Entries by LEEKO

The Adventure Season Challenge

Some people call the period from June through October, “Rainy Season”. However, tour operators refer to this time of year as “Adventure Season”, and turn their attention to rising rivers, greener trees, blooming flowers, and emerald carpets of growing rice. Daily showers gorge the Nam Tha River, pumping up its level by a meter or […]

Keeping Lao’s Adventure Crown

Luang Namtha Province has worn Laos’ adventure travel crown since the 1990s, with trekking to ethnic village homestays as its most valuable gem. Travelers quickly descended on Luang Namtha Town to hike in the Nam Ha National Protected Area (NPA), while those wanting to stretch the envelope soon headed to Sing District, which became an […]

Muang Nalae

Nalae District is located in the southwest of Luang Namtha province, with Bokeo to the west and Oudomxay to the south and east.  Nalae is bisected lengthways by the Nam Tha River, which provides the district with its main source of transport and communication to other towns and provinces. There is a 78km all-weather roads linking […]