Laos Give Tour - The Laos Experience is a perfect combination of white-knuckle adventure, cultural immersion activities, meaningful volunteer work, and last but certainly not least, moon bears! Your initial project work will focus on improving the lives of these amazing creatures and protecting them from the dangers of poaching and the illegal medicine trade. Further, into the trip, you'll shift your project focus to building sustainable infrastructure and teaching English education to a local village. You will also be fully integrated into a Buddhist monastery - learning the ancient practice of meditation and experiencing the daily routine of local monks. Round out your expedition by trekking to a hidden waterfall, living like a local in a Khmu and Hmong village, and waking up to panoramic mountaintop views.
Day 1 : Luang Prabang Arrival
Group arrives in Luang Prabang. After a warm welcome and orientation from your local guides, the evening is free to explore the Night Market and get to know your fellow volunteers!
Day 2 : ( B, L, D )
Wake up early to take part in the world-famous Alms Ceremony, a Buddhist tradition of waking up before dawn to provide monks with fresh food for the day. After breakfast, take part in the ultimate cultural orientation by discussing Buddhist culture and practices with local monks! Monks will then teach us about the ancient practice of meditation and lead us in a brief exercise. Later that morning we’ll tour the UXO Museum for a sobering look at the history and lingering effects of the Second Indochina War (Vietnam War) on the people of Laos. After lunch, we’ll head to the Tat Kuang Sii National Park to behold one of Laos’ greatest natural wonders – a 200-foot cascading waterfall feeding a series of smaller falls and turquoise blue pools. We’ll spend the rest of the afternoon exploring the falls and relaxing in its pools.,
Day 3 : ( B, L, D )
Spend full-day learning about wildlife conservation efforts in Laos and working hard to construct new enclosures for the Luang Prabang Wildlife Sanctuary, a 60-acre sanctuary that will ultimately house more than 150 Asiatic Black Bears, along with macaques, leopard cats, and other animals rescued from the illegal wildlife trade in Asia.
Day 4 : ( B, L, D )
After breakfast, it’s a 3.5-hour van and 1.5-hour long-tail boat cruise to our main destination, Sop Chem – a rustic, riverside village surrounded by limestone cliffs and dense jungle, and our home for the next week! We’ll spend the rest of the afternoon and evening exploring the village and learning more about our project initiatives here.,
Day 5-11 : ( B, L, D )
Start early each morning with a locally prepared, delicious breakfast. After breakfast, we will begin education and construction projects around 9:00 AM. You will work hard until lunchtime when you will break to have a filling lunch and relax for a couple of hours before returning to the project site for the rest of the afternoon. In the late afternoon, we will wrap up volunteer work for the day and then head out on a variety of cultural and adventure activities, like fishing with locals, brewing rice wine, playing sports with local children, taking part in traditional ceremonies, exploring nearby caves, learning to make local handicrafts, tubing downstream, or just relaxing and watching village life unfold., On the final night in Sop Chem, locals will hold a traditional Baci Ceremony for us – wishing us good fortune and safe travels on all future journeys. This is an incredibly meaningful and special tradition to take part in.,
Day 12 : ( B, L, D )
After breakfast, we’ll begin our long-tail boat journey down the Nam Ou River towards the town of Nokia. Enjoy the jungle canopy, overlooking tropical forests, limestone waterfalls, and scenic mountain ranges.,
Day 13 : ( B, L, D )
Wake up early to trek through dense jungle and bamboo forest on your way to one of the most stunning viewpoints in Laos! After lunch, we’ll drive back to Luang Prabang for one final night of celebration and reflection on an amazing trip! Farewell dinner at the restaurant.
Day 14 : Luang Prabang Departure ( B )
Breakfast and free time until transfer to airport for departure. End The Tour.
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