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Jungle trek close to Luang Prabang

Itinerary at a glance

  • Day1. Luang Prabang – Hill Tribe Khmu Villages
  • Day2. Hill Tribe Khmu Villages
  • Day3. Hill Tribe Trek – Hill Tribe Villages – Luang Prabang

Itinerary in detail

Day1. Luang Prabang – Hill Tribe Khmu Villages (../L/D)

In the morning, around 8am, your guide will pick you up at your hotel.
The first part of this journey consists on a 4-5 hours trek to Khmu villages. This bring you completely out of town and comfort, in areas where no electricity.

You will see and experience the local rural way of life of the remote villages. Life here is punctuated by the sun cycle, fully connected to the nature and the elements, with traditions and culture from another time. Medicine is mostly found through plants, food is mostly made from picking and hunting, and you will be a part of the village, during this end of the day.

You will have a dinner with locals and overnight in one of the family of the Ban Long Louak village.

Day2. Hill Tribe Khmu Villages (B/L/D)

The 2nd day, early morning, you will wake with local people to observe the local life. After a local breakfast, it will be time for you to say goodbye, and to go further to the next village. You will go through the jungle and dense forests, before reaching Hmong and Kmou minorities, living in small and remote villages avec 5-6 hours of trek.

Same as for the first day, you will probably want to participate to the preparation of the dinner, learn about the people and the local way of life, eventually assist to a little music instrument show. Interacting with the inhabitants is one of the goal of the visit, and your experienced guide will be there to facilitate and translate...

Overnight at the Kalungkong village

Day3. Hill Tribe Trek – Hill Tribe Villages – Luang Prabang (B/L/..)

After your breakfast, you will continue your trek (on this day, about 5-6 hours of walk) through villages an jungle.

In the afternoon, you will reach the meeting point, where a vehicle is waiting for you. You will be driven back to Luang Prabang and transferred at your hotel.

End of service.

A path coonecting 2 remote villages close to Luang Prabang
A path coonecting 2 remote villages close to Luang Prabang
Lao Sung architecture in a remote village
Lao Sung architecture in a remote village
The preserved nature around
The preserved nature around
Typical Hmong House architecture
Typical Hmong House architecture
Local water buffalo bathing in the river around
Local water buffalo bathing in the river around
climbing the mountains, admiring the view
climbing the mountains, admiring the view
Trekking around Luang Prabang
Trekking around Luang Prabang

Included in the tour

  • English speaking trekking guide
  • Local Lao guide (different in each area)
  • Meals as specified (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
  • Accommodation in Homestay on day 1 and 2 in ethnic villages
  • Minivan for transfers from town / starting point / town
  • 2 bottles of water per day
  • Taxes (local, provincial, and state)
  • Assistance 24/7

Excluded on the tour

  • Visa stamping fee at arrival
  • International & domestic flights
  • Travel Insurance
  • Banking fees during money transfers
  • Any service not indicated on tour itinerary
  • Personal expression
  • Beverages
  • Tip - Gratuities are a wonderful way to thank your crew for a great trip. If you would like a guideline, standard tipping averages around 10usd / day for the guide and 5usd / day for the driver

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Testimonials

What our travelers say

28 August 2026
Dear Sir, We would like to sincerely thank you for taking the time to call us this morning. We greatly appreciated the quality of our conversation, your availability, and your high level of (…)
Silviana & Marc M.

3-days in Luang Prabang

16 March 2026
Hi Ben, I’m finally taking the time to write to you after our return to thank you for organizing our trip to Laos. Everything was truly perfect. The itinerary was very well planned, the (…)
Yannick C.’s family

Northern-Laos program, 9 days

15 December 2025
Hello Benjamin, everything went well, a great overview of the Luang Prabang region. The two days were very enjoyable, especially yesterday (Mekong River, waterfall, etc.), very well organized (…)
Laurent J.

2 days in Luang Prabang

26 January 2025
Hello, Today was another great day. The driver, guide, car, sightseeing, Pho Sy market, the Hmong people, Kuang Sy, the meal—everything was perfect. Just one small detail: two days ago, I paid (…)
Christian G.

1 day in Luang Prabang

5 December 2024
Hello Benjamin, The trip went very well. Our guide, Ananas, adapted the visits so we didn’t have to do the waterfalls and the mandalao on the same day, which turned out to be great. This (…)
Patrick S. L-G

5 days from Luang Prabang to Vientiane

12 November 2024
Hello, Thank you so much for your service and for the trusting relationship established during the payment process. Everything went very smoothly, with remarkable punctuality. Congratulations (…)
Muriel J.

3 days in Luang Prabang

21 May 2023
Good evening, The trip was excellent and so was the tour guide! I will definitely recommend you to others. Thank you very much. Catherine
Catherine

3-days in Luang Prabang

12 December 2019
Hello, Just a quick note about the trek. We really enjoyed the trip. The guide was excellent and spoke very good English; he answered our questions and shared his culture with us. The only (…)
Manon F.

3 days trekking

4 April 2019
Hello Ben and Lem, Véronique and I were delighted with how our tour in Laos went. Thank you for the front-row seats at the Luang Prabang show. A big thank you to you and Lem for your (…)
Christian C

5 days in Northern-Laos

11 October 2016
Hello Benjamin, We arrived home safely from our short trip to Luang Prabang, and I wanted to thank you for your help in organizing it. Everything was perfect. In addition to the stunning (…)
Philippe et Pascale

5 days in Luang Prabang

15 August 2015
Hi Benjamin, The Luang Prabang tour was quite comprehensive, and we enjoyed Mone’s company, even though she’s very discreet and speaks very softly. The two-day excursion with Lem was very (…)
Familly Rochelle

3 days in Northern-Laos

27 January 2015
Hello Sir, Thank you for the program you proposed, organized at the last minute. Everything went very well; the guides and drivers did an excellent job. Sincerely, Mr. and Mrs. M.
Mr André M.

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