Multi-Adventures 2 Days, 1 Day Trek & 1 Day Kayak

Trip overview:
This is amazing trek and kayaking through the primeval world of ancient primary rainforest and ancient jungle surroundings with great view, enchant of the nature under the canopies of old-growth trees in Nam Ha NPA. visit the remote countryside of Khmu which the village awarded ASEAN Standard of Community Based Tourism 2018 to learn about their lifestyle, culture, traditional and enjoy large of tourism activities offered by community and stay overnight in the Khmu homestay. Watching dramatic scenery unfold while paddling downriver, tackling exciting rapids and visiting remote communities. 

Itinerary:
Day 1: Doiluckkham-Ban Nalan
In the morning: Meeting at the office or your hotel at around 09:00am and heading to the morning market to gather fresh supplies before taking you to the start of the trail in Nam Ha NPA for 10:00am. The hike leads you across hills and valleys of dense primary rainforest, On the way our guides will stop to identify various plants and trees and explain how they are used by the local indigenous people including a few samples to try. We stop and learn as our guides prepare the meal using the fresh supplies and some natural resources of the jungle cooked and served in bamboo!

In the afternoon: Continue on the trail through lush rainforest, using stepping stones and fallen logs to cross sparkling streams while sheltered from the sun’s heat by the canopies of huge and impressive trees. Further on the primary forest opens up to reveal a rich mosaic of cultivated lands passing through tall fields of rattan, cardamom and banana plants. So, we will be arriving to the village before sun sets. After check in your homestay, you have time to walk around the village and learn about their lifestyle, culture and traditional, and local dinner is prepared by your host family, you will enjoy tourism activities offered by community; Khmu performance, crossbow shoot demonstration, …

In the evening: You have free time to explore the village, meet the local people, chat with your host or refresh yourself in the Nam Ha River! Later, relax in your homestay or eco-lodge while your dinner is freshly cooked fresh by your guides. Feel free to observe and learn how to cook Laotian food! Enjoy another delicious meal by candlelight and sleep blissfully for the night.

Day 2: Ban Nalan-Ban Houy Leuat
In the morning: Breakfast and coffee or tea made fresh by your guides. After breakfast we meet up at the riverside behind the eco-lodge and, after basic instructions on kayaking techniques and safety, we begin paddling down the glorious river and soon find ourselves speeding through the first few rapids. We stop off further downriver to visit another charming Khmu tribe at Nalan Tai village and enjoy another delicious Lao picnic lunch.

In the afternoon: Back on the river take time between tackling each exciting rapid to watch dramatic scenery unfold, as steep jungle-covered hills rise almost vertically on each side. We land at the picturesque Nam Koy village of the Lantan people where you can learn about their unique methods of natural dying and bamboo paper making. The current quickens and we join the mighty Namtha river. After tackling yet more exciting rapids we reach the Houy Leuat village and the end of our kayaking adventure. Our dedicated tuk-tuk collects us for a 1-hour ride back to the office

Note: Nam Ha River is best for kayaking from July to November. Low water levels from December-June may make kayaking rocky.