3-Day Trekking Homestay to Remote Hmong and Khmu Villages / Adventure experiences including kayaking, cycling and elephant, Overnight stay at Manifa Elephant Camp cottage (3D2N)

Day 1: At the beginning of your journey, our guides will pick you up from your accommodation in Luang Prabang at 8:30. It takes about 1.5 hours by car from Luang Prabang to our starting point, Pak Ken village. We will cross the Nam Xuang River to begin our trek. We will walk through the peaceful Lao countryside for about 1.5 hours. And then enter the jungle and will walk another 1.5 hours. On the way, we will stop for lunch. After passing through the jungle, we will come to the rice fields and continue walking for about 45 minutes. Then we will arrive at our first homestay village, Ngad where the Hmong and Khmu people live together. The walking distance for the day is about 8 km.

In the village, your guide will show you around. We will learn about the Hmong and Khmu people’s different roots and ways of life. We will visit the village hospital, school, knife maker, and corn processing plant. If you are lucky, you will meet the village shaman.

We will eat a traditional Hmong dinner prepared by our guide and Hmong host family. (You are welcome to join us in making dinner if you like.)

Day 2: We will wake up at 7:00 to see how Hmong people process rice into candy, have breakfast at 8:00 or 9:00 am. In the morning of the second day, we will experience a traditional ceremony of the Hmong people. We will sacrifice a chicken for the ceremony to pray for our good luck and receive a bracelet from the Hmong people at the ceremony. We will visit a nearby village hospital, school, knife maker, and corn processing plant. If you are lucky, you will meet the village shaman. (You can have opportunities to communicate with the children, such as introducing yourself to them and teaching them a little English. We recommend that you bring stationery that you can buy in Luang Prabang as a gift.) At 10:00 am, we will leave the village and walk  a couple hours to the Nam Pa River where we can take a refreshing swim before boarding our truck for an hour drive  to Manifa Elephant camp.

Check in to the Elephant Camp cottage, have lunch, enjoy elephant experience in the afternoon (Each person will have time to interact with one of the elephants and experience the traditional skills of a Laotian mahout.), then enjoy free time after dinner. Overnight in a private cottage with air conditioning and hot shower.

Day 3: We will get up and have breakfast. You can choose from the following activities (lunch included)
1). Cycling / Kayak to Pak Ou Caves / Mekong sunset cruise (to Luang Prabang)
2). Kayak to Pak Ou Caves / Visit Kuang Si Waterfalls in the afternoon
Transfer back to your hotel in Luang Prabang around 6:00-6:30 PM.