him as a person. The next step was buying him a laptop, then spending time with him on my second visit. We visited his village (2.5 hours north to the Nam Nga bridge, then 3 hours upriver in his parents' boat!), where I was treated to a splendid baci ceremony, many wonderful Lao meals, and a BeerLao-infused New Years celebration (I bought all the BeerLao in the village!) with Lao dancing and singing and much hilarity. I brought Onsi books and sent him software programs, then paid for his studies at the Mekong English School, and agreed to sponsor him for University in Vientiane. I'm very lucky, because Onsi (and now Lai, the second Lao boy I co-sponsor) is very studious, very honest, very friendly, and very open in communicating. We talk on the phone every week, and in December I'm treating him to his first-ever holiday in Thailand for four weeks. We developed an annual budget for him, and he reports back to me on his expenses. He starts University in January, and Lai starts Nursing College in Luang Prabang in October. The MOST important aspect of sponsorship is finding an individual who will work hard, communicate well, follow the rules you set, and succeed. If you want to discuss this further, I'd be delighted to follow up with you--my email address is heron_peter@hotmail.com.
Shangri Lao Half Day Expedition Luang Prabang
Shangri Lao Half Day Expedition Luang Prabang
Duration: 5 hours - Location: Luang Prabang
Shangi-Lao, just outside of Luang Prabang is a little paradise. This resently opened camp provides you wilderness and luxery combined. Sourounded by the jungle and close to the Nam Khan River it is an one in a lifetime experience. This is a one day, overnight expedition from the Shangri Lao Explorer Camp around the Huay Sae valley,
traveling by elephant, returning via our custom-built bamboo raft.
on this page
Itinerary
Itinerary
Rates & Booking
Cancellation Policy
On arrival, you will get an introductory tour of the camp where your guide will teach you about elephants. You can talk with our veterinarian in the hospital, feed the elephants and relax by the riverside.
Your expedition begins with an elephant ride through diverse landscape. It is impressing how safe and secure the gentle giants make their way along the smallest jungle paths. After crossing the river, the trail takes you through teak forest and jungle over the hills to reach the beautiful Tad Sae Waterfall. Along the way you can stop to see the amazing scenery of the Nam Khan River Valley.
Rest at the Tad Sae Waterfall and enjoy this beautiful place with its fantastic limestone formations and turquoise blue pools in the forest. Coming from the mountains, the Huay Sae stream ends here falling over several cascades into the Nam Khan River. Refresh and swim in the natural pools.
Down at the Nam Khan River, a luxury bamboo raft is waiting to take you back. Enjoy the taste of typical Lao food for lunch on board, relax and watch the traditional village life of farmers and fishermen along the river. Slowly floating down the river, the relaxing 1 hour journey will bring you back to the camp.
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations 31 days or more before the tour start date, a full refund shall be issued. For cancellations 30 days or less before the start date, no refund can be issued.
Duration: 5 hours - Location: Luang Prabang
Shangi-Lao, just outside of Luang Prabang is a little paradise. This resently opened camp provides you wilderness and luxery combined. Sourounded by the jungle and close to the Nam Khan River it is an one in a lifetime experience. This is a one day, overnight expedition from the Shangri Lao Explorer Camp around the Huay Sae valley,
traveling by elephant, returning via our custom-built bamboo raft.
on this page
Itinerary
Itinerary
Rates & Booking
Cancellation Policy
On arrival, you will get an introductory tour of the camp where your guide will teach you about elephants. You can talk with our veterinarian in the hospital, feed the elephants and relax by the riverside.
Your expedition begins with an elephant ride through diverse landscape. It is impressing how safe and secure the gentle giants make their way along the smallest jungle paths. After crossing the river, the trail takes you through teak forest and jungle over the hills to reach the beautiful Tad Sae Waterfall. Along the way you can stop to see the amazing scenery of the Nam Khan River Valley.
Rest at the Tad Sae Waterfall and enjoy this beautiful place with its fantastic limestone formations and turquoise blue pools in the forest. Coming from the mountains, the Huay Sae stream ends here falling over several cascades into the Nam Khan River. Refresh and swim in the natural pools.
Down at the Nam Khan River, a luxury bamboo raft is waiting to take you back. Enjoy the taste of typical Lao food for lunch on board, relax and watch the traditional village life of farmers and fishermen along the river. Slowly floating down the river, the relaxing 1 hour journey will bring you back to the camp.
