Day 1

Fly from your country to Bangkok and connecting fly to Chiengrai, meet local guide at the airport in Chiengrai and transfer to the border at Chiengkong, cross the border into Laos, stay over night in Huayxai.

Ride: no ride

Meal: D

Accommodation: guesthouse

THAILAND –PAKBENG  (LAOS)

After breakfast, we cross the border into Laos. After immigration formalities in Laos, we get on the boat down the Mekong River, the longest river in Southeast Asia the 7 longest in Asia and the 12 longest in the world, which flows from China along the Lao/Burma border, the Thai Lao border before turning east and running through the heart of Laos. The boatman prepares our lunch and we have in the boat. We visit the villages and see the countryside life style. Our journey takes around 7 - 8 hours look out for water buffalo and villagers doing their laundry as well as hundreds of smiling children enjoying the river. We finally arrive the small town of Pakbeng.

Ride: No ride, boat trip 8-9 hours

Accommodation: Phetsokxay hotel, room with private bathroom and hot shower

Meal:  B / L/D

Day 3

PAKBENG – MUANGBENG

  After having our breakfast we start riding from the hotel at 8:00 or 8:30 AM on the way we see mostly minority villages belonging to the Khmu tribe (up Lander), Hmong tribe (high Lander) and Lao (low Lander). the people of the mountains in the southern China that long ago migrated south and defined the civilizations of Thailand and Laos, they are divided into black Thai, red Thai and white Thai regarding to the color of their traditional dresses. After 52 km of riding we arrive to Muanghoun where we have lunch. After lunch we continue another 32 km to the village of Muangbeng and ends at Phonethong guesthouse after 7 or 8 hours riding that depending on how strong you are, we stay in a primitive guesthouse with share bath room and our dinner is prepared by the owner of the guesthouse. 

Ride: 84 km on good quality asphalt road.

Meal: B / L / D

Accommodation: Phonethong guesthouse (primitive) with share bathroom

MUANGBENG – OUDOMXAI

 Our breakfast today is prepared by our guide, after having breakfast we cycle to Oudomxai.we leave the guesthouse at 8:00 am, the first section of 39 km riding takes us up and downhill but short climb through numerous villages and lovely children wave their hands with smiling and say hello in Lao language SABAIDEE, it means HI or HELLO in English   it is very nice riding in the morning, at 39 km this is the start of the 4 km climb to the top, here we make decision for lunch, we can have in the shade under the tree or we continue riding another 20 km into the town and have lunch there that depending on how hungry you are. We stay in a nice guesthouse with private bathroom and 24 h electricity. Internet is available.

Ride: 63 km on good quality asphalt road

Meal: B / L / D

Accommodation: Litthavixai guesthouse with private bathroom and 24 h electricity

Udomxai – Muangkua

After breakfast, we head west in direction to Vietnam border, you should be feeling refreshed, although it is a gradual down hill it is up hill in some places but do not worry it is not too steep. There are some excellent photo opportunities of the friendly Khmu tribe and their families. Lunch is prepared by our guide and helpers so we can find a nice spot for lunch stop by the stream. Today is a great day riding. 

Ride from Udomxai to Muangkua, stay over night at Xernaly hotel

Ride: 103 km

Meal: B / L / D

Accommodation: Xernaly hotel (with private bath room but power by generator from 6 – 10 pm)

Muangkua – Muang Ngoi

 After breakfast we get on the long tail boat on Nam Ou River. The boat journey takes us down one of the most beautiful stretches of all the rivers of Laos. The lime stone mountains become steeper as further south we go and the amazing landscape passing by in a quiet and relaxing place after 4 hours we arrive Muang Ngoi village (it was the capital district of LuangPrabang province controlled by communist before 1975 during Indochina war) lunch at the restaurant. Afternoon free.

Ride: no ride

Meal: B,L,D

Accommodation: guesthouse, no electricity

 Muang Ngoi – LUANGPRABANG

 After breakfast we continue another one hour by boat to Nongkiaw. We ride from Nongkiew to the junction after 30 km we turn left to LuangPrabang, transfer last 30 km to LuangPrabang.

Ride: 110 km

Meal: B / L / D

Accommodation:  hotel

Day 8

LuangPrabang

            For this day, you decide as following option: 

            Option 1: After having breakfast we cycle 30 km to water fall and have lunch there

            Option 2: Haft day cycle around town to discover the small city of Luangprabang and visit the oldest temples in the town and cycle 5 km out of town to visit handicraft paper and the weaving village then come back to the town for lunch at nice restaurant by the Mekong River, after noon free

            option 3: Free.

There is plenty to do in Luangprabang. The town is a beautifully preserved and in 1995 it was added to UNESCO`s World heritage list. Most of the best temples of Lao/ French architecture are along Phothisalat road, which is where you will find the royal palace museum. You should also see Xiengthong temple, King Setthathirat built it in 1559 before moving the capital city of the land of million elephants from LuangPrabang to Vientiane.  Before1975 it considered to be the royal temple. In the after noon, you can climb Mount Phousi for great views of the town and sun set