2-Days Adventure Tours Phongsaly

Tour Code: ETC-P 021

Difficulty: Easy - Moderate

Trip Overview

A unique opportunity to explore the mountain-jungle around Phongsaly and discover the Akha culture and farming.

Itinerary

Duration: about 6 hour walk each day.

Starts and ends on the road between Phongsaly and BounNeua.

On the first day, after a snack in a quiet Phunoy village, climb one of the highest mountain ridges in the area and enjoy your lunch watching the breathtaking view of endless mountain landscape. Descend through the jungle and its wild orchids and overnight in an Akha Puxo village, sitting on a hill offering nice views on the forested mountains.

Married women wear self-crafted indigo colored traditional dress with a trapeze-like cap.

On the second day, get a deeper insight into local culture: follow Akha women to their upland fields and gather vegetables and herbs with them. Back to the village, cook and eat lunch together before enjoying a relaxed hike through a valley with rice paddies.

Prices

• This prices include: English speaking guide, 4 meals, home stay in Akha village, Akha massage, village contributions, “Akha food” activity, transportation and drinking water

• Not included: Tips and other personal expenses

Tour Code: ETC-P 022 

Difficulty: Moderate

Trip Overview

A wonderful nature experience around Phongsaly with two different atmospheres.

Itineray

Duration: 6hours walk each day

Starts and ends on the road, close to Boun Neua

On the first day, after a snack in a quiet Phunoy village, climb one of the highest mountain ridges in the area and enjoy your lunch watching the breathtaking view of endless mountain landscape. Descend through the jungle and its wild orchids and overnight in an Akha Pixo village, sitting on a hill offering nice views of the forested mountains. Married women wear self-crafted indigo colored traditional costume with a trapeze-like cap.

On the second day, make your way through the jungle forest on an adventurous path following the river. For lunch, grill some fish or wild vegetables at the river and go for a swim!

Prices

• This prices include: English speaking guide, Akha Puxo women local guide, lunches, village contributions, activities, transportation and drinking water
• Not included: Tips and other personal expenses

Tour Code: ETC-P 023

Difficulty: Moderate

Itinerary

Duration : 5 Hour walk each day

Enter the deep jungle in the Phongsaly region and find the unique Akha Pixo People in their high villages. Especially the women wear their self-crafted indigo colored traditional costume with a trapeze-like cap, whose attached silver coins show the wealth of the household. The mountain footpaths wind mostly through untouched virgin jungle and offer splendid view as far as Phongsaly town. If mist crawls in, one might believe in the spirits of the forest, like your hosts do. This is a true nature experience and rare in SE Asia! The trek ends in a beautiful valley with rice paddies.

Prices

• This prices include: English speaking guide, 4 meals, home stay in Akha village, Akha massage, village contributions, activities, transportation and drinking water
• Not included: Tips and other personal expenses

Tour Code: ETC-P 024

Difficulty: Easy - Moderate

Trip Overview

This trek combines an easy walk with an overnight in a beautifully located Mouchi village.

Itinerary

Duration: 3 hour walking each day

From BounTai a public tuktuk, where you might share your sit with akha people coming back from the market, takes you on a side road through Pouli and Eupa villages. Then a small path brings you up to a high village, where the unique Mouchi people (6 villages only in Phongsaly)  are your hosts for the night.  They will give you the traditional welcoming massage.  On the 2d day, walk down back to the road and have lunch in an Eupa village before catching the tuktuk back to BounTai. In BounTai, your guide can show you the way to the small traditional sauna.

Prices

• This prices include: English speaking guide, Akha Puxo women local guides, 4 meals, home stay in Akha village, village contributions, activities, transportation and drinking water
• Not included: Tips and other personal expenses