02 Feb 2025
What a wonderful day, our best in Luang Prabang area on this 5 day trip. The trek is suitable for anyone of average fitness. The start of the walk at the village was educational to see how the locals lived, passing by homes with families rebuilding a roof that is on a three year cycle. From there we passed through a rubber tree plantation and saw the rubber being harvested. Then the main of the trek commenced including both open to the sun but mostly pleasantly shaded. Some inclines early on but not too bad. We stopped for lunch with appx 30 mins before the falls. At the falls there are quite a few steps (easy) to get down to the falls but you are picked up at the other side so not a problem. The falls are everything you’d hope they would be and a visit to the Bear Rescue centre ended the day perfectly. No time to visit the butterfly centre (closes at 4pm) but as it was not right season it was not a problem.
Our guide Sommay was educational and entertaining and a real asset to Manifa Travel. You won’t be disappointed