Trip overview
This is unique both experience of nature and culture experience camp site is in the middle of the jungle, eat wild organic food, fresh from the nature, campfire at night, wildlife spotting, witness amazing hilltop views, learn the secrets of jungle survival, how to forage for food, build shelters, utilize natural resources, trek the primary rainforests of Nam Ha NPA, enjoy authentic Lao food prepared by your guides using the resources of the jungle and traditional bushcraft methods inmystical jungle. Visit remote hilltribe communities with fantastic scenery before sun sets and discover their rich cultureby spending a night at a homestay or eco-lodge as a guest of the Lahu tribe.

Itinerary
Day 1: Ban Prang-Ban Nam Khouy
At 09:00 am, briefing with the tour guide and depart from the office or your hotel to visit the morning market, where we get the food supplies, then heading to Khmu villages on the main road and exploring culture and tradition of Khmu minority group in Ban Prang. The guide will lead you walk through the middle of the village and talk about Khmu experience briefly. Start hiking up to the mountain from Ban Prang to Ban Nam Khouy, enjoying the nature in the Nam Ha NPA. we will stop to forage edible vegetation to prepare our picnic lunch as cooking in the forest by using the jungle methods as banana leaves, bamboo pipes… At around 03:00pm, arriving to the village of Lahu minority group, that will be on time to do village sightseeing, enjoying the great view point before sun sets and exploring culture and tradition of Lahu minority group.

Remark: no toilet, bathing is walking down to small stream.

Day 2: Ban Nam Khouy-Forest Camp
After breakfast, tea or coffee, start trekking along to the valley of Nam Ha NPA from Ban Nam Khouy to Jungle camp site. Trek will bring you into the primary forest to enjoy the nature in the Nam Ha NPA. Sometimes, we will stop to forage edible vegetation and learn about herb, animal… during the trek. On this day is a unique experience trek through the untouched jungle of Nam Ha NPA, on wildlife trail, learning jungle survival skill, and medical plant (herb). Trek will climb to the mountain for 1000 meters up from the sea level. Continuing on the trail we soon find ourselves deep in an ancient forest, surrounded by giant trees as the sounds of wildlife in the air. As we move further into the afternoon, we must find a suitable campsite for the night and will arrive to the camping area around 03:30pm.

Day 3: Forest Camp-Ban Nam Ha
Early in the morning, you may be interested to do Jungle safari or wildlife spotted to listening bird’s singing to each other’s and short trek around the camp site before breakfast. Start trekking downhill under shade of huge tree to Nam Ha valley until the river. Around midday we will stop close to river to collect edible for picnic lunch, and then continue hiking on the trail through fields of cardamom and rattan are decorated with huge banana plan. After lunch stop, keeping on trek in open forest to Ban Nam Ha and cross the Nam Ha River. So, a driver is waiting to pick you up to Luang namtha.

• Tour ID: NT-TK-51.
• Duration: 3 days/2 nights.
• Hike daily approx. Day 1 is 4-5 hours and Day 2 and 3 is 5-6 hours.
• Trekking grade: Moderate-difficult.

Highlight:

• Visiting the village and minority group.
• Hiking through the dense forest in the Nam Ha NPA.
• Learning how the indigenous people use the nature resource of the jungle to survive and how to cook in the bamboo pipe or banana leaf in the jungle.
• Enjoying a jungle picnic lunch style Khmu and Lahu minority group.
• Great viewpoint.

Pricing:
The price ranges from US$85/Person for 8 + Pax to US$229/Person for 1 Pax.

The price varies according to the number of participants. The price decreases as more tourists book the same trek!

Please contact us to check the availability of a tour & the number of people who have already signed up for the tour for an accurate pricing.