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Experience the intimate sights and scenes along the Mekong river to Luang Prabang
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Join private slow boat trip on the Mekong river from northern Thailand to Luang Prabang - 3 days 2 nights (28 - 30 Dec 2011).
What are there for you:-
- Life and scenes on the Mekong river bank
- Photography
- River boat travel
- Small villages, schools, works and homes of local peoples
- Make friends on the way with like minded travellers
- Lao style foods
- Overnight in a small riverbank town
The Plan.
You are expected to arrive Chiang Khong in the afternoon of 28 Dec 2011. If you need pick up let us know the
approximate time and place and we will tell you the cost.
Services we will provide are:-
28 Dec 2011
- Thai dinner and clean, safe and nice twin rooms in Chiang Khong in a guesthouse/hotel provided.
29 Dec 2011
- Breakfast
- Car transfer to Thai immigration
(self arranged river crossing to Lao side - Houixai immigration)
- Truck taxi to Boat landing
- Private boat trip to Pakbeng, lunch on the boat (boat info below)
- Twin room at Pakbeng provided
30 Dec 2011
- Breakfast at guesthouse
- Private boat to Luang Prabang
- End upon arrival Luang Prabang.
Some photos of the past trips (itineraries are not exactly the same) are in this site:
www.ourweb.info/01/photos/laos/
About the boat and its facilities and the boat trip:
- Western style toilet (water in bucket), roof, comfortable seats, life jackets
- Boiled water, seasonal fruits, coffee available at all time
- Lao style lunch provided
- One person speaking basic English will help with language
- Stops to visit villages on the river bank on the route within the available time
- Permit for private trip of foreign tourists from Lao immigration
The boat | In a Mekong riverside village
We need 6 to 8 persons. Cost = Thai Baht 8900/person.
Some notes on the trip:
- Please purchase accident and health insurance, trip cancellation insurance in your place
- Pack as light as possible, but bring a set or warm clothings
- Water tight suitcase or bag are suitable
- Toiletries, medical kit, personal medicines, torch light and extra batteries/bulbs
- Walking/day hiking shoes as well as sandals
- Please do not give any thing free to anyone you meet on the trip. However small donation of locally available educational and health care materials could be done to village school or headman
- No alcoholic drinks please
To join above programs please email to trekthailand (dot) net (at) gmail (dot) com these information
- Number of persons, full names and gender
- Pick up point and approximate date/time if you need transfer
- Food selection if you don't eat fish, pork, etc. or you are a vegetarian
Ask for more information you may need. If you want to arrange a similar trip for your own private group please let us know.
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