For those who wish to join a community-based ecotourism activity please read the following notice

1. Purchase tour programs from nationally registered tour operators or local tour operators in Luang Namtha, Muang Sing, Muang Long, Nalae or Vieng Phoukha town.
2. Before departure of each tour, all visitors are required to attend a pre-departure briefing that should be organized by local tour operators.
3. Unorganized trekking, rafting and kayaking, multi-day mountain bike trips and visits to remote ethnic minority villages are not permitted in Luang Namtha Province.
4. Tour operators from other provinces must use a local inbound ground operator in Luang Namtha – it is not permitted to organize community-based tours without participation of a local operator.
5. All visitors must obey Lao laws and regulations. We ask that you please be culturally sensitive, always keep your cool, and set a good example for Lao youth by dressing modestly and not using illegal drugs.