Luang Prabang and the north of Laos
After all my previous visits to Laos in the last 16 years this excursion to the north and north-east of Laos was one of my most exciting tours in this fascinating country. The destination Phongsali is so much beside the main routes that its better to be reach from Yunnan/China than from the south part of Laos; we did it coming from Oudom Xai 232 km to Phongsali with the speed of 15 - 20 km per hou…
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Starting point for the boats trip
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Bargain is necessary to find the right fee for the seven-hour-tour. During the way the boat skipper takes other local passenger into his boat too.
Starting the boat tour on the Nam Ou river
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Every morning the mist is hanging in the valley of the Nam Ou river, there is no visibility and no rafting is possible. After 10 a.m. the fog is lifting and makes boating possible.
Leaving Hat Sa
Some risky rapids make diverting the tour
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Once in a while heavy rapids make heady the trip, but the skipper very well knows how to manage the right way through the rocks.
Grey clouds over the Nam Ou valley
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The mighty river of Nam Ou flows from the northern Laos though mountainous regions, making every rafting tour an unforgettable experience.
Rafting on the Nam Ou river
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A seven-hour-trip hard and uncomfortable
The river cruise on the Nam Ou
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All the following pictures show captures from the river rafting tour to Muang Khua. The boat skipper stopped at every village pier to pick up other passengers which went to the next station or to the end of the line.
The river cruise on the Nam Ou
The river cruise on the Nam Ou
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First rapids on the river, looks easy but need a lot of experiences to steer on the right routes. Too many rocks and shelves could be a disaster for boat and people.
The river cruise on the Nam Ou
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A short time after the boat started I got much confidence to the skipper how he managed to steer the boat through rocks and other hindrances.
The river cruise on the Nam Ou
The river cruise on the Nam Ou
Traffic on the Nam Ou river
Traffic on the Nam Ou river
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The 430 km long river gives an opportunity for boats traffic and is the natural road for many habitants. So the traffic on the river is quite frequently.
The river cruise on the Nam Ou
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Every some minutes the landscape changes its face and never gets boring. This calm part changes to turbulent just after gone around the turn.
The river cruise on the Nam Ou
The river cruise on the Nam Ou
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