Itinerary
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Tour code: Tour Route: |
GLXBF102018 Thakhek – Pakphanung – Nongping – Ban Nongping – Xe Bang Fai River Cave – Camp Site – Thakhek |
| Tour Duration: | 03 Days/ 02 Nights |
| Best travel months: | Dry Season – From October to May, 2018 |
| Group size: | 10 Adults |
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BRIEF ITINERARY:
Day 1/ Thakhek > Pakphanung > Nongping
Day 2/ Ban Nongping > Xe Bang Fai Cave > Camp Site
Day 3/ Camp Site > Thakhek
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DETAIL ITINERARY:
Day 1/ Thakhek > Pakphanung > Nongping
This morning, we depart from Green Discovery’s Thakhek office and take a 4 hours drive on an unpaved road through a landscape of limestone mountains. We stop for lunch at the boat landing at Pak Thung.
After lunch, we get on a local motor boat for the 2 hours trip passing forested karsts on the Xe Bang Fai River. We arrive in the village of Ban Tham Namlort at about 5pm and settle into the village lodge. We then take a walk to explore the village.
Approximately: 4 hours transfer, 2 hours long tail boat
Day 2/ Ban Nongping > Xe Bang Fai Cave > Camp Site
After breakfast at 8 am, we paddle in our inflatable kayaks steadily upstream through 5 rapids to the XebangFaiCave. We paddle into the cave, where we will have time to explore the cave and see the stalactites and stalagmites. We then paddle on through the cave for 11 Km to the other side of the cave for a picnic lunch then return the same way to our camp on the beach at the mouth of the cave.
Approximately: 7 hours kayaking/ SUP
Day 3/ Camp Site > Thakhek
We rise early to enjoy breakfast. At 8 am we then kayak for 500 meters to where a tractor will take us for 1 hour to the starting point of our trek. The trek is a 2 hours jaunt through an easy old forest filled with birds to a very large waterfall in the Hin Namno National Protected Area. Picnic lunch is served at the waterfall. We then walk back to the trail head where the pick-up will be waiting to take us back to Thakhek.
Approximately: 15 minutes kayaking/SUP, 1 hour tractor, 4 hours trekking, 4 hours transfer
End of service.
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Note:
- This is a cash price. Credit cards incur a 2.5% fee
- This is private tour design for your group only.
- This price is Nett. price and non-commission
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Province visited : Khammouane |
Starts at : 08:00 |
Finishes at : 17:30 |
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Number of days : 3 Days |
Reference : KH-T-05 |
Difficulty level: 2 – easy to moderate |
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Meals : Picnic, Lao Food |
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Transport : Private Local Truck or “Songtheow” |
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Activities : Kayaking, Trekking, Slow Boat Trip |
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Accommodation : Camping |
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Best In : Dry season |
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What to bring : Hat, Sun-cream, Clothes/shoes to get wet, Sarong for bathing, Mosquito repellent, Change of clothes for the evening, Torch |
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What is included : Water, Meals, English speaking guide, Local guide/s, Accommodation, Bridges’ and cave fees, Transport as mentioned above, Government taxes, All entrance fees, Travel permits |
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