Luang Nam Tha Vacations, Luang Nam Tha Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

After a disappointing experience trekking in Chaing Mai I had high hopes that the rumors of a more authentic experience in northern Laos were true.  I met five good people at the border town of Hyuay Sai.  During the three and a half hour long windy minivan journey we determined that we all had similar trekking plans.  We chose Nam Tha Ecotourism Project of the two possible trekking outfits in town and were not disappointed.  Unlike the gimmicky tours offere...

after the bus trip i've teamed up with the kiwi girl and we headed for a guesthouse she had in mind which was a short walk from the bus station on the main road. we shared a twin room and planned our onward trips. i'd loved to do some hiking up there but there wasn't anything interesting available and i had no interest in staying in the town for long as it isn't that spectacular - some long streets with typical tourist stuff aligned but not really a tourist scene except for the few souls that...

People i met here, who contributed to and improved my trip: Juliana (Russia) We spent an entire day going from Muang Ngoi to Luang Nam Tha, which equated to 11 hours to travel less than 200km! The roads were extremely hilly and we spent part of our journey crammed into the back of a sawngthaew, in conditions that cattle wouldn't relish. Still, we reminisced that if we were in Cambodia there would have been at least twice as many people in there with us! When we got to Luang Nam Tha, a thund...

We went on a trek of northern Lao around the area known as Lam Nam Tha were we encountered the Akha hill tribe people.  We trekked along with our guide – Pom, and two local Akhas who helped make food and carried supplies.  We ate lots of sticky rice, green beans and fried morning glory with our hands on banana leafs that served as plates.  The Akha are animists and had a tradition/ritual that consisted of giving the spirits of Lam Nam Tha the first taste of food; which was do...