Description
Nam Tha River Life Discovery
Take a relaxing paddle to explore the Nam Tha River as it winds through remote villages and dense jungles.
Main info
Private Minivan
Kayaking
Lao Food
Cultural experience
Home stay
Highlights
Enjoy a relaxing day of paddling downstream on a beautiful section of river with dense jungle and remote villages
Discover authentic villages of ethnic minorities and learn about their culture, beliefs and daily lives.
This tour is perfect for those of you who want a pleasant day paddling down the Nam Tha river taking in the sights. Along the way we stop off to explore some fascinating ethnic villages and take in the beautiful views and wildlife which can be seen in this area.
What Will You Do
The day begins with some paddling instructions and a safety briefing before we jump on the river in kayaks. We make our way down the Nam Tha River as it meanders through a section of forest inhabited by a wide variety of animals including monkeys, barking deer and a large variety of birds! At a small village we cross the border of the Nam Ha Protected Area. From here we ride down sets of small but exciting rapids to our lunch spot on the river bank.
After a delicious Lao picnic by the side of the river and taking some to swim and relax, we head off downstream again. The next stretch of paddling takes us through a Khmu village before ending where the Nam Ha and Nam Tha Rivers meet. From here we will return to Luang Namtha in time for sunset.
Approximately: 5 hours kayaking
What to expect:
Expect a full day of kayaking and some grade 2 rapids (depending on the season and river level). We can not guarantee that we will see wildlife on this tour.
Details
| Departure | Roughly at 9 am from Green discovery office/ your hotel |
| Return | Roughly at 5 pm from Green discovery office/ your hotel |
| Locations | Nam Ha National Protected Area |
| What to bring | Hat, sunscreen, comfortable clothes, refillable water bottle, clothes and shoes that you can get wet |
| What is included | English speaking guide, lunch, drinking water, transport, government taxes, all entrance fees. |
Help us to become 100% single use plastic free company!
We try to avoid plastic as much as possible, that is why we encourage you to bring your own refillable bottle.
We have water refillable station at our office where you can fill up your bottle. If you don’t have one we sell the 0,75 L Green Discovery aluminium bottles at our sales office. At the moment we will still need to use plastic bottles in some of our tours but we hope to reduce it as much as possible. Together with The Green Discovery Sustainability Fund we are working on installing water filters in all the villages we are visiting and we hope in the future we will not need to use plastic bottles anymore.
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