Showing posts with label Luang Prabang biking tour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Luang Prabang biking tour. Show all posts

Friday, 30 November 2018

Bike Trip To Elephant Camp - Private Tour

What To Expect

This tour combines two activities: biking and elephant riding. You will ride a bike through jungle and rice paddies, stop to visit villages and Henri Mouhot’s tomb. Arrive at Elephant Village, you can try elephant ride in amazing landscape. And last but not least, we take you to visit Tad Sae Waterfall, where you can relax and go swimming in cool water before riding back to Luang Prabang and end trip.



Description

In the morning, we pick you up at your hotel in Luang Prabang and move to take your bike. After that, we ride out of town on a side road passing through local villages. You will see Ban Phanom – the cotton and silk hand-weaving village. We also visit the tomb of Henri Mouhot – the French explorer who popularized Angkor Wat of Cambodia. When we arrive at Elephant Lodge, you will get 30 minutes of elephant riding in an amazing landscape with a background of jungle-covered mountains. You then enjoy lunch in this beautiful setting and take a short rest
In the afternoon, you take a boat trip to Tad Sae Waterfall for a refreshing swim (from August to January) or a short jungle walk with visit to a baby elephant in the jungle (from February through July). After a short return boat ride, we take our bikes and ride back to Luang Prabang. End trip at your hotel in Luang Prabang.


Highlights
  • Biking
  • Henri Mouhot’s tomb
  • Elephant ride
  • Tad Sae Waterfall
Schedule
  • Duration : 1 days
  • Departure – meeting point : hotel in Luang Prabang
  • Return point : departure point

Include

  • English speaking guide
  • Bicycle
  • Elephant riding
  • Lunch
  • Mineral water
  • Entrance fees and local permissions
  • Boat transfers

Exclude

  • Personal expenses & tips

Please Note

Tips for tour:
  • Tad Sae Waterfall is normally dry from February to August
  • Please check forecasts and wear appropriate clothing / rain-gear. Bring shoes that can get wet, sun protection, swimsuit, and small towel

Friday, 23 November 2018

Riding To Explore Rural Life - Private Tour


What To Expect

By joining this tour, you will ride a bicycle to the rural area along the Mekong. You have the opportunity to learn more about the daily life in villages and their famous products as well. Lunch prepared by local cook will be served in Ban Na. Let’s join with us.



Description

In the morning, we meet you at your hotel and move to get your bike. We then start the trip biking down the hill to the boat docking station to cross the Mekong River on a fishing boat (The bikes are also taken with us). From Ban Xieng Man village on the other side of the river we bike to Ban Na Kham, which is known for cooking the sugarcane and sticky rice bamboo sticks in traditional style. Here you will visit around and try its local snack. The trip continues by visiting Ban Houay Tan (Khmu tribe village), passing Ban Som and stopping at Ban Na for a mouthwatering lunch prepared by our local cook. After lunch, you will visit a superannuated mango tree which is over 500 years old. We then continue riding to visit Ban Chan Neua and Ban Chan Tai – a jar making village. After that, we voyage across the Mekong River on a fishing boat back to docking station. Our driver will take you back to your hotel. End trip.
Highlights
  • Biking tour
  • Boat trip along Mekong River
  • Ban Na Kham (village)
  • Ban Houay Tan (Khmu tribe village)
Schedule
  • Duration : 1 day
  • Departure – meeting point : hotel picked up
  • Return point : hotel dropped off

Include

  • Experienced English speaking guide
  • Transport by air-con van
  • Lunch
  • Entry fees
  • Boat cross Khong River
  • Mineral drinking water

Exclude

  • Personal expenses & tips

Thursday, 15 November 2018

Biking And Kayaking Combo Tour In Luang Prabang - Private Tour

What To Expect

This tour includes two main activities: mountain biking and kayaking on Nam Khan River. We will ride to visit some of the best sides of around Luang Prabang, including golden temples and Henri Mouhot’s grave. After a picnic lunch, you will join in kayaking activity on Nam Khan River before return to Luang Prabang. They’ll be your amazing experiences in Luang Prabang surely.




Description

In the morning, we meet you at your hotel. After getting your bike, we lead you along backroads to see Wat Pa Phon Phao – a golden temple with a great view of Luang Prabang. Continue riding along the bank of Nam Khan River, we go to visit the grave of Henri Mouhot – the French explorer who popularized the Angkor Complex in Cambodia.
Finishing the 15km ride, we stop to have a picnic lunch and relax. After that, a short boat ride will bring us to Tad Sae Waterfall for a refreshing swim under jungle canopy. We then move to kayaking center. Here you will be provided a brief kayaking instruction and safety review and start kayaking downward Nam Khan River. During the rainy season, the water level is high and moves at a nice pace through lush jungle countryside. After kayaking of 20km, we will wrap up just under the Luang Prabang city bridge. From here you take our truck returning to your hotel in Luang Prabang.
*Change for the low water season (from February to July)
 In the low water season, the itinerary is the same with the following exceptions to give you the best experience possible.
We’ll take a slightly different bike route that includes Wat Pa Phon Phao, some unpaved riding with some fun hills, and a river crossing by boat with the bikes.


Highlights
  • Biking
  • Kayaking
  • Wat Pa Phon Phao Temple
  • Henri Mouhot’s grave
  • Tad Sae Waterfall
Schedule
  • Duration : 1 day
  • Departure – meeting point : hotel in Luang Prabang
  • Return point : departure point



Include

  • English speaking guides with license
  • Equipment rental for bicycle & kayak activity, including life jackets
  • Drinking water
  • Lunch
  • Entrance fees & local permissions
  • Boat transfers

Exclude

  • Personal expenses & tips