Seuang River Experience for Families

The Seuang River Experience is a sustainable community tourism project set up to both provide income to 12 villages in the region, and to encourage cultural exchange and interaction. Your accommodation will be in the simple houses of your host family, where you will cook meals alongside them. This is a truly authentic insight into the life of Laos’ ethnic minorities.

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Duration: 5 days/4 nights

Tour Code: MLLS09

Tour Valid: Until December 30th, 2013

Highlights: Luang Prabang - Seuang River - Seuang River Nature Trek - Bamboo Rafting - Seuang River – Pak Ou Caves – Cruise to Luang Prabang - Luang Prabang Depature.

• Day 1 - Luang Prabang Arrival - Mount Phousi - Night Market

  Place Transport: Airplane 
  Meals: Dinner

  You will be greeted at the airport and transferred to your hotel and free leisure. In the late afternoon, you will climb up to the top of Mount Phousi for an enjoyable exploration of the sacred and gilded stupa as well as a panoramic view of the city at sunset and the Mekong River. In the evening, you will go around the city's Night Market which offers handmade textiles woven by local people and ethnic minority communities.

  Day 2 - Luang Prabang – Seuang River

  Place Transport: Car 
  Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner

  In the morning, drive to the Seuang River Experience which is approximately two hours north of Luang Prabang. Enjoy a tour of the village and learn about local lifestyles. Later on, you may want to visit one of the local homes for a fun cooking class. Your hosts will first provide an overview of the menu with a description of the ingredients. At the end of the class, you will enjoy the meal that you have prepared. Tonight, you will stay in a local family’s house.

  Day 3 - Seuang River Nature Trek - Bamboo Rafting

  Place Transport: 
  Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner

  In the morning, we will join with villagers on a walk through community forest areas to learn of their importance. As you walk, you will collect seeds of threatened trees that need to protect and replant. When you arrive back to the village, we will prepare the seeds that you collected for germination at the community tree nursery.  These seedlings will be planted by villagers in the next rainy season. Embark on an adventure down the river on a bamboo raft passing waterfalls and towering mountains as you go. In the evening, spend some time assisting local school teachers at the community education center. 

  Day 4 - Seuang River – Pak Ou Caves – Cruise to Luang Prabang

  Place Transport: Cruise 
  Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner

  In the morning, you will say goodbye to your hosts and mark the occasion with a traditional Baci blessing ceremony. Depart from the village and drive to Pak Ou where you will begin a cruise. It will take you to the nearby Buddha Caves. Explore the caves before returning to your boat and cruising to Luang Prabang.

  Day 5 - Luang Prabang Depature

  Place Transport: Airplane 
  Meals: Breakfast

  After breakfast, you will enjoy a guided-tour seeing the city's oldest temple of Wat Sene and the magnificent Wat Xieng Thong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground which represents classical Laotian architecture. You will then visit the impressive stupa of Wat Visoun. In the afternoon, you are transferred to the airport for your onward flight.

  The Tour Inclusion:

  - 04 Nights accommodation in hotel or home stay.

  - Boat cruises as specified in the program.

  - The services of experienced English-speaking guides as indicated in the itinerary

  - Meals (as specified in the itinerary) in the best local restaurants, or picnics where no suitable restaurant is available.

  The Tour Exclusion:

  - International flight tickets and airport tax. Visas.

  - Dinners, except as specified above.

  - Drinks, gratuities and personal expenses.

  - Surcharge for peak season (if any) & other not mentioned in the above detail program.

  Additional Information

  Importance note

  - The itinerary is just a sample of our tours; we'll be pleased to design similar programs with dates and itinerary customized to your personal preferences in Tailor Made Tours section. Rates may vary frequently. Please contact us to get the best possible price based upon your travel period and specific touring needs.

  What to bring?

  - Sun Block, Wide brim hat, Camera + Film, Comfortable shoes, Rain gear, Warm clothes, original Passport...

  How to start?

  - MinMax Travel is a fully escorted tour and best-available all year round; the only thing you need to prepare in advance is the international air-ticket from/to your country.

   - If you don’t have enough time to complete visa before your departure, we will help you to obtain Lao Visa on arrival easily (getting visa at the airport, on your arrival).