After breakfast at the hotel you will receive an orientation and information session about the exciting trek ahead. Drive to Ban Phatang to admire beautiful karst landscapes and then continue to Ban Thamxang taking in the scenic topography. Then begin your trek. Starting along rice fields and the bank of the Nam Song River and continuing en route, to visit Ban Phathao, a Hmong hilltribe village followed by the chance to explore Tham Loup and Tham Hoy limestone caves. Hmong women are renowned for their beautiful embroidered costumes and their impressive silver jewellery. As many Hmong still dress in a traditional fashion you will have the opportunity to see this for yourself and learn about this unique culture. Stop and relax over a picnic lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch continue trekking and return to Ban Thamxang. Once there, explore the culture through observing the daily activities of the local people and then participate and receive a traditional Baci ceremony blessing with the villagers. Baci meaning "calling of the soul" is an important ceremony practiced in Lao and Thai culture. It is a ritual used to celebrate important and special events, like births and marriages, novice monks entering monkhood and beginning of New Year. The ritual of the Baci involves tying strings around a person's wrist to preserve good luck, and has become a national custom. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.

Day 3 : Ban Thamxang - Vang Vieng - Luang Prabang ( B , L )

Following breakfast at the hotel drive towards Luang Prabang. The journey will take you away from the lowland plains and to a changed landscape of the spectacular scenery of high mountains and plateaus. On the way, visit Ban Khiew Khachan village, populated by the Hmong. Hmong women are renowned for their beautiful embroidered costumes and their impressive silver jewellery. Lunch is en route. Arrive in Luang Prabang in the afternoon and drop off at your own hotel. (Hotel is not included).

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