Cruises & Tours
The Slow Boat is a unique and rewarding cruise, perfect for exploring the exotic and beautiful scenery of the north in comfort. Cruising down the Mekong can be very relaxing. You will develop a sense of serenity being absorbed by the physical pull of the river and its surrounding lush green landscape. Gliding smoothly on the river you will soak up the slow-paced atmosphere as we wave to the friendly, smiling locals we see on our way to Luang Prabang.
Cruise Upstream depart every (Saturday, Thursday)
We are ready to welcome you on board and your boarding time at 06:30am, we expect your arrival earlier by 06:15 at the Le Calao pier.
Today, the Le Grand Cruiser will take you upstream the Mekong to Pakbeng, we estimate your journey by 8-9hrs.
Your continental breakfast is served while the boat is cruising to Pak Ou Village, at the mouth of the Nam Ou River, where you will visit Tam Thing Caves of a Thousand Buddha. Enjoy your lunch on board. Arrive at Pakbeng around sunset and check-in at Le Grand Pakbeng. Dinner is served on the terrace overlooking the Mekong.
AM: In the morning, start driving from Le Grand Pakbeng follows the main road about 6Km, the leisurely local transportation takes you on dirt roads to the Kamu villages, about 17 km away. Follow your guide on a red-soil dirt road, passing small forests, rice fields, some spectacular scenery and a rustic village with wooden houses. Stop along the way for photo ops of the local children and hard-working farmers in the field. You can also visit local primary schools and kindergartens.
One the way, you will be hop off and hop on visiting these following local villages such as;
Ban Houy Sengkham: This rural village hosts a primary school. Here you will have the opportunity to observe their traditional lifestyle. As simple rustic village that is constantly building and growing, some signs of modern buildings are appearing here, however the old traditions are kept.
Ban Souksai: Watch and help the hard-working farmers going about their daily life of the rice farming and blacksmith making. Visit the buffalo farm, see how they use their traits in ancient farming whilst witnessing the beautiful landscape.
Ban Lai: This small village is very rural the buffalos, chickens, dogs freely walking amongst the Kamu people. The village are constantly building and are always curious of the visitors. Some households have a small vegetable garden and fruit trees.
Ban Kham: Traditional bamboo houses are built on stilts above the ground. People live on the first floor of houses raised on timber stilts. Under the house the family keep animals, craft equipment such as a loom and simple food processing machines like large wooden mortars and pestles, a tradition dating back many years and finally we experience gold panning with local villagers.
Our final visit this morning is Ban Kham. On arrival of a Kamu family at Ban Kham village, we take part in daily life, including some steps of peeling rice by hand, experience the gold panning by local people, this is highlight and you may try your luck by panning gold with local Kamu hill tribe. During your time in the villages, your guide will introduce you to some traditional customs of the Kamu people and how difference between three biggest ethnic groups in Laos, from there, we return hotel. (Gold Panning is seasonable and by chance)
Very early morning breakfast, you will be transferred you to Pakbeng Pier. Your boarding time at 06:30am. You will board the second leg of the cruise upstream the Mighty Mekong River. Enroute one stop is made to observe rural life along the Mekong and minorities such as Khmu ethnic minority village. Lunch will be served on board and then continue to Houeixay where you will arrive around 05:00-05:30pm. You may proceed to Chiang Rai on the same day
Price From: $ 684
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The Slow Boat is a unique and rewarding cruise, perfect for exploring the exotic and beautiful scenery of the north in comfort. Cruising down the Mekong can be very relaxing. You will develop a sense of serenity being absorbed by the physical pull of the river and its surrounding lush green landscape. Gliding smoothly on the river you will soak up the slow-paced atmosphere as we wave to the friendly, smiling locals we see on our way to Luang Prabang.
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Price From: $ 518
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