of Vientiane and then turn onto the Mekong River road and the next 150 KM will be on compressed dirt. Lunch along the way at a local restaurant and we'll take a side track or two before meeting up with a great 75 KM stretch of paved road leading over some small ridges. A ferry crossing and we are in Pak Lay, our first night's destination. After dinner tonight, the guides will help you improve your riding based on today's run. Ride time will vary but we should be in Pak Lay well before sunset.
t rolling after breakfast and ride north on route 4, and make a morning stop along remote areas with rolling hills and scattered rice fields. Several schools are along the way and we'll most likely draw some attention, but we'll try not to intrude upon them. We'll stop for lunch in Xayaboury and then carry on riding up to Hongsa. Today's ride is on all dirt roads ,with just a little paved bits around the bigger towns. There are many beautiful scenic stops along the ride and you should be quite high on the photo count by the end of the day. Hopefully we'll pass some working elephants along the road. Most areas will be sparsely populated areas and it's a real taste of Remote Laos. Depending on our arrival time in Hongsa, check into the hotel and we may get in a short elephant ride. The elephant ride is optional and only if we arrive early enough into town. Dinner tonight at a local restaurant and a night in the quiet countryside. Ride time today will also vary but each day our goal is to arrive well before sunset.
Accommodation: Hongkham Guesthouse
05:30 and our breakfast is at 07:15. We plan to depart Luang Prabang at 08:00. The first 35 km are on paved road and then we take a turn northeast on a compressed dirt road. We'll have a break along the way ,as the ride is along the Nam Xeun River. Our lunch is a mid way on the dirt road section and we'll opt for either a picnic lunch or local place. We'll ascend into the mountains after Pak Xeng and come to what we at Remote Asia call "Rock Star Highway". The children on the last 30 KM come out in force to greet and cheer us on. It's overwhelming and sure to make your ride day. We'll meet up with a rural paved road and ride 95 km to Vieng Thong. Vieng Thong is a very small, out of the way town with limited services. Electricity in the town is sporadic and we'll do the best we can to call ahead and have a few drinks put on ice for the group's arrival. There is an attraction in Vieng Thong and it is the working office for Wildlife Conservation Laos. We'll drop in for a look at the photo from the remote camera traps and learn a little more about the area. This is the most 'rustic' night we'll have but the food is fine and we'll watch the entire town get rolled up after sunset. For those that like to experiment, the local restaurant has a selection of fermented rice wine, Lao Lao.

An early start and we are returning on the same mountain road we came into Vieng Xai on. We'll take a side diversion to Suan Hin Standing Stones mid morning and lunch will be in Nam Neun. We'll be riding on a higher elevation road after lunch for the next 90 km/55 miles. We take a stop at Tam Piew Cave at the base of the high elevation road for a look at the view and learn a little history of the cave. We are then good paved
road into Phonsavan for the night with a late afternoon arrival. Dinner tonight at a local restaurant and overnight in Phonsavan.
afterward. From Site 3, we'll loop around to Old Xieng Khoung for lunch and return via Phonsavanh, then take a dirt road loop around the north to some remote villages. The area was heavily bombed during the late 1960's and 1970's and scattered bomb craters will be on the route. We
will return to Phonsavanh in the late afternoon and tonight we'll take
time to visit the MAG (Mine Advisory Group) offices to view a short
movie about unexploded ordinance clearing in Laos. Dinner and overnight in Phonsavannh.

Accommodation Ban Sabai Riverside Resort
| Tour Prices |
| USD $1,995 Per Rider (twin share) |
| USD $2,185 Per Rider (single room) |
