The 9 Best Luang Prabang Trekking Tours

1.Full Day Trek to Kuang Si Waterfalls, Remote Village

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · from $48Our pick

Start with pickup at 8:30 am, then drive to Ban Nong Heo for a 2 to 3 hour forest hike toward Kuang Si Falls. Enjoy a local Khmu lunch, three hours at the cascades, a rice farm visit, and a sunset Mekong cruise. Guides may include Pany, Da, Vone, Tom, or Bounsou.

“The trek itself was fine. But we waited for two hours at the end for a van to pick us up to fetch us back to hotel . Also lunch at 2 pm after the trek was only a packet of fried rice . Other tour had lunch earlier mid point of the trek . There should be better description of the tour to prepare participants.”

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2.Full Day Trek to Kuang Si Waterfall & Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 20 reviews · from $63

You’ll walk about 9 km from Long Lao Village through rice paddies, orchards, farmland, and forest before reaching Kuang Si Falls. An English-speaking guide, including guides such as Dang, leads the way. The day also includes lunch, swimming, the Bear Rescue Center, and a short Hmong culture visit.

“we had a great trek with DANG all day long. Thanks to him for sharing with us his expérience. We had a great day with him !!!!”

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3.Luang Prabang Thin Pha Trail & Tad Sae Falls Trek

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 17 reviews · 8 hours · from $95

Spend eight hours hiking 12 kilometers through forest, farmland, limestone ridges, and villages near Luang Prabang. Your English-speaking guide leads you from Ban Houay Fai to Ban Thin Pha and Ban Houay Yen, with lunch, river transport, and a Tad Sae Falls stop included. Waterfall conditions depend on the season.

“Guide et chauffeur parfait. Guide (Linh ?) à l’écoute et parfait pour cette excursion en privé.”

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4.3-Day Cultural Remote Trek With Homestay

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 9 reviews · 3 days · from $360

Spend three days trekking from the Mekong and Nam Xeuang rivers to remote Hmong and Khmu villages. You will cross by local boat, walk jungle paths and rice fields, share meals with village families, and sleep in basic homestays. Guides such as Aroun and Chan have explained local customs, plants, rituals, and village life in English.

“Absoluut een van de hoogtepunten van onze reis. Je krijgt een beeld van het plattelands leven zoals dat waarschijnlijk honderd jaar geleden ook al geleefd werd. Gids, Chan van tigertrails deed het fantastisch en had veel te vertellen over de verschillende hillttribe mensen, rituelen, planten en dieren. Tracks zijn goed te doen sommige stukken pittig vooral als het 37°C is Overnachten bij de mensen thuis is zeer eenvoudig maar een belevenins en een kans wat meer van de manier van het leven daar mee te maken.”

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5.Nong Khiaw 3-Day Trekking & camping, Homstay

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 2.5 days · from $180

Travel from Luang Prabang to Nong Khiaw for 2.5 days of hiking, camping, village visits, a local homestay, and boat travel. You will climb to a sunset and sunrise viewpoint, walk through primary forest, visit Muang Ngoi and a historic cave, swim at Tad Mork Waterfall, then kayak along the Nam Ou River. A good fitness level is essential.

“Incroyable treck marche jungle rizières le guide super simpa faite le! juste avoir un bon état physique mais vous allez voir des chose incroyable”

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6.Day Trek to Kuangsi Waterfall and Bear Sanctuary – Luang Prabang full day tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $92

Start from Luang Prabang at 8:30 am for a three to four-hour forest trek through local villages and mountain scenery. Your English-speaking local guide leads you to Kuang Si Falls, where you can swim, relax, and visit the Bear Rescue Center. Lunch, fruit, water, transport, and entrance are included. Moderate fitness is needed.

“This trek was awesome! It was a great way to meet some locals and support farmers and other community members on our way to Kunag-Si. Our guide was awesome and taught us lots on the way.”

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7.Mountain Trek & Local Villages Overnight Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 2 days · from $200

Spend two days hiking from the Nam Khan River into remote Khmu and Hmong villages near Luang Prabang. You’ll cross by boat, walk 13 kilometers on day one, sleep in a family homestay, then trek through rice fields to Tad Sae Waterfalls. Guides such as Chai, Arun, Chan, and Oun have been praised for warm company and strong English.

“Chai was amazing!! I had a wonderful experience, everyone should book this tour. It’s a once in a lifetime experience!”

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8.Luang Prabang Trekking LongLao to Kuang si falls full day

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 7 reviews · from $85

Leave Luang Prabang at 8:30am for Ban Long Lao, a Hmong and Khmu village in a quiet valley. With a local village guide and English-speaking guide, hike about three hours through rice fields, gardens, and forest to Kuang Si Falls. Swim, eat a sandwich lunch, visit the bear sanctuary, and return by late afternoon.

“The waterfall was amazing and the hike was beautiful, but the price is clearly excessive knowing that you can order a tuktuk to directly go to the waterfall and also see the bears there. The village also felt a bit like voyeurism or like a human zoo for me which was quite bizarre.”

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9.Trek to Tad Sae Waterfalls, Local Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · from $57

Spend about eight hours south of Luang Prabang with guide Vone or another local guide, crossing the Nam Khan by boat, visiting Ban Suan Dala, trekking through Khmu country, sharing a picnic, and swimming at Tad Sae Waterfalls. The trip runs from August to early January, when the falls have enough water.

“We had a great day with our guide Vone. He explained a lot about the Lao culture and differences between ethnic groups that live in the villages we passed by. Vone knows his plants and herbs and could tell us all about the local plants and whRead more”

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