1 local guide, 1 mahout chief, 1 mahout and 1 elephant per guest, 1 mahout and 1 transport elephant for groups below 3 PAX, 1 cook for groups up to 3 PAX and 2 cooks for groups of 4 PAX+.
Elephants carry the camping equipment, guests luggage and kitchen equipment for 1-2
PAX groups (we then use an additional transport elephant). Above this number (3 PAX+), we will bring food and equipment to Ban Nam Tap (Houeylap) by car. Food is bought on the day of the departure and mineral water is taken on the elephants for 1 day supply. For next days, we use filtered water (Katadyn Ceramic Filter) + Micropur purification tabs.
Tents (capacity of 3 & 2 guests), folding table and chairs, auto-inflatable mattresses, medikit, clean sheets and moskito nets, kitchen equipment, toilet paper, water filter, elephant chairs.
• 1 foreign language speaking guide
• Transfers by boat (regular line or private boat according to your choice) to Tha Souang and from Ban Kheng En
• Transfer by car from Tha Souang to Hongsa
• Diner on day 1 in Hongsa
• Guest House in Hongsa (1 night)
• Meals (B, L, D) except on day 1 (D) and day 5 (B, L)
• Local mahout guide
• Camping in tents or homestay during the trek
• 1 elephant, 1 mahout and 1 elephant chair per guest
• Personal insurance of any kind
• International and national air tickets, airport taxes and Lao visa fee
• Expenditure of a personal nature, such as drinks, souvenirs, phone calls, tips for personal services, laundry etc.
• English, French and Lao speaking elephant specialist guide (from ElefantAsia)
• Baci ceremony (1st or last day)
• DVD: “Caravan Xang” (French & English), by ElefantAsia
• Book: “La Caravane des Elephants” (French), by ElefantAsia
• 3 booklets (Mahouts Handbook; Lao vocabulary; Overview of Laos) (French)
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