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On this tour you can choose to tour the Muang Sing Valley visiting That Xieng Dueng, a Tai Leu Stupa, Tai Leu, Akha, Io Mien and Hmong Ethnic villages. This trip has many options. Our guide will work with you to design a trip tailored to your group. It is possible to paddle to the Chinese Frontier or Burmese border. In Muang Sing you can visit the bustling town market in the morning, learn about the history of Muang Sing at the visitor center and see the former French fort. You have the choice to paddle back to Luang Namtha on the third day. On the return it is hard paddling up hill for two hours and then a long coast before finally reaching the Luang Namtha Valley. Tour includes food and accommodation (Stupa Mountain Lodge) as well as luggage transport. Support vehicle included.

Itinerary:
Day 1: Luang Nam Tha - Kiew Lom Pass – Muong Sing (on road 59 Km)
The tour starts at the Boat Landing Guesthouse or the Green Discovery office in town. After a short orientation on the use of the mountain bikes, we will start cycling on the road to Muang Sing. The support vehicle will follow soon after having lunch, luggage and water. On the first day, we cycle 59 km over the mountains through the Nam Ha Protected Area to Muang Sing. The slope up to Kiew Lom Pass is long and gradual. Once we reach the top of the pass, it will be a swift descent to the valley floor. Once we check into the guest house, go for a stroll to see what is in the town. Traditional Tai Leu dinner is served at the Tai Leu Restaurant.

Approximately: 5-6 hours biking

End of 1 day tour: For the hard bikers, you can also cycle back to Luang Nam Tha in the same day. For those that want something easy, the support vehicle can take you to the top of the pass and you can coast down to Muang Sing and then do the same on the way back. Total distance is 59 km one way (Approximately: 1 ½ hour transfer/ 6 hours cycling)

Day 2: Muang Sing – Chinese border - Muang Sing (on and off road 35 Km)
We visit the market before breakfast. After breakfast, we start paddling at 8:30 back towards Luang Namtha. We paddle 59 km up Stupa Mountain to visit Muang Sing’s most sacred site. Then back down to the road and on to Ban Sop I Mai, and ethnic Akha village, where we will leave the road and ride across the foot hills towards the Chinese border. We will pass through Ban Boong Kawp, an Akha village, and Ban Phoudonthan, an Iu Mien village. We have lunch at a guest house near the Chinese border.

After lunch, we ride up to the border. Turn around and ride on the road back a short ways before turning right, where we leave the road once again. We ride through 4 different Akha villages until coming back to the road at Ban Nakham, a Tai Leu village. Return to Muang Sing and the guest house. Dinner is served at the Tai Leu Guesthouse.

Approximately: 5- 6 hours biking

End of 2 days tour: Ride the road back to Luang Namtha 59 Km (Approximately: 1 ½ hour transfer/ 6 hours cycling)

Day 3: Muang Sing – Luang Nam Tha (on and off Road 30 Km, optional)
We start in the morning by riding back on the road to Luang namtha but before we get to the Stupa Mountain turn left to go to Ban Koum to visit rice liquor distillation. We then paddle on the back roads to Ban Yaluang, an Akha village and across the hills and field to 3 other Akha villages. We have an Akha lunch in Ban Houeina Gang before heading across the hills around the valley. We finally ride back into Muang Sing. Trip ends here. The group can ride back on the support vehicle to Laung Namtha or stay in Muang Sing.

Approximately: 1 ½ transfer/5 - 6 hours biking

Note: Ride the road back to Luang Namtha 59 Km

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Where does your money go?
From 8 people on the 1 or 2 or 3 Day Muang Sing Bike Trip 2008
Actual distribution may differ slightly from trip to trip due to exchange rates, changing costs and specific conditions of a particular tour

	: Green Discovery, overhead, equipment costs, marketing, product development, profit 36%
	: Guides, drivers, restaurant, accommodation 45%
	: Community Based Tourism Development Fund 6%
	: Taxes 13%

	: Green Discovery, overhead, equipment costs, marketing, product development, profit 32%
	: Guides, drivers, restaurant, accommodation 49%
	: Community Based Tourism Development Fund 6%
	: Taxes 13%

	: Green Discovery, overhead, equipment costs, marketing, product development, profit 32%
	: Guides, drivers, restaurant, accommodation 49%
	: Community Based Tourism Development Fund 6%
	: Taxes 13%

Green Discovery recognizes that the welfare of our business depends on the welfare of the people, communities and environment around us. It is for that reason that we take extra effort to ensure that benefits from our trips are distributed broadly. Each trip is a bit different but all trips benefit the local economy and contribute to protecting the environment. The guides, drivers, the food and most of the villagers benefit from your presence. Most notably you'll see that every village we visit not only receives some of the money that you paid for the tour, they also are active business partners in the tour. We also pay $2 per day per person to the National Protected Area and set aside 10% of the above expenses for training of guides, villagers and development of more

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