Day 1 Arrive Bangkok - Chiang Rai
Arrive in Bangkok at 0and transfer for the domestic flight to Chiang Rai. On arrival drive to Chiang Khong where you can relax overlooking the Mekong and Laos
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Day 2 Chiang Khong – Luang Namtha (B)
After immigration procedures, travel along the newly paved road for the 4 hour drive to Luang Namtha. En route visit the hill-tribe villages of Ban Laten, & Kh'mu. Spend the night in a local guesthouse in Luang Nam Tha.
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Day 3 Luang Namtha (B)
Enjoy a one day gentle trek in the Nam Ha Protected Area through the minority villages. This trek takes you through the rice fields of Luang Namtha and into the forested foothills beyond. A reasonably gentle day's walk, the trail passes through the villages of Ban Don Kone, Ban Nam Hoi, Ban Piang Ngam and Ban Nam Ngean. As well as learning about the lifestyles of these different communities, you have the opportunity to observe traditional agricultural practices, community forest use, sericulture and silk weaving and also the distilling of Lao Lao (rice whiskey). A typical local lunch is eaten with some of the villagers in Ban Piang Ngam. The trek ends with a visit to Ban Nam Ngean and the remains of the Stupa That Poum Pouk before you are met and transferred back to Luang Namtha.
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Day 4 Luang Namtha – Nong Khiaw (B)
An early morning rise to visit the local market where you can see the local villagers with their traditional dresses selling & trading their locally produced goods. After breakfast, visit the Yao villages and the Laos-China border check point (Pangthong), before driving through some dramatic landscape to Nong Khiaw, visiting local H’mong and Khmu minority tribes along the way. Enjoy the afternoon to relax or take a stroll along the river bank or just relax and watch the sunset, overnight at a local guesthouse
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Day 5 Nong Khiaw – Luang Prabang (B)
After breakfast, take the long tail boat which takes about 5 hours along the Nam-Ou & Mekong Rivers to Luang Prabang, passing the local villages and touching the real life of the villagers going about their everyday affairs of fishing, trading & washing along the rivers. Stop to visit the Pak Ou caves and observe the traditional production of rice wine distillation in Ban Sanghai. Arrive in Luang Prabang early evening and check into your hotel, where you can relax and enjoy the calm of this French colonial city. Early evening take in sunset from the top of Phu Si Hill
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Day 6 Luang Prabang (B)
A days excursion to see this World Heritage City and the former capital of Laos with its famous temples and their gleaming roofs, the royal palace, colonial architecture and its stunning mountain backdrop. In the afternoon visit Kuang Si Waterfall.
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Day 7 Luang Prabang (B / L)
At 08:30 – 09:00 you will picked up by your guide from your hotel and visit the elephant village on this shared trip. Today you will enjoy an experience of a 1 hour elephant ride and even some basic training in the simple techniques of becoming a Mahout. Have lunch at the village before bathing the elephants in the nearby Nam Khan River. Take a boat trip to Tad Sae Waterfall with its clear turquoise water before returning to Luang Prabang at around 3 to 4pm you will be dropped off at your hotel.
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Day 8 Luang Prabang – Xieng Khuang (B)
Today, we make the days drive through wonderful natural scenery to Xiengkhuang. The journey will give you plenty of opportunities for photos and visiting hill tribe villages. On arrival in Xieng Khuang visit the Central Market in Phonsavan before returning to your hotel
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Day 9 Xieng Khuang (B)
Spend the day at the plain of Jars, an impressive archaeological site where hundreds of large stone jars are scattered all over the plateau.
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Day 10 Xieng Khuang - Vientiane (B)
Transfer to the airport for the 11:00am flight to Vientiane. After lunch take a short city tour of the capital.
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Day 11 Vientiane – Pakse – Si Pan Don (B)
Check out of your hotel for the flight to Pakse Departs: 06:30(VTE) Arrives: 07:45(PKZ) On arrival transfer to the Boat pier in Pakse and take a boat to the town of Champasak spend the morning at Wat Phu before travelling down to the 4000 Islands to Don Khone, spending the night overlooking the old French railway bridge on the Mekong
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Day 12 Si Pan Don (B)
Take a day trip to see the rare Irrawaddy dolphins, Khon Pha Peng Waterfall before returning back to your bungalows option to cycle or kayaks
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Day 13 Si Pan Don – Tad E-Tu (B)
Return north and onto the Tea and coffee plantations of the Bolaven Plateau, visit the twin cascades of Tad Fane waterfall and take a short trek through the coffee plantations. Spend the night at the lovely Tad E-Tu Resort by a cool waterfall.
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Day 14 Tad E-Tu – Ubon - Bangkok (B)
Transfer to Ubon Airport which will take about 2 ½ hours for your flight to Bangkok. On arrival in Bangkok transfer to your hotel where you will have the rest of the day at leisure
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Day 15 Depart Bangkok (B)
Depart Bangkok for your return flight to the UK
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