3-Days Adventure Tours Phongsaly

Tour Code: ETC-P 031 

Difficulty: Moderate

Trip Overview

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

Itinerary

Duration : 6-7 hours walking each day

Tour start : 8:30 am

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, after breakfast enjoying a relaxed hike through a valley with rice paddies and sitting private TukTuk through Bounneua town then enter the deep jungle 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, 7 meals, home stay in Akha village, Akha massage, village contributions, private car on second day, transportation and drinking water

• Not included: Tips and other personal expenses

What to bring: Good walking shoes, extra set of clothes (including warm clothes for the evening, long sleeve t-shirt, long pants), hat or cap, sunscreen, mosquito repellent, money to purchase handcrafts, medicines, snack-food, fruits, camera

Please let us know if you are vegetarian!

Tour Code: ETC-P 032

Difficulty: Moderate

Trip Overview

We recommend this trek for sporty and adventurous people, as the two first days are quite challenging. However a horse to carry your luggage can sometimes be rent on demand. This is a new trek in a remote area: there is few water in the villages. Villagers might be shy and are not used to photos (especially in the Eupa village). This trek focuses on ethnic diversity rather than jungle.

Itinerary

Duration : 4 hour walking each day

Tour Start: 8:30 am

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 Akha Eupa people are your hosts for the night.  They will give you the traditional welcoming massage!  On the 2d day, hike down and then up again to a beautifully located Loma village. After lunch, enjoy the relaxed walk and overnight in a Loma village.  The 3d day will bring you back to the road, where you can catch the bus to Phongsaly, Muang Khua or  Oudomxay.

Prices

• This prices include: English speaking guide, 7 meals, home stay in Akha village, Akha massage, village contributions, transportation from Phongsaly to Bountai and drinking water
• Not included: Tips and other personal expenses