3 Day Trekking Homestay to Remote Hmong and Khmu Villages in Luang Prabang (Private, 3D2N, M03)

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, and visit a nearby elementary school. (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 9:30, we will leave the village and walk 5 hours to the Kalong ong village, our homestay for the second day. The walking distance for this day is about 10 km.

On the evening 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.

Day 3: We will get up early and have breakfast. Bid your farewells to your host family and leave the village for Phouno Vanh village. We enjoy a beautiful ascent as you crest a mountain before descending to the river. Take a swim in the Nam Xuang river and enjoy lunch on it’s banks before concluding this amazing tour. From there we will drive back to Luang Prabang.