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations 31 days or more before the tour start date, a full refund shall be issued. For cancellations 30 days or less before the start date, no refund can be issued.
Elephant Riding and Trekking Luang Prabang
Elephant Riding and Trekking Luang Prabang
Duration: 1 days - Location: Luang Prabang
A full day elephant riding and trekking tour in the 'Elephant Village' just 15 km outside of Luang Prabang. This great one day tour includes village visits and soft hiking into amazing countryside, a Khmu minority village and the magnificent Tad Sae waterfalls. A perfect package for responsible travelers as this tour also supports the Fair Trek project which raises funding for seven villages in the area.
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Itinerary
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Rates & Booking
Cancellation Policy
Other Disclosures
After a short ride out of town you and your local guide will arrive at the Elephant Village - located next to the Elephant Lodge about 15 km out of town and in the middle of a wonderful mountainous valley and on the banks of the Nam Khan River.
Enjoy the amazing nature on this 1 hour elephant trek through stunning landscapes, small forests and a trip through the Nam Khan River. Afterwards a boat will bring you to the Tad Sae waterfalls (dry February and August). Lunch will be served either at the magnificent waterfalls or on the mountain view veranda of the Elephant Village.
The soft half day trekking (about 3-4 hrs.) will take you out to a Khmu village where you get an insight into their everyday life. The village is nestled at the foot of a small mountain range. Most of the people here are farmers and fishermen. They even speak a different language here and your guide will help to ask questions. This village trek is part of the 'Fair Trek' Project which supports seven villages in the area. It is a cooperation between authorities, the villages and the operating tour company.
From here you will take a small boat on the Nam Khan River or a short walk back to the pick up point and return to Luang Prabang.
Additional maps
elephants_and_trekking_in_luang_prabang.pdf (1.02MB) Download
Elephant and Trekking Tour outside of Luang Prabang.
Other Disclosures
NOTE: we are working with animals and in nature, time changes may occur at any time. (Bring shoes that can get wet!!) The waterfall though is dry during February-August! Elephant rides can take different routes through rivers and village in the dry season.
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations 31 days or more before check in, a full refund shall be issued.
For cancellations 30 days or less before check in, no refund can be issued.
Duration: 1 days - Location: Luang Prabang
A full day elephant riding and trekking tour in the 'Elephant Village' just 15 km outside of Luang Prabang. This great one day tour includes village visits and soft hiking into amazing countryside, a Khmu minority village and the magnificent Tad Sae waterfalls. A perfect package for responsible travelers as this tour also supports the Fair Trek project which raises funding for seven villages in the area.
on this page
Itinerary
Itinerary
Rates & Booking
Cancellation Policy
Other Disclosures
After a short ride out of town you and your local guide will arrive at the Elephant Village - located next to the Elephant Lodge about 15 km out of town and in the middle of a wonderful mountainous valley and on the banks of the Nam Khan River.
Enjoy the amazing nature on this 1 hour elephant trek through stunning landscapes, small forests and a trip through the Nam Khan River. Afterwards a boat will bring you to the Tad Sae waterfalls (dry February and August). Lunch will be served either at the magnificent waterfalls or on the mountain view veranda of the Elephant Village.
The soft half day trekking (about 3-4 hrs.) will take you out to a Khmu village where you get an insight into their everyday life. The village is nestled at the foot of a small mountain range. Most of the people here are farmers and fishermen. They even speak a different language here and your guide will help to ask questions. This village trek is part of the 'Fair Trek' Project which supports seven villages in the area. It is a cooperation between authorities, the villages and the operating tour company.
From here you will take a small boat on the Nam Khan River or a short walk back to the pick up point and return to Luang Prabang.
Additional maps
elephants_and_trekking_in_luang_prabang.pdf (1.02MB) Download
Elephant and Trekking Tour outside of Luang Prabang.
Other Disclosures
NOTE: we are working with animals and in nature, time changes may occur at any time. (Bring shoes that can get wet!!) The waterfall though is dry during February-August! Elephant rides can take different routes through rivers and village in the dry season.
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations 31 days or more before check in, a full refund shall be issued.
For cancellations 30 days or less before check in, no refund can be issued.
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