This tour will serve different activities based on 2 different seasons: high water season and low water season. It will be much fun and exciting during the high water season when the waterfall is flowing, but dirty roads can be more challenging. So it depends on your preferences to choose the one that best suits you.
Hereunder is the detail program for each season.
High water season, August to January:
At the departure time around 8 am, you will be greeted and picked up at your hotel’s lobby in Luang Prabang. You are then transferred to the Nam Khan River.
Once you arrive there, you will embark on a boat to cruise to the Tad Sae Waterfall which flows directly to Nam Khan River. Coming to this waterfall, you can not only enjoy the fantastic beauty of it but also go swimming in this natural pool. Especially, this waterfall is a popular destination of elephants, so you can see real elephants there and take photos of them.
After relaxing with a refresh swim, you will get on the boat again to head towards our kayaking location where you will be equipped with safety stuff to start your kayaking journey through stunning panoramic views of green jungle mountains and Lao life. You will stop to have lunch, and then continue paddling. It will be very exciting when you kayaking through sections of rapids. This journey will take you approximately 3-4 hours to finish the 20km (12 miles) kayaking. It will depend on your kayaking ability and other situation.
In case you are really good at kayaking, you can have an extension for even longer kayaking from Ban En (25 km).
Low water season, February to July:
This full day kayaking trip is not available during the dry season due to low water levels and impassible sections. You can consider the half-day kayak option for some kayaking. Please check with us for details.
* Tad Sae Waterfall is low or dry from February to August
The trip ends around 5 pm at your hotel.
