Vietnam border -Muang kgua – Phongsaly – tribal villages – Oudomxay

Day01: Vietnam border – Muang Khua (_/L/D)

  • After your checking out from Vietnam border(At Tai chang – Pang Hok border),
  • Meet your guide. Then we drive to Muang Mai. Sightseeing on the way.
  • Continue to Muang khua, sightseeing, visit tribal villages of Akha, Khmu, Tai Dam, we arrive in Muang Khua late evening. Stay in Muang khua.

Day02: Muang Khua – Nam ou boat trip – Hatsa – Phongsaly(B/L/D)

Muang khua, a charming town located on the bank of Nam Ou river. Before we leave Muang Khua, we visit local morning market, take a short walk to explore small town.

  • From Muang khua we drive our car to Muang Samphan for 52 km along the bank of Nam Ou river( as the Power Dam is built between Muang Khua and Hatsa). On the way we stop to visit an original village still located on nam Ou river bank, visit Meuang Samphan, arrive at Power Dam05. Then from Dam 05 to Hatsa we will take the private boat, three hours on boat upstream to Hatsa. Arrive at Hatsa, Explore Hatsa village and its people. Then from Hatsa to Phongsaly town by private car for an hour, we arrive in Phongsaly, welcome you to Phongsaly, land of green tea and multi-ethnicities. Today we stay in Phongsaly. End the tour there.
  • As we know” Phongsaly is the land of multiple ethnic groups living there, and the best place for trekking to remote tribal villages, 1 – 4 days trek available, or if you prefer visiting tribal villages by car that will be good opportunity
  • to visit more different tribal people.

Day03: Phongsaly – Muang La – Oudomxay(B/L/D)

  • After breakfast, visit interesting places including visiting Tribal museum, old town of Phongsaly, drive to visit 400 years old Tea plantation village of Ban Koman.
  • Drive to Oudomxay, sightseeing on the way.
  • Visit French lodge in Bountai, visit Phra chao Singkham temple in Muang La,
  • Arrive in Oudomxay, stay in town.