3 days cycling and boating from Oudomxay to HuayXai via Pakbeng (home stay) or vice versa

Tour Detail

Day 1: The tour starts from Samlaan Cycling office at 6.30 am. From here we will cycle along the road through some small villages. There are some climbs at km 9 and km 20. Usually the route is down hill. On the way we visit ethnic villages of Tai Lue, Tai Dam and we will stop for lunch at Muang Beng.
After lunch we continue to cycle to Ban Faen village where we will take part in home stay. In Ban Faen we will take a short walk to the river to take a bath with local people on their way back home from the fields.

Distance: 96 km
Road conditions: Newly sealed road
Tour stages: mostly down hill
Attractions: Lao traditional village, their culture and hospitality

Day 2: After Lao traditional breakfast we will take a short walk around the village before we continue our trip through the very nice scenery of the villages and cornfields along the road. We finish the day stage at Pakbeng, a small town at the bank of the Mekong where most of the tourists stop over on their way from LuangPrabang to Thailand or vice- versa.

Distance: 47 km
Road conditions: Newly sealed road, undulating
Tour stages: mostly down hill
Attractions: Lao traditional village, their culture and hospitality

Day 3: After breakfast at a restaurant we will take a memorial boat journey up stream of the Mekong River through the narrow valley with cliffs along and in the river. You will see local people fishing and spinning gold. The boat journey lasts 7 hours arriving at HouayXai.

Distance: 7 Hours on boat
River conditions: depending on season and water level
Tour stages: relaxing
Attractions: Boat journey, village life a long the Mekong River