Our specialists seek out authentic ways to get to know the places that could feature in your trip. These activities reflect some of the experiences they've most enjoyed while visiting Nong Khiaw, and which use the best local guides. Walking through small streams and rice paddies you arrive at the bottom of the waterfalls which were only first explored by non-locals in late The next few hours you will encounter only water and jungle and hear the sound of the waterfall cascades as you physically work your way up through the various levels which stretch upwards for around 1.
Beginning with a leisurely boat ride up the Nam Ou to Muong Ngoi, a remote and extremely beautiful mountainous area north of Nong Khiaw, you then take a light trek through the fields and forest.
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View this tour. Intrepid Laos tour Thailand and Laos. Private boats run for about ,, kip one way, cheaper if the person driving needs to go anyway. Speedboat 30 min only cost return , and is more dangerous, but can be quite fun. The boat continues to Muang Khua, if there are enough people who want to go there, for around , kip per person. A charter costs about 1,, kip. Visit the boat landing and pass by a few times to check if there are enough people signed up. The boats up river will stop at Muang Ngoi, so unless it's full unlikely as some people will get off or cancelled, you may catch the same boat there.
Speedboats to Muang Khua cost 1,, kip and take only 2. You can do that also with a day cruise from Muang Ngoi in a small boat. If travelling alone you might find yourself waiting for the next boat or busload of people to turn up. Nong Khiaw is simple in layout and small enough to walk around.
It's possible to rent a bike at Riverside Bungalows and Delilah's to explore the 2 roads and surrounding area. A large concrete road bridge connects Nong Khiaw on the west side of the river with the village of Ban Sop Houn on the east side of the river, where many of the river view bungalows are found. Many tour offices and guesthouses offer a standard selection of one-, two-, and three-day treks and homestays.
The most popular appears to be the waterfalls jungle hike. Guesthouses advertise how many people have signed up, and tours get cheaper with more participants. The few small shops on the main street cater more for locals than tourists, and offer little more than basic necessities.
Money can be changed near the boat landing - Youth travel agency or over the Bridge at Riverside Guest House. Riverside can also offer cash advances on credit cards. Cold Beerlao is served everywhere in local restaurants. The small shops sell cheap but decent Lao Lao in unlabelled bottles. North of Nong Khiaw one hour by boat is Muang Ngoy Kao or Old Muang Ngoi , a backpackers favourite, with limited road access 3 hours instead of 1 by boat and electricity available only since , and a backpacker vibe, with village treks nearby, then north by boat to Muang Khua.
Get in [ edit ] Nong Khiaw is hours via road from Luang Prabang. By bus [ edit ] By boat [ edit ] If there are not enough people, around 10, you may have to pay extra to get the boat going. Further on the Nam Ou to Muang Khua [ edit ] The boat continues to Muang Khua, if there are enough people who want to go there, for around , kip per person.
Get around [ edit ] Nong Khiaw is simple in layout and small enough to walk around. See [ edit ] Many tour offices and guesthouses offer a standard selection of one-, two-, and three-day treks and homestays.
Pha Tok Caves About 2km outside town on the far side of the river from the boat landing and bus station. This cave, set high in a limestone cliff, sheltered villagers and Pathet Lao fighters during the Second Indochina War. The caves are reached via steep concrete steps, and inside a few signs identify points where command posts were stationed. Entrance fees are collected at the bottom where you can also borrow a torch. The trail to the cave passes through many rice paddies and a small section of jungle.
If you ask the people at the ticket desk, you should be able to arrange a boat ride back to Nong Khiaw from a local. For 2 people in a very small longtail boat max 2 people plus skipper the price was 50, kip. Do [ edit ] Phadeng Peak. Viewpoint to see a degree view of the town and surrounding mountains. Entrance is well signed about m east of the bridge. Another viewpoint on the north side of the river. Public boats link the two towns twice a day.
The journey takes approximately one hour and costs roughly 25, kip. Popular activities in Muang Ngoi include hiking to nearby villages, searching for hidden caves and taking a dip in the lazy waters of the Nam Ou river. In the tiny town of Muang Ngoi, tourists outnumber locals.
But Muang Ngoi is not overrun by any means. Northern Laos is the kind of place where time stands still. It is the kind of place where travelers spend days on end swinging back and forth in their river-view hammocks. It is the kind of place where worries drift away with the flow of the river. Used as a stepping-stone for further exploration, Nong Khiaw gives a great introduction to the idealistic atmosphere of Northern Laos. Affable locals do everything they can to ensure you fall in love with their town and become reluctant to leave.
The plethora of activities on offer will leave you wishing for more hours in the day to complete them all.
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