Immerse yourself in Nam Tha river life by cruising the province’s main waterway to ethnic villages and overnight stays. You can hire a boat and book a tour at the Visitor Information Center, with choices from one-day village visits to multi-day river adventures led by local guides.
Vieng Phoukha once thrived as a trading center on the “Tea Caravan Trail” due to its location about halfway between Siam and Sipsongpanna in today’s southern China. After sitting idle for more than 200 years, it is reemerging as a southern gateway for trekking in the Nam Ha NPA. Route 3 has replaced the old […]
Take an easy one-day trek to a mountain ridge, eat a lunch made with food gathered along the way, and inspect the plant-covered ruins of a lost civilization on this tour supervised by the Vieng Phouka Eco-guide Unit. The day starts 1 km north of Vieng Phoukha Town in Ban Nam Mang, where you meet your […]
Spend the night in a sleeping bag and tent at the Bor Kung Nature Park’s campgrounds, walk its trails, and refresh yourself in pools fed by cold, clear freshwater springs. Located behind the Vieng Phoukha Visitor Information Center on the town’s southwestern fringes, the 18-hectare park is the perfect place to launch a trek or sightseeing […]
Venture into the Nam Ha NPA to a jungle camp, cook “forest food” in bamboo kitchenware, listen to wildlife, and spend the night in an Akha village on this three-day trek. Your journey starts after a 20-minute drive north, where the trail cuts through the NPA’s fields and steep rock walls as you climb and descend […]
Gain a deeper insight to the culture and everyday life of Hmong, Lahu, and Akha people on a two-day trek that spends the night in a village lodge, and heads to a waterfall and buffalo farm, with lunch on the trail. This tour, overseen by the provincial Eco-guide Unit, starts with a short drive northwest of […]
Take an easy hike through the 30-hectare Kao Rao Cave area, explore the underground labyrinth, and select an optional Khmu home-stay in Ban Nam Eng. Vieng Phoukha’s Eco-guide Unit just launched the tour that begins at Ban Nam Eng after a 12-km, self-arranged tuk tuk ride. A trained local guide leads you on an easy trail that gently […]
Stroll down Luang Namtha’s main street near the Night Market and step into a postcard world of a laidback tourist hub: a cluster of clean and comfortable guesthouses, small restaurants serving local and international dishes, and tour operators in tidy, open-front shops with tour-menu slates out front. Those lists of activities have grown over the […]
Climb onto a bicycle and pedal to a string of attractions on a one-day tour around Luang Namtha Town. A 30-km program presents the area’s highlights for independent cyclers, as do guided tours that add value with in-depth explanations of the sites and during village visits. Head northeast of town, and cross the Nam Tha Bridge […]
