Private Tour
3 Days Private Xe Champhone Eld’s Deer Sanctuary Tour.
Overview
Available languages
72 hours
Mobile ticket
For travelers with an interest in participating in local traditions, and seeing cultural and wildlife sites of Savannakhet, we’ve packaged the Xe Champhone Homestay with the Eld’s Deer Sanctuary. On this 3 days, 2 nights, trip you’ll see a huge variety of wildlife from macaques and soft shelled turtles, to endangered Siamese crocodiles and endangered Eld’s Deer, as well as looking for the 100+ bird species native to the area.
On this trip you’ll get to sleep and eat in a traditional village homestay, and participate in the local activity of your choice (cooking desserts, making marigold temple offerings, observing the process for making the famous Lao rice whisky, or indigo dying) as well as spend one night camping in the quiet and secluded National Eld’s Deer Sanctuary.
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Not recommended for participants with back problems/heart problems/people with serious medical conditions
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
No refunds in the event a customer cannot complete the tour
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Adult pricing applies to all travelers (parents should consider carefully whether their children or teenagers will be able to participate)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Private transportation
All Fees and Taxes
Breakfast
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Pilgrim's Kitchen & Inn
Lathphanith Rd, House No 106, Ban Chom Kheo Savannakhet Laos
Avalon Residence 2
Sisavangvong Rd, Ban Sounantha, Kaysone District Savannakhet Laos
Vanpila
Thamaueng Street 12, Ban Thameuang Savannakhet Laos
Fundee Guesthouse
Ban Nalao Savannakhet Laos
The Daosavanh Resort and Spa Hotel
Ban Thahea Savannakhet Laos
Sala Thongyon
Ban Xayyamounkon, Kaysorn District Savannakhet Laos
Aura Residence
Sisavangvong Road, Kaisone District Savannakhet Laos
B2 Hotel Savannakhet
Phetsarate Street Savannakhet Laos
New Saen Sabai Hotel
Xaiyaphoum village in front of ferry terminal Savannakhet Laos
What To Expect
Walk through Monkey Forest, visit the active HoTai Pidok Buddhist Library, eat lunch at Soui Reservoir
Accommodations
Homestay Lao Style.
Food and Drinks
LUNCH
Lunch
Lunch is provided at Soui Reservoir, and if you have extra time take a boat tour through the lotus fields as you eat.
DINNER
Dinner
As a guest in the village you’ll be treated like an honored family member. Additionally home cooked
Monkey Forest Savannakhet
The sacred forest of Ban Dongmouang is home to more than 300 rhesus macaques. These monkeys are considered sacred by local villagers who protect them. The monkeys are accustomed to the presence of people and you can walk through the forest safely, seeing them in their natural habitat.
Hotay Pidok Nonglamchan Library This peaceful temple houses an impressive wooden repository built over a pond by Abbot Lak Khampa. The repository protects some 403 traditional Lao manuscripts carefully wrapped in colorful cloths and kept in ancient cabinets.
Soui Lake, sometimes called ‘the sea of Champhone’, is the biggest reservoir of Champhone District and is used for irrigation This allows two rice harvests per year. You can taste local fish and the famous snails of Soui in one of the floating restaurants. With extra time, take a boat tour through the lotus fields as you eat.
Visit Wat Taleo Old Temple and Turtle Lake where you can feed the endangered giant soft shelled turtles
Accommodations
Camping ເຂດອະນຸລັກປ່າໂຄກ ໂອງ-ມັ່ງ ແຫ່ງຊາດ
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
LUNCH
Lunch
DINNER
Dinner
Taleo Old Temple This singular Buddhist temple is famous for its French architecture, frescoes and construction material. The site was bombed during the secret war destroying all buildings except for the meeting hall, still standing even after being directly hit by a bomb, making it the first historical site in Savannakhet and one of the most sacred temples of Champhone district.
Turtle Lake This quiet lake in the Phutai village called Ban Dondeng is home to the biggest concentration of endangered Ornata soft shell turtles in Laos, thanks to villagers who believe they are sacred. Listen to the locals call the turtles by singing, and when the turtles arrive, feed them from the wooden bridge.
the National Eld’s Deer Sanctuary for orientation. Cycle or ride a tractor to Ateuang lake, Bo euad salt lick, and climb the observation tower where you can look for deer before dusk. Dinner will be at base camp with campfire activities.
in the early morning before hiking through the forest where you’ll have an additional chance to see the Eld’s Deer
Wake up for coffee or tea in the early morning before hiking through the forest where you’ll have an additional chance to see the Eld’s Deer and many bird species native to the area. Transport back to Kaysone City.
Options
3 Days Private Xe Champhone Eld’s Deer Sanctuary Tour.
Pickup included
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