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Trip starts from Vientiane. We head south by pick up truck for 96 Km to Phou Khao Khouy National Protected Area. After packing we start trekking though the secondary forest up to the top of the mountain, where we can enjoy panoramic view of the park and a Lao style picnic lunch.
After lunch, 3 hours walking through the green forest and steep down hill of bamboo forest to the Nam Mang River leads to the camp site. There is time to refresh at the clean and cool stream on the way.
Approximately: 2 hours transfer/5 hours trekking
Wake up in the early in the morning, we have chance to see the birds, squirrels even monkeys. After breakfast, a bamboo raft will takes us across the river. On the other side of Nam Mang River, we start trekking for 6 hours up and down the bamboo and evergreen forest to the second camp site. A few stop will be made. Lunch will be served when ever you’re hungry.
Approximately: 6 hours trekking
After early rise, 5 hours easy walk pass along the evergreen forest, rice fields, corn farms to Ban Pha Ann which is located in the heart of the valley and surrounded by the mountain where we will have home stay with Yao minority and learn about their culture and daily life.
 In Laos there are two sub-groups of Yao: the Iumie and the smaller Laten. They are very similar in culture and language classified into the Miao-yao language group. They both have a written language using Chinese characters. Both Iumien and Lanten people have a complex combination of a sacred spiritual doctrine and a Tao doctrine of their ancestors that comes from Chinese influence. It is a mix of doctrine magic, Confucianism and history. There is also a belief of the more animistic spirits that are part of daily life. They believe in seven principal sprits that represent humans, animals, fields, forests, the sky, water and the earth and village. Yao society is strongly patriarchal. The husband and father have the final say.
Approximately: 5 hours trekking
After breakfast, a tractor will take us along a dirt road for 3 hours to Ban Naxay, where the pick up truck awaits. We stop for lunch at the local restaurant at Longxan and then return to Vientiane by the afternoon.
Approximately: 6 hours transfer
Note: This trip is only doable in the dry season (Oct to May)
| Price per person |
| 1 person |
456 US$ |
| 2 persons |
250 US$ |
| 3 persons |
197 US$ |
| 4 up |
159 US$ |
| Private surcharge per group 152 US$ |
Depart from: |
Green Discovery Laos office, Vientiane |
Arrival at: |
Green Discovery Laos office, Vientiane |
Start time: |
8:00 am |
End at: |
5:30 pm |
Duration: |
4 days |
Departure days: |
Daily |
Activities: |
Trekking |
| Trekking Grade: |
Moderate-advance |
River Grade: |
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Transport: |
Pick up truck, tractor
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Accommodation: |
Camping and home stay |
Meals: |
Lunch day1 to lunch day 4
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What to bring: |
Hat, sunscreen, good shoes for hiking, mosquito repellent, sunscreen/hat, camera, money to purchase handicrafts, warm clothes for night time
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What is included: |
Meals, water, transport, local guide(s), permit, accommodation, as listed above
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