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Luang Nam Tha
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Two weeks in
Northern Laos, July 2006
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Page 1 Huay Xai - The
Mekong - Luang Prabang
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Page 2 Luang
Prabang: Temples
Page 3 Luang
Nam Tha - Map -
Notes -
Links
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Page 4 An
Akha Village
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5 Muang Sing - Huay Xai
Luang Nam Tha
In the north of Laos
Luang Nam Tha and the surrounding hills are home to a huge
variety of tribal groups, many still speaking their own languages
and donning traditional dress
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That Phum Phuk stupa
west of Luang Nam Tha
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At the bus station |
View from That Phum Phuk
stupa
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Left:
A whisky distillery
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NB: Klik på billedet for forstørrelse / Click on photos to enlarge
Barbecuing fish at the market
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Left:
Silkworms in Ban Pa Sak village
Right:
The silkworms are killed before the pupae emerge by dipping
them in boiling water, thus allowing the whole cocoon to be
unravelled as one continuous thread
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Nam Ha National Biodiversity Conservation Area
From Luang Nam Tha I
went on a two-day trek to Ban Nam Lai, an Akha village deep in the
jungle of Nam Ha National Protected Area. (See
Green Discovery)
Luang Nam Tha's
Nam Ha National Biodiversity Conservation Area comprising
222,400 hectares of land ranging from the lowlands of the Luang
Namtha Plain to 2,000 meter peaks of its northern highlands includes
some of the most significant and largest contiguous wilderness areas
in Laos. The altitude ranges form 560 meters on the plain to 2,094
meters at the highest peak and thus, supports a wide variety of
flora.
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Through the jungle towards
Ban Nam Lai village
We spent much energy trying to keep our balance on the
very wet and muddy trails - and picking off leeches which
attached themselves to our bodies
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Left:
The Akha guide makes bird calls
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NB: Klik på billedet for forstørrelse / Click on photos to enlarge
Original map:
http://www.travelfish.org/map_detail_region/laos/northern_laos/15
Notes /
Itinerary
Visa
on arrival
NB
As of June 2006 the "visa on arrival" is no longer
valid for 15 days but for one month.
July 20 2006: Chiang Khong, Thailand,
across the Mekong to Huay Xai, Laos.
By slow boat down the
Mekong to Pakbeng (6 hours).
You spend the night in Pakbeng
in a guesthouse.
July 21: Pakbeng by slowboat to Luang Prabang (8
hours).
July 22: Luang Prabang
July 23: Luang Prabang
July 24: Luang Prabang
July 25: Luang Nam Tha
July 26: Akha village Two-day trek
(Green Discovery
US $ 42 per person, group of four)
July 27: Luang Nam Tha
July 28: Luang Nam Tha
July 29: Muang Sing
July 30: Muang Sing
(The tourist office in Muang Sing can
arrange good treks to hill tribe villages)
July 31: Muang Sing to Ton Pheung by speedboat
(chartered boat, US $ 100, 2½ hours).
Ton Pheung to Huay
Xai
(chartered car, Th. Baht 1000. There is also a bus
service).
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Page 1 Huay Xai - The
Mekong - Luang Prabang
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Page 2 Luang
Prabang: Temples
Page 3 Luang
Nam Tha - Map -
Notes -
Links
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Page 4 An
Akha Village
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5 Muang Sing - Huay Xai
Last update August 06
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