Day 1: Nam Ha village campsite (6-7 Hours)

At 9:00 am, meeting the group and tour guide briefly in the office, and then we get on Tuk Tuk to the starting point. During the way of driving, we stop at the local market to buy some food supplies. The trekking point starts from Nam Ha village, here get a local guide who is well known for the trail, herb, plant, and wildlife tracks in that region. Then we begin the trek through the plantation for 10 minutes before getting into the untouched jungle of the Nam Ha National Protected Area in which you may encounter and hear some wildlife or just see their track, a picnic lunch will be stopping on the way when we are hungry. Our guides will share their ancestral knowledge about the traditional use of medicinal plants, and edible leaves, teach us to set up the traditional hunter camp, and prepare delicious Khmu jungle food, using the supplies and resources of the jungle for a truly unique experience. Thereafter, we continue the trek downhill through the primary forest until the campsite.

Day 2: Campsite-Nalan village (6 Hours)

In the morning, we can get up early to enjoy many kinds of animals singing to one another from the higher mountain tops around the campsite. After breakfast, on this day we have two options:

The first option (about 3 hours hiking). After breakfast, prepare the belongings we’ll cross the Nam Ha River and walk to another side of the riverbank, and a traditional lunch will be prepared in Nalan village. The village was awarded the ASEAN Standard of Community-Based Tourism 2019-2021 where we will learn about the Khmu lifestyle, culture, and traditions.

The second option (5-6 hours hike) is following the way back until the first day stops. From here the trail is in the valley of Nam Ha NPA. After lunch we continue hiking downhill slightly to the stream, where there are a lot of canopies from huge, so we will be arriving at the village before the sun sets. After checking in at your homestay, you have time to walk around the village and learn about their lifestyle, culture, and traditions. After dinner on local food, you will enjoy the tourism activities offered by the community.

Day 3: Nalan-Chalernsouk village (6 Hours)

In the morning we still have time to visit the village, test Lao Coffee or local tea with bamboo cups, and get a chance to practice crossbow shooting and rice ponding by hand. After breakfast, we will hike up a steep hill to get a great viewpoint, the trail is more challenging, but it is also more and more beautiful forest, landscape, and canopy through a forest of Nam Ha NPA. Traditional lunch will be prepared on the way to the responsible route on the forest path. Thereafter, we will have an easy two-hour hike down the mountain slope until we arrive at the Chalernsouk village, where we will overnight.

Day 4: Chalernsouk village-Doilukkham (5-6 Hours)

At 9:00 am, start the trek from the village, the trail winds its way up through dense rainforest before crossing streams at the base of a shaded valley and then on through a mosaic of cultivated land. During the hike our guides will take time to identify and discuss plants and trees and how they are important to the local indigenous people. We stop for a picnic lunch in the heart of the jungle, taking time to appreciate the tranquil beauty of the natural landscape. After lunch we continue the hike, as the trail courses beneath the canopies of impressive old-growth trees, eventually giving way to an oasis of cultivated land comprising rice paddies, after passing through exquisitely cultivated lands, the trek ends at Doilukkham. Following an invigorating tuk-tuk ride, we arrive back in Luang Namtha.