DAY 1: Early morning pickup from 07:45 – 08:30am, we then embark a boat trip to Pak Ou Caves about 1 and half hours on the Mekong River, which gives us a breathtaking view of the tranquil countryside as well as the mysterious nature. On the way we will visit Ban Xang Hai (Whisky Village), where the local rice wine is produced. Then we continue boat trip until Pak Ou. Pak Ou Caves are two linked caves crammed with thousand of lacquered Buddha Status of various shapes and sizes left by devoted pilgrims. After 40 min staying at caves, the boat trip takes us to MANIFA ELEPHANT CAMP and we enjoy a beautiful buffet style lunch at the restaurant – overlooking the Mekong river.
At about 1 PM, we start “MAHOUT EXPERIENCE PROGRAM“.
The program temporarily last in the late afternoon. In the end, we take elephants to their resident bamboo forests. From evening to next morning, we have a free time in the Mekong riverside. Manifa Elephant Camp prepares dinner and accommodation with hot shower (Lodge in Elephant Camp / Home stay at the opposite local village across the Mekong River)
DAY 2: We resume Mahout Program in early morning at 6:30 to pick up elephants from forests with Manifa mahout team, then we take elephants to the Mekong river for bathing and interact with them for a while.
After breakfast and break, we join Manifa Mahout team and experience Mahout work from around 10 – 12 AM. “MAHOUT EXPERIENCES TRAINING PROGRAM” ends with this 2 hours experience working as Mahout.
After saying goodbye with elephants and mahout, we have a lunch and break, then at about 1 PM we leave for Luang Prabang. Returning to the city between 1:30-2:30 PM.