Elephant Camp Luang Prabang

Last night I didnt really sleep as I was too excited about riding Mae lucky (M.L) again. At 7:30am we began our trek back to where we dropped them off last night. The water level was really high this morning, as it had rained all night. We trudged through mud, sinking every now and again. My feet and legs were caked! When we got to the elephants, M …

Okay so this little town is really romantic.. we have been blessed with catching up with some english friends we met 2 countries ago (amy + steph) the night we arrived so our reunion consisted of beers and lao lao( white whiskey) which is more like pure butane I swear; we found.

Yet again another amazing place to stay with a guest …

The title alludes to what all the locals and travellers say, I wish someone would teach them the word "similar!"

Luang Prabang is beautiful. I wish I came here sooner and missed out Vientiane and Pakse. the whole of the old town is a UNESCO heritage site, and you can see why. It's full of tourists and locals trying to sell to them. There …

A day out at the Elephant Village Sanctuary attempting to train as a Mahout or "Elephant Driver" seemed like a good idea to get away from the New Year water throwing in Luang Prabang. A half hour minibus ride out of town (on some dirt tracks) and we were at the elephant camp. We had a reasonably small group of 6 adults and one boy that included 4 …

16/04/2011 Luang Prabang/ Laos

Got the bus to Luang Prabang, New Year celebrations were still going on so got soaked and covered in paint! We got dropped off in the centre and some Americans told us there was room at their hostel and it was cheap so followed them. It was 60,000 kip for a night and was clean and decent. Got in the shower …

... the night. We wake up around six to see the monks coming through the streets. This happens every single day here in Luang Prabang. There are about fifteen monasteries, and from each monastery a delegation of monks walks down the streets to give merit in ...

... then back onto a different and smaller, if you can believe it, boat the next morning for another 6 hour journey to finally reach Luang Prabang. Yes, there were way too many people on the boat. But hey, we made lots of friends and now know at least ...

... to the backpackers as they had crammed their belongings in their backpacks and were loaded up in the van to be brought back to Luang Prabang. We said our goodbyes, made some happy group pictures and each went our own way. We went out with Monkey, our ...

... from the town itself being a tourist attraction (many days can be spent cycling around town seeing the temples), Luang Prabang is a great place to go Elephant Trekking, kayaking, and hiking. There is also some popular tourist sights to see including a ...

... nbsp; was still dark and went straight back to sleep!! You see monks in their bright orange robes all through the village of Luang Prabang, as it's a very spiritual place, and ithe whole town is actually a UNESCO World Heritage site. Now we were ...

... that's been set up to give rescued elephants a new home where they are free from abusive work. Its a private elephant camp thats operated by international specialists and volunteers that focuses on protection and rehabilitation of elephants in Laos. At ...

... a bunch of terrorists until they pulled off their hats, grinning "Sabaidee". Across the river from the resort was the XL Elephant Camp where 4 elephants were kept that were rescued from a life of labour. Now they take tourists on their ...

Today was elephant day. We left at 8:30 and drove to an elephant camp that had 12 elephants. Laos and Camodia seem to be about elephants.When I was checking out hotels I remember one that has a web site listing: Accomodations Rates Reservations Elephants ...

... was far different  here than most towns.  It seems, that as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site designation, Luang Prabang has agreed to a number of rules - smoke free signage and no buses allowed in the  'downtown''.  Not really ...

... fuldstaendig toerlagt udenfor regnsaesonen. Dejligt afkoelede efter nogle timers badning ved vandfaldet 'Tad Sae' og saa gik turen tilbage til Luang Prabang med planer om videre rejse; naeste stop Vietnam. PS. Det er rigtigt det man ser i tegnefilmene; ...