Trekking at Ban Viemthene in Vientiane

• Ban Pako ‘s one day trekking is a great way to get into the country side, see the jungle, meet local people and experience the natural beauty along Nam Ngum River.
• Pick up at your hotel at 08:00AM.
• Drive to Ban Pako for 1 hour.
• Meet the village guide at La Pako Resort.
• Depart from Ban Pako by tock-tock, a small hand-tractor. Along the road, we pass several villages, rice fields and temples.
• The walk starts at a Hmong minority village. The Hmong used to live in the high mountainous area, but during the Indochina war they were relocated to the flat areas. Continue to Ban Somsamai boat landing and cross Nam Gnum river to Ban Bernthene. The protected forest area is bordering the village and stretches along the river.
• After trekking, enjoy lunch in the village or on a bamboo raft at a fish farm the on Nam Ngum river.
• Then we take a boat ride or spend a lazy afternoon floating down the river on an inner tube.
• We return to Ban Pako in the late afternoon and transfer back to your hotel in Vientiane.