Wildlife Tours
Wildlife Conservation Tours
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To provide wildlife-friendly livelihood opportunities for local people, the National Park established an ecotourism program in 2010.
Visitors can enter the national park by participating in the park's tours. Currently, two type of wildlife experiences are available in the national park: Nam Nern River Experiences and Mountain Experiences.
All tours are designed to create a direct link between conservation and tourism, ensuring that visitor fees positively impact local efforts to protect endangered wildlife. All tours are led by English-speaking national park guides together with the community team.
Ecotourism Areas
Ecotourism service villages
Beneficiary villages
BEST FOR WILDLIFE SPOTTING, CULTURE & HISTORY
Nam Nern River Experiences
These award-winning wildlife tours offer probably one of the best wildlife sighting opportunities in Laos.Â
Travel by boat inside the national park to spot wildlife and enjoy birdwatching, meet the forest rangers, and to learn about the medical plants, local culture and history.Â
The highlight of this trip is a nighttime wildlife spotlighting: drift down the Nam Nern River looking for animals as Sambar Dear, Muntjacs, Civets, and many more.
Difficulty
Elevation
Habitat
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
24H TOUR
The pioneer wildlife tour in Nam Et-Phou Louey National Park. Travel by boat into the national park, spot wildlife, enjoy birdwatching and learn about the local history and culture. The highlight of this trip is a nighttime wildlife spotlighting: drift silently down the river looking for wildlife.
3 DAYS / 2 NIGHTS
An extended version of the original Nam Nern Night Safari tour with additional morning river safari, a birdwatching hike and an opportunity to travel and overnight deeper inside the national park. More time for wildlife spotting, to enjoy the nature, and to relax.
FEEL LIKE A FIELD BIOLOGIST
Mountain Experiences
Feel like a field biologist as you trek into one of the most important parts of the national park. Verify wildlife camera traps that are set up along the trail and identify signs of wildlife along the trail: wild cats, bears, dholes, and many more.
Challenge yourself! Trek up to Mt. Phou Louey (Elev.2257m) – the summit of the NEPL NP and one of the few cloud forests in the region.Â
Please select and sign up for the tours that suite your level of experience in trekking and physical fitness.
Difficulty
Elevation
Habitat
Difficulty: Moderate to Hard
ELEVATION: 600 - 1500m
These lower-elevation treks at the foothills of the Phou Louey Mountain offer excellent birdwatching opportunities and the chance to observe wildlife at night from an observation tower. The longest trek offers a possibility of hearing the critically endangered Northern White-Cheeked Gibbons and views over the national park.
2 days / 1 night
ELEVATION: 600 - 1000m
This out-and-back trek with an overnight at The Nests camp offers great birdwatching opportunities and a chance to spot wildlife at night from an observation tower located above a salt lick and near a ranger station.
3 days / 2 nights
ELEVATION: 600 - 1500m
A point-to-point version of The Nests tour. Trek higher, swim in pristine waterfalls and identify signs of wildlife along the trail with scenic views and a possibility to hear the critically endangered Northern White-Cheeked Gibbons at sunrise.
Difficulty: Hard to Challenging
ELEVATION: 600 - 2257m
Trek up to the Mt. Phou Louey (Elev.2257m) – the summit of the Nam Et-Phou Louey National Park and one the few cloud forests in the region. Please select and sign up for the tours that suite your level of experience in trekking and physical fitness.
3 DAYS / 2 NIGHTS
Trek up to the Phou Louey Mountain (elev.2257m) – the summit of the national park. No homestay experience. No Nest camp with wildlife observation tower.
4 DAYS / 3 NIGHTS
Experience a homestay in an ethnic Khmu village bordering the national park prior to trekking up to the Phou Louey Mountain – the summit of the national park. No Nest camp with wildlife observation tower.
4 DAYS / 3 NIGHTS
Immerse yourself fully in the wilderness by spending your entire time trekking through the national park, completing the full length of the trekking trail. No homestay experience.
5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS
Experience it all! Begin with a homestay in an ethnic Khmu village on the edge of the national park, then complete the full length of the national park's trekking trail.
FAQ
Answers to the Frequently Asked Questions. Should I book in advance? How to get to the park? Where to sleep in Muang Hiam? Where can I store my luggage? Who will be my guide? Do I need to be in good physical condition? Will I see wildilfe?
