On this trek we stay for three days entirely within the forests of the Nam Ha National Protected Area, an ASEAN Heritage Site. It is a trip for those who want a true forest experience. The first day, villagers of a Khmu village will welcome you in their forest camp. On the second day, Akha villagers will be your hosts. The camps, built out of bamboo and wood by the villagers, are places to immerse oneself in the beauty of the jungle. Along the way, local Khmu and Akha guides will explain the forest products used by villagers for food, medicine, materials and religious ceremonies. Get up early on the third day with the first the sun rays and go with an Akha bird caller to learn how these tribesmen can call the birds in.

Itinerary:
Day 1: Luang Namtha - Ban Don Sai - Khmu Camp
Departing Luang Namtha by songthaew, we drive north into the Nam Ha Protected Area. We meet our village hosts at Don Sai village and then hike along a forested stream into the mountains while taking time to learn about plants and animals. The guides and villagers will show us how to collect wild herbs and vegetables for dinner which will later be prepared over an open fire together with our Khmu hosts. Fall asleep in the darkness and to the sounds of the forest. If you like to go wildlife spotting at night, this is the right place to do it. In this case, make sure to bring along a strong flashlight or head lamp.

Approximately: 30 minutes transfer/ 6 hours trekking

Day 2: Khmu Camp - Akha Camp
We wake up early to see the jungle birds around us. We explore the nearby forest or help villagers preparing a traditional Khmu breakfast. We then depart on a moderate walk through the Nam Ha forest. Arriving at the Akha camp somewhere deep the jungle our next group of guides is waiting for us with a prepared a picnic lunch Akha style. It's also changing of the guards here. This camp used to be an old village of the Akha ethnic group and we will have a chance to see how the jungle is reclaiming abandoned human structures. We share a meal of fresh food with the new guide. Also this night will give us an opportunity to spot wildlife.

Approximately: 6-7 hours trekking

Day 3: Akha Camp Ban Na Hom - Luang Namtha
We get up early before breakfast to go to the hunting grounds. Our Akha guide will call birds and may be able to call them in. If we really want to see the birds, we'll have to act like a hunter. If he can't find wildlife for us to see, he'll show us signs. We return to camp to enjoy an Akha late breakfast prepared by our Akha Guide. After breakfast, we start trekking through jungle until lunch time at a view point, panoramic view of Luang Nam Tha town. Lunch is prepared by our Akha guide.

After lunch, we continue to Ban Nam Mat Mei of Akha village pass rice field. We will visit Luang Nam Tha market to see how many forest products are in the market and how many of them we saw on our trek.

Approximately: 6 hours trekking

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Where does your money go?
From 8 people 3 Day Nam Ha NPA Forest Camp Trip in 2008
Actual distribution may differ slightly from trip to trip due to exchange rates, changing costs and specific conditions of a particular tour

	: Green Discovery, overhead, equipment costs, marketing, product development, profit 23%
	: Villager 33%
	: Guides, drivers, restaurant 17%
	: Nam Ha NPA 8%
	: Community Based Tourism Development Fund 6%
	: Taxes 13%

Green Discovery recognizes that the welfare of our business depends on the welfare of the people, communities and environment around us. It is for that reason that we take extra effort to ensure that benefits from our trips are distributed broadly. Each trip is a bit different but all trips benefit the local economy and contribute to protecting the environment. The guides, drivers, the food and most of the villagers benefit from your presence. Most notably you’ll see that every village we visit not only receives some of the money that you paid for the tour, they also are active business partners in the tour. We also pay $2 per day per person to the National Protected Area and set aside 10% of the above expenses for training of guides, villagers and development of more community-based tourism programs.

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