The Caveman Experience on Foot

Min Age

10+

Max Group Size

Duaration

Two Day

Price

$139 / person

overview

This tour includes a briefingly visit of the privately conserved „Ghost Valley“ – a prehistoric valley and precious relic from a fascinating time in the earth’s history.

Day 1

Arrive via our comfortable air-conditioned minibus at the tropical Garden of “Chateau Orientale” & enjoying coffee or Tea
Leave of for the the first stunning part of your adventure by crossing the Nam Khan river by boat to start your trek.
Trek through a slightly hilly beautiful scenery, visit a traditional Khmu village & the hidden Tad Kuang Son waterfall
Continue your trekking adventure „into the wild“ through a jungle trail leading through huge limstone mountains and visit a traditional Hmong village
Your tourguide will give you a detailed introduction of the remotely living Hmong hilltribes daily life
Follow the narrow hilltribe path towards the Ghost Valley and be amazed by the massive limestone cliffs you hike through.
Arrive at the Ghost Valley with marvelous limestone formations & the so called „Ghost Cave“, a cave formed hundreds of million years ago and once a shelter of the village community.
Spend time to stroll around the faszinating cave.
Enjoy a coffee while waiting for the „jungle orchestra“ and the calls of the wild monkeys in the late afternoon during your tourguide prepare the dinner & overnight stay. (You can either overnight in a tent on the hilltop of the cave or in the cave, depend to weather conditions.)
End your unusual day with a campfire on the cave's hilltop – a place reminiscent of a prehistoric ritual site in the deepest Laotien jungle yet exalted.

Day 2

After breakfast, leave your overnight stay by trekking towards another Khmu village where you'll have lunch
Let your tourguide give you a detailed introduction of the Khmu hilltribes daily life.
Continue hiking downhill to the Tad Sae waterfall and its beautifull surroundings where you have time to swim. (In the dry season from February to July/August the Tad Sae Waterfall usually dries up, but even then it is still a place of unique appeal with mature trees)
Returning to the starting point by a 20 min motor boat trip (optional also by Kayak!) downstream the most beautiful part of the Nam Khan River to the “Chateau Orientale” Resort
Our air-conditioned minibus will deliver you back to town
PLEASE NOTE : Optionally you can also book this tour with an overnight stay (homestay) in one of the neighboring villages. The price remains the same.