Ms. Daisy- English speaking
- Daily Departure
- Private Tour
1. BASIC INFORMATION
Activities: Biking, Elephant riding, boating
Comfort level/Grade = soft adventure
2. PRESENTATION
2.1. Introduction
This is a full day trip combining a bike tour out of town with some sightseeing and an exciting elephant ride to/from Tad Sae Waterfall (or alternative route in dry season). This unspoiled valley is one of the most beautiful places in the area. Until recently, wild elephants and tigers roamed this valley.
2.2. Tour highlights
This is full day tour exploring the most unspoiled nature with Asia preservation elephant ride, biking on a short rugged, but perfect in scenery view of mountain, river, exploring the Herri Mohot, retrace a foot-step of French explorer who first discover the Angkor Wat to today world, experience the elephant trek with local boat visiting local villages surrounding Luang Prabang is unforgettable.
2.3. Full Itinerary
We meet at hotel and transfer drive Lao Spirit Resort on a small dirt road that guides us out into nature and remote areas. The first stop we have at Wat Pa Phon Phao, a forest temple famous for the teachings of Ajahn Saisamut. When he died in 1992, his funeral was the largest that Laos had seen in decades. It s Santi Chedi (Peace Pagoda) was built in 1988. This large yellow stupa contains three inside levels plus an outside terrace with a view of the surrounding plains. The inside walls are painted with many Buddhist stories and moral admonitions. After another kilometer we will arrive in Ban Panom. This village, populated by Thai Lue (a tribe with its origins in Southern China), is well known for cotton and silk hand-weaving. Here we have the opportunity to check out how to make the traditional Lao Cotton on a weaving loom. The dirt road will bring us through teakwood plantations and rice fields up the Nam Khan valley. We pass the tomb of Henry Mouhot, the French explorer who showed Angkor Wat to the world. Henry Mouhot perished of malaria in1861, and the French erected a tomb over his grave six years later. His engraved tomb was found by foreign aid staff in 1990.
We will continue our bike adventure through rice paddies and dense forest before we arrive in our Elephant camp and the Lao Spirit Resort. This wonderful place located 15 km from Luang Prabang along the Nam Khan River. Especially the views are astonishing. Crossing river over to elephant camp where we start our Elephant ride. The Elephant trail goes through jungle, past teak plantations and rice paddies, and gives wonderful views of the river valley and the mountain chain. After approx. 1-1,5 hour ride we will reach the That Sae Waterfall, crystal clear waters cascade over multilevel limestone formations, forming pools surrounded by tropical trees and plants. An ideal place for swimming and relaxing. This beautiful place cannot be reached by road. Here we have lunch before a motorboat will bring us back to the Lao Spirit Resort. After our elephant riding experience and boat trip down stream, we get back on our mountain bikes and ride back to Luang Prabang. This will take about 2 hours and goes 5 km on dirt road and 15 km on good road.
Tour ends around 17.00pm.
2.4. Trip notes
In the dry season we change the Elephant trail to visit a nearby village – than lunch in Resort
Tour could be join set as join group with other travelers due to limit elephant
Tour departs from your selected Hotel
Tadsae waterfall has low water in dry season December July
Child prices are not available, adult prices apply to all travelers
We are working with animals and in the nature, time changes may appear at any time. (Bring shoes that can get wet!!) The waterfall is dry during February–August.
Elephant rides will take a different route through river and village.
3. PRICE
3.1. Private tour prices
3.2. Price inclusions
Mountain bicycle by private vehicle, English speaking guide, Entrance fee, lunch.
3.3. Price exclusions
Drinks, Personal expenses