Day 1: Savannakhet - Muang Phin -
Ban Vongsi Keo (L,D)
In the morning at around 6:30 AM, assemble
at the Savannakhet Tourism Office. Drive on
National Road No. 9 to Muang Phin for 174
kms. Stopover to visit dinosaur traces at
Muang Palan. Arrive at Muang Phin then turn
right onto a dusty route to Dong Phu Vieng
NBCA for about 17 kms. Here you will leave
the car and start to trek along the jungle
path.Picnic lunch en-route.After lunch
continue to trek through mixed forests of
various woodland and rocky out-crops. Look
out for wildlife along the way. Short rest
at Houay Sing River. As you continue to
walk, you will see more evidence of village
gardens and rice fields. Enter to Ban Vongsi
Keo, a Katang minority village. You will be
welcomed and your home-stay will begin.
Dinner will be prepared by the villagers.
Accommodation at a villager’s house.
Day 2: Ban Vongsi Keo - Ban Nhang (B,L,D)
Local breakfast.At around 6:30 AM, the
village guide will lead you to Dong Sakee
sacred jungle to discover the rare leaf
monkeys (silvered langur) and to see the
hornbill bird. On the way back to the
village, observe the strange wooden posts,
or Lak La Puep clan post. At around 9:30 AM,
the long distance trek of over 18 kms will
begin. This portions of the trek is
interesting because of the richness of the
primitive jungle. You can learn and discover
the rare herbs and bush fruits along the
way.Picnic lunch at Tham Long cave.Continue
to walk through primitive jungle and glade
toward Ban Nhang, the Katang ethnic village
located close to the bank of Xebanghieng
River. Welcome by the villagers. Bathing and
swimming in the river. Dinner and home-stay
at a villager’s house.
Day 3: Ban Nhang - Keng Samartek - Muang
Phin - Savannakhet (B,L)
Local breakfast. Ride in a long-tail boat to
Kaeng La Berng Nang rapids where you can
rest and enjoy the forest reaching to the
riverside and the white sand beach. Continue
to the famous Kaeng Samartek rocky
rapids.Picnic lunch.Take the pick-up to
return to Muang Phin and then to Savannakhet.
