Explore tribal villages of Akha Oma, Phounoi and visit 400 years old Tea trees
Itinerary
Phongsaly – tribal villages – back to Phongsaly ( _/L/_)
Around 8:00 am meet our guide in our office. we drive our private car from Phongsaly to Ban Phouxoum(village of Phounoi tribe). Let’s know Phounoi history and its culture. Then we start hiking down to a village of Akha Oma, the only one village located very close to Phongsaly, originally this tribe living in only in Bountai area. Visit village and learn to know their living life and their culture. After that we trek up to Ban Chahou, village of Phounoi tribe. We walk through village. then we drive to Ban Komaen, village of 400 years old tea trees. Lunch time at village. short trekking to explore Tea plantations and see wonderful landscape.
Drink fresh tea with family. Visit Tea Pavillion (Tea information house). Then we Drive back to Phongsaly. On the way we will stop to visit Tea processing factory.
Finish our tour late afternoon. Trekking level: moderate.