Hideway Laos

The Elephant Whisperer​

Min age

10+

Max Group Size

10

Duration

Two Day

Price

$230/ pax

Overview

This tour includes visiting the privately conserved “Ghost Valley,” a prehistoric valley with a prehistoric cave—a 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.”
  • Choose and get a briefing on your selected E-Mountain bike.
  • Leave off for the first stunning part with your E-bike by crossing the Nam Khan River by boat to start your bike adventure.
  • Continue your tour on a dirt road through beautiful scenery, and visit a traditional Khmu village & the hidden Tad Kuang Son waterfall.
  • Explore nontouristic stunning landscapes, including jungle, limestone cliffs & local villages out of the beaten track.
  • Visit a privately nature-protected 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.
  • End up your exciting e-mountain bike excursion by the Tad Sae waterfall, 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).
  • Get a briefing on our Kayaks or SUP paddle boards.
  • Paddle downstream the most beautiful part of the Nam Khan River to the “Chateau Orientale” Resort.
  • Get rest and immerse yourself in nature.
  • Dinner & overnight in the “Chateau Orientale Resort”.

Day 2

  • After breakfast, get an introduction to the elephant’s facts & behavior.
  • Wash, brush & splash water on your elephant. Take your time. Act like a real Mahout!
  • Enjoy lunch in the beautiful “Chateau Oriental” Restaurant.
  • Back to town, hotel/GH.

What's Included

  • All transfers from and to town by air-conditioned minibus.
  • English speaking Tourguide.
  • Appr 2 ½ hours of e-mountain biking, including helmet.
  • Visit the geological site “Ghost Valley” and the “Ghost Cave.”
  • Picnic lunch in the “Ghost Cave “.
  • Khmu & Hmong hill tribes village encounter.
  • Tad Sae Waterfall entrance fee.
  • Appr 1 ½ hours Kayaking or SUP (Stand Up Paddleboard) with life jackets.
  • Dinner (set menu excluding beverage) in the “Chateau Orientale” restaurant.
  • Breakfast.
  • Lunch on the 2nd day in a Khmu hill tribe village.
  • Appr 2 hours Elephant encounter incl, bathing & feeding.
  • Lunch in the restaurant of the “Chateau Orientale “Resort.

Timings

8:00 – 08:30
We will pick you up from your Hotel/GH.

16:30 – 17:00
Transfer back to your Hotel/GH.

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