Early morning pickup from 8:15 – 09:00 am, then we leave for Manifa Elephant Camp. On the way we stop at Ban Xang Hai, also known as Whisky Village. Here you can see the process of making lao lao, the country’s beloved rice whiskey and for some maybe even a early morning sample!.

About 10 AM, we arrive at our camp and start we start “HALF DAY – INTRODUCTION PROGRAM“. After a few important introductions and a brief orientation, you will get straight into interacting with the manifa elephants and start the mahout training program – get used to being close to and comfortable with one of the 17 elephants – share in the experience of cruelty free riding (optional bareneck or howdah) – join in the snacktime feeding and have the option of splashing around in the water with the elephants during one of their many daily bath time sessions. After finishing program, we enjoy a beautiful buffet style lunch at the restaurant – overlooking the Mekong river.

After lunch break, This adventure destination package takes you to the next destination Kuang Si Waterfall – you will have time to explore the three layered Kuang Si Waterfall walk the trails of the nature reserve and swim in the refreshing turquoise water pools and visit the bear rescue center. We leave for Luang Prabang in the late afternoon. We make a short visit at Ban Na Uan Hmong village on the way. We return to the city between 5:30-6:00 PM which is the ideal time to visit Phousi Mountain to see sunset.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• THE MEANINGFUL ELEPHANT INTERACTION IN THE 95 HECTARES JUNGLE

• ELEPHANT-FRIENDLY MAHOUT TRAINING

• CRUELTY FREE ELEPHANT RIDING

• BATHING WITH ELEPHANTS IN THE MEKONG RIVER

• REFRESHING TURQUOISE WATERFALL

• LAO AND HMONG LOCAL VILLAGES

INCLUDED:

• ROUND TRIP TRANSPORTATION (FROM YOUR ACCOMMODATION)

• ENGLISH SPEAKING TOUR LEADER

• ENTRANCES FEE

• BUFFET LUNCH THE RESTAURANT

UPGRADES:

• PRIVATE TOURS WITH YOUR OWN TOUR GUIDE (EN, FR,DE,JP,CH,IT,SP,RU), PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION

AGE REQUIREMENTS:

• Infant (aged 0-3) can be accompanied free of charge.

• AGES 4 -11 YEARS – DISCOUNTED 20% OFF FULL RATE OF TOUR PACKAGE – MANDATORY PARENTAL OR GUARDIAN SUPERVISION REQUIRED THROUGHOUT

• THERE IS NO MAXIMUM AGE FOR PARTICIPATION

• CASE SPECIFIC SITUATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED