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Ban Na Elephant Tower

Ban Na Elephant Tower

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  • This easy trek takes the passionate walker into the elephant forests of the Phou Khao Khouay National Protected Area (NPA). Of the two herds known to inhabit this NPA, one has quite recently chosen to roam the bamboo thickets nearby the village of Ban Na.

    To protect the wild elephant herds and to compensate the villagers for the occassional damage caused by these great beasts, a community-based tourism scheme was introduced. Trained local guides lead the visitors to very remote sites within the forests of this Nature reserve, just over an hour away from Vientiane.

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    Day 1: Vientiane - Ban Na - Elephant Tower

    Place Transport: Car
    Meals: Breakfast
    In the morning we drive to Ban Na, which is 80 km from Vientiane. Once we arrive, we start the trek through the forest. A simple picnic lunch will be served by Laung Stream.

    After lunch, we take a sort trek to the Elephant Tower, which is 15m high and where you spend the night. An early dinner will be prepared for you to have time to wait for the elephants in a quiet atmosphere. It's now your chance to see the elephants in they natural habitat.

    Approximately:1 ½ hour transfer/ 3 ½ hours trekking

    Day 2: Elephant Tower - Ban Na - Wat Pra Bath - Vientiane

    Place Transport: Car
    Meals: Breakfast
    After an early breakfast, we will try and keep track with the elephants, from where we will trek back to Ban Na, where our lunch is prepared by the local guide.

    During the day you can also learn how to weave from the friendly villagers. Before returning to Vientiane, we will make a stop at Wat Pra Bath, where you can see a Buddha footprint. Wat Pra Bath was built at the same time as famous That Inhang in Savanakhet, a Southern Province.

    Approximately: 1 ½ hour transfer/ 3 ½ hours trekking
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      Beijing, China

      on 07/26/2011

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      Beijing, China

      on 07/26/2011

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    • Mr. Tao Lin Xiong

      Beijing, China

      on 07/26/2011

      So relaxing!

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    • Mr. Tao Lin Xiong

      Beijing, China

      on 07/26/2011

      So relaxing!

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    • Mr. Tao Lin Xiong

      Beijing, China

      on 07/26/2011

      So relaxing!

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    • Mr. Tao Lin Xiong

      Beijing, China

      on 07/26/2011

      So relaxing!

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