Land of the Akha
Vietnam and Laos 14 days

• Upon your arrival, our driver will be waiting for you at the airport to transfer you to the hotel
• Take a rest and later on, transfer to train station to take the night train to Lao Cai
• Lao Cai.

OVERNIGHT ON NIGHT TRAIN. SHARING CABIN OF 4 BERTHS

• Arrival in Hanoi at dawn and transfer to the hotel.
• Room and breakfast available on your arrival
• Take the sharing transfer to Halong Bay.
• Upon arrival, boarding to cruise and reception with welcome drink.
• Lunch on board while enjoying the stunning scenery.
• Time for kayaking and relaxing
• The cruise heads to Ho Dong Tien, where we will anchor for the night.
• Dinner on board and time to have a drink on the upper deck.
• Free time for relaxing or you can enjoy squid fishing.

OVERNIGHT ON BOARD

• Transfer to airport to take the flight to Luang Prabang.
• Arrival at Luang Prabang airport. Reception by our tour guide and transfer to the
• Free time in Luang Prabang

OVERNIGHT IN LUANG PRABANG

• We head to Luang Namtha (7 hrs on road).
• We stop to visit some ethnic villages where the Khmu and Hmong
• Arrival to Luang Namtha and accommodation.

OVERNIGHT IN LUANG NAMTHA

• We take a tuk tuk to the Lanten village of Ban nam Dee and start the trekking.
• Enjoy the beautiful landscape and observe various types of wild animals.
• After short break, we continue trekking to the top of the mountain to enjoy the spectacular views of the valley.
• On the way back, we visit Nam Dee waterfall and its tribal village.

OVERNIGHT IN LUANG NAMTHA

• Transfer by car to Muangsing and along the way we enjoy the landscapes of the area.
• Visit some of the ethnic minorities of Akha, Tailue and Lolo in the Muangsing Valley.
• Arrival to Muangsing and accommodation.

OVERNIGHT IN MUANGSING

• We get up early to see the ethnic market and we try the traditional "khao soi" (typical soup).
• Return to Luang Namtha and on the way, we visited the villages of Ban Leu Donchai and Yao Ban Phakha, home of the ethnic minority Akha and Yao.
• Arrival to Luang Namtha and lodging.

OVERNIGHT IN LUANG NAMTHA

• We drive to Oudomxay
• Upon arrival, we visit Mount Phou That to enjoy the views of the area.
• Continue our journey to Muangla and visit the sacred temple of Pha Chau Singkham.
• Arrival to Muangkhua and accommodation.

OVERNIGHT IN MUANG KHUA

• We take a small boat across the Nam Ou river. We relax on board and enjoy the landscapes and nature.
• We stop to visit Khmu village before arriving in Nongkhiaw

OVERNIGHT IN NONGKHIAW

• We visit Phathok cave and transfer to Luang Prabang. On the way, We visit ethnic Leu in Ban Navang.
• Upon arrival to Luang Prabang, we visit:
  • Temples of Wat Visoun,Wat May, Wat Xieng Thong and Wat Praphoutahbat.
  • Climbing up to the top of Mount Phousi to admire the best view of Luang Prabang.
• Transfer to hotel and free time.

OVERNIGHT IN LUANG PRABANG

• We visit the Smile Elephant camp and get to know about this majestic animal.
• We visit Kuang Si Waterfalls.
• Transfer to the airport to take the departure flight.