Take your time getting to know Northern Laos on this Tiger Trail trip through some of its most beautiful places. You’ll hike through rich jungle-covered mountains for which Nong Khiaw is famous, trek the famous 100 Waterfalls tour, homestay with traditional ethnic tribes, and take in the grandeur of the landscape from a riverboat up and down the Nam Ou River.
Nong Khiaw is easily accessible from Luang Prabang but still remains the remote, stunning, mountainous landscape many travelers are looking for. This 6-day tour has been designed to take you on the most scenic trails, to the best homestays, and up and down the Nam Ou River by boat as you experience total immersion in the beauty of Nong Khiaw. We’ve designed the tour to include mixed nights in basic homestays for incredible cultural experiences and comfortable guesthouses where you can refresh with some modern comforts to reenergize for more jungle hikes well off the beaten path.
This is an adventure tour packed with diverse activities taking you from the World Heritage site Luang Prabang to Nong Khiaw and Muang Ngoi, both known for their remote and stunning mountainous landscapes set on the Nam Ou River. Enjoy some of the best biking, trekking, kayaking, and boat rides on the Nam Ou River to see the Tiger Trail-discovered 100 Waterfall tour, Nong Khiaw, Muang Ngoi, and the famous Pak Ou Caves north of Luang Prabang. Overnight in a great mix of ethnic homestays and riverside lodges.
This is an adventure tour packed with diverse activities that begin and end in the World Heritage site Luang Prabang and takes you to explore Nong Khiaw and Muang Ngoi, both known for their remote and stunning mountainous landscapes set on the Nam Ou River. Enjoy some of the best trekking, kayaking, and long-tail boat rides in the area and experience the Tiger Trail-discovered 100 Waterfall tour and the famous Pak Ou Caves north of Luang Prabang. Overnight in a great mix of ethnic homestays and riverside lodges.
Experience a full day biking with a 1100m elevation gain full of single racks through dense jungle with out of this world viewpoints. With scenery changing at every bend your senses will be overdosing on this medium-difficult 35km biking trip outside in the country-side surrounding Luang Prabang.
This mountain biking tour is one of the few tours on the other side of the Mekong River and is a challenging and fun day ride. It’s an off-road roller coaster up and down hills as you pass rice paddies and villages.
Be prepared to get a little wet as there are some stream crossings. You’ll definitely work up an appetite, so we’ll take you to a riverside village with a fantastic view of Luang Prabang and stop for a local lunch. Cross the Mekong River on the local ferry for final return to Luang Prabang.
This is our guides favorite 1 day biking tour. Get out of Luang Prabang across the Mekong River to a remote area away from tourists and traffic. It’s an off-road roller coaster up and down hills as you pass rice paddies and villages.
You will ride on gravel and single tracks and try local snacks. See Buffalo and goats along the way and enjoy the friendliness of local villages. Cross the Mekong River on the local ferry for final return to Luang Prabang.
Spend an exciting day engaged in two of Luang Prabang’s most highly-rated activities. In the morning you will learn about the 14 steps of the rice cultivation and preparation cycle on the Living Lands community farm. Then you’ll take a scenic drive along the Mekong River to the famous Kuang Si Waterfall to swim, relax, and stroll through the jungle.
See two of Luang Prabang’s most popular attractions in one tour by minivan. In the morning, we’ll enjoy a drive by minivan to the confluence of the Mekong and Nam Ou Rivers where we’ll cross the Mekong River by boat to explore the upper and lower Pak Ou Caves, famous for the thousands of Buddhist statues. After a drive along the Mekong River in the warmer afternoon hours, we’ll enjoy the refreshing Kuang Si Waterfall in the beautiful jungle canopy and visit the Bear Sanctuary.
This kayak tour combines the beautiful landscapes of the Nam Ou River with the cultural site of the famous Pak Ou Caves (known as Tam Ting in Lao language). You will also enjoy paddling on the impressive majestic Mekong to the caves and Ban Xiang Hai, popularly known as the “Whiskey Village” for the local Lao whiskey produced there.