2 Nights Homestay of Vieng Neua & Pieng Ngam Villages
Trip Overview
The first night stay with Tai Youn family, your activities join the traditional Tai Youn Baci-ceremony, traditional performance, Lamvong Lao, your participate & practice such as: prepare Baci-ceremony equipment, making banana leaf flower. The second home stay is Tai Deang, you will see & take part Laos Whisky making, traditional weaving, black smith, bamboo basket making, Tai Deang Baci-ceremony, practice & learning how to process natural dyeing & traditional weaving.
Itinerary
Day 1: Luang Namtha- Tai Youn Home stay.
Start at 3:30 PM from our office by Tuk Tuk or bicycle (depending on your preference) to Ban Vieng Neua only 15 minutes, you will get warm welcome from home stay owner, the local guide will take you walk around the village visit field, Nam Tha river, Tai Youn temple. Next join a traditional Baci-ceremony, traditional performance, Lamvong Lao, test local food prepare by owner home stay, talk with home stay owner & go to bed.
Day 2: Tai Youn Home stay – CBT activities-Ban Pieng Ngam Home stay.
In the morning you have time walk around the village to see different style of life, after breakfast join community based tourism activities as: prepare baci-ceremony equipment, making banana leaf flower. After lunch, visit old temple of Luang Namtha town, next direct to Tai Deang Village “Ban Pieng Ngam” the villages of home stay & are famous for their many different handicrafts, walk around the village to see & learning how to process Laos Whisky making, traditional weaving, blacksmith, bamboo basket making, before dinner participate a traditional Baci-ceremony, overnight in Tao Deang house style.
Day 3: Ban Pieng Ngam Home stay – CBT activities – Luang Namtha town
In the morning walk around in the village, after breakfast participate & practice community based tourism activities with local people such as: step of natural dyeing & traditional weaving, after lunch visit Tai Dam Village “Ban Nam Ngaen” the village who process of making the famous Lao rice whiskey, visit Phoum Pouk stupa, Luang Namtha stupa, back to Luang Namtha town.
Detailed info & Prices:
Tour ID: LT-HS-04
Duration: 2 night & 3 days
Operational: Daily, 15:30
Difficulty: Easy, suitable for families.
Highlights: Experience the Tai Deang & Lao Yuan culture & traditional; Enjoy the Lao Yuan and Tai Deang meals; Experience stays overnight with Lao Yuan houses and Tai Deang Eco-lodge; To see & learning Laos Whisky making, black smith, bamboo basket; Practice community-based tourism activities with local people such as: step of natural dyeing, traditional weaving, traditional Baci-ceremony, performance & music; Daily activities of the family if you like as: prepare baci-ceremony equipment and making banana leaf flower.
Price USD: The price ranges from US$99/Person for 8 + Pax to US$279/Person for 1 Pax.
The price varies according to the number of participants. The price decreases as more tourists book the same trek!
Please contact us to check the availability of a tour & the number of people who have already signed up for the tour for an accurate pricing.
Price Includes:
- English speaking tour guide
- Local guide from the village
- Transportation from your hotel & back to hotel
- Accommodation (Lao Yuan Homestay & Tai Deang Eco-lodge)
- Meals (7 meals covered) “Local food”
- Drinking water during the trip
- All activities mention on itinerary
- Community distribution
- Government Taxes and charges
Not included: Elements not mentioned in “Tour includes”; All kind of soft drinks or alcohol during your tour.
Note: For your impression & get more experience to join our homestay. We offer transportation for you as Tuk Tuk (Local Taxi) & Bicycle please choose one.
Extra info:
More Information about Homestay
What is homestay accommodation?
Homestay is a popular form of hospitality and lodging whereby visitors sleep at the residence of a local of the town to which they are traveling. … Farm stays are a type of a homestay, in which the visitor stays on a working farm.
What is homestay Programme?
A homestay programme gives tourists the opportunity to stay with a chosen family, interact and experience the daily life of their homestay family and learn the culture and lifestyle of the rural community in Luang Namtha, Laos. … It focuses more on lifestyle and experience, including cultural and economic activities.
Phieng Ngam Eco-lodge
All eco-lodge was designed from Tai Deang Ethnic house style with toilets inside in each room located near the rice fields that you can see green viewpoint on the rainy season. We have 3 rooms of eco-lodge the first room 5 single beds with 2 toilets, the second room 2 beds (Double & Single beds) with 1 toilet and the last room 1 double bed with 1 toilet inside. All room have been passed Luang Namtha Homestay Standard. Each room in eco-lodge include standard of mattress, blanket, mosquito net, towel and pillows. Our toilets are western toilets with hot shower.
What you should bring on a homestay
Small backpack, T-shirt, short pants, long pants, towel or sarong, pair of socks, long sleeve shirt, pair of slippers, pair of shoes, swimsuit, soap, shampoo, toothbrush & toothpaste, mosquito spray, sun cream, flashlight, 2 liter drinking water for the first day, hat or cap, first aid kit & toilet roll.
Extra in Rainy Season (June-October) = Raincoat and Hiking Boots
Extra in Cold Season (November-February) = (Jacket and Warm Pants)
The luggage you do not take on the tour you can leave in the storeroom at your hotel or our office (Please ask) as well as passport, ticket and travelers cheques which they will put in their safe. Some homestay we have to walk to there that good hiking boots are essential in the rainy season but also very handy in the other months.
Some of homestay located on the mountains it is a few degrees cooler than in Luang Namtha town. During winter it can even be cold, a few degrees Celsius above Zero. Please remember this when you do a homestay during this time.
What you should NOT take on a Homestay (Please Ask)
Passport, Flight ticket and Travelers Cheques. Whenever you lose your passport you have to go to Vientiane to get a new one. Also, a tropical shower can reduce your precious papers to something else. At the safe in your hotel your belongings will be safe!
Make sure that your photo or film camera is packed waterproof, nature here is unpredictable.
Candies for the children would be nice but they usually can’t go to the dentist easily. A donation for the village or village school is a better idea.
Bank notes in high denominations will be a problem changing them in smaller ones.
Important do’s & don’ts:
Do not give individual gifts, sweets or money to children, ask before taking photos of people or spiritual items, help keep the trails clean by not littering, please purchase handicrafts but do not purchase antiques, do not remove any archaeological remains from the site of the ancient sites, stay with the guides all the time, do not use drugs.
