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Night Safari in Nam Nern

  • Up to 10 people.
  • Happens in a protected park dedicated to the conservation of species threatened with extinction, including the tiger.
  • Terms of rudimentary accommodation for 2 nights (1 night in a modest guesthouse, 1 night at the ecolodge inside the reserve).
  • Exceptional costly ecotourism activity
  • To learn more about the international award, read this official page: Winners 2013 (en) and 2014 Winners (in).

Itinerary at a glance

  • Day 1. Luang Prabang - Ban Vieng Thong
  • Day 2. Night safari camp preservation and study
  • Day 3. End of safari

Itinerary in detail

Day 1. Luang Prabang - Ban Vieng Thong (10h whose 7-hour drive).

En route visit the villages of weavers Lao Loum (the outskirts of Luang Prabang), and Thai Lue outskirts of Nong Khiaw.
Local lunch in Nong Khiaw.
Visit caves where stayed the administrative center of the region during the 12 years of the secret war.
By late afternoon, check into a guesthouse Ban Vieng Thong.

Day 2. Night safari camp preservation and study

In the morning, your guide will take you to the rendezvous point, in a village of Kamou ethnicity. Here begins your safari. After location scouting, you will take a boat up the river to the ecolodge. There, a breakfast awaits you; Then you have some free time to relax or walk the camp before taking the boat up the river again in a perfectly preserved jungle landscape.

Dinner will be on the banks of the river as a barbecue, before silently down the river, with research guides for species with powerful spotlights.

You will return to the Ecolodge to spend the night.

Day 3. End of safari, and options ...:

In the morning, after breakfast in the jungle, you will have time to learn about medicinal plants locally very used and very effective against many ailments. It is time to take stock of these 24 a unique and authentic experience of a lifestyle living in near autarky, in full harmony.
Then you will take the boat down the river to the place where the adventure began.

Then many options can be set up : extension to Dien Bien Phu, Danang, Hanoi.

Night Safari in Northern Laos. Winner awards in 2013 & 2014
Night Safari in Northern Laos. Winner awards in 2013 & 2014
Night Safari by boat along the River
Night Safari by boat along the River
Chat around the fire with the local guides
Chat around the fire with the local guides
The daily life of the local Rangers
The daily life of the local Rangers
Grace and beauty in a natural paradise
Grace and beauty in a natural paradise
A cup of tea on the bank of the river
A cup of tea on the bank of the river
Local dishes at the camp
Local dishes at the camp
Overnight in a cosy openair Bungalow
Overnight in a cosy openair Bungalow

Included in the tour

  • English speaking guide
  • Minivan with chauffeur
  • Accommodation in double occupancy
    • Ban Vieng Thong**
    • Nong Khiaw : Mandala Ou***
  • Private boat for a day with extension to Ban Chan, the pottery village
  • Local guide during the trek day 3
  • Entrance fees for mentioned sites
  • Government tax

Excluded on the tour

  • Visa stamping fee at arrival
  • International & domestic flights
  • Travel Insurance
  • Meals (but specified: B = Breakfast / L = Lunch / D = dinner)
  • 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

Documents to download

  • Laos wildlife ecotourism adventure in Nam Et Phou Louey National Protected Area WCS DIST_YOUTU · Download

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