Adventurous Deep Jungle Trek inside Virachey NP

Trip duration :3 /or 4 days/3 nights ''Option 1''

(3 days trek will be shortened and 5-10 days will be lengthened and much deeper into the wild)
Day 1: (5 hrs trek=L,D )
Leave the office in Banlung at 8:30am  we bring you to VuernSai district (VuernSai is located 40 km. northern Banlung) .It takes 60 minutes to  drive there .
When we arrive VuernSai, we take a boat on Ton Le San river for 5 minutes and then you will see another river smaller .It is called O'La Lai river our boat will follow this river for 40 minutes more.
Arriving a very remote village of Kavet ethnic minority .Kavet people are very friendly and 20 percent of the villagers are still living in bamboo houses.
We meet our tribal ranger and take a tour around the village with guide and ranger .We have lunch in this village and afterwards the real trek starts.


Giant tree
In the beginning we trek to spider area our guide and ranger are very expert at their task therefore they’ll show you how to use grass leaf to get spider come out of the hole .If they see a tarantula hole !
Continue to trek deeper into the bamboo forest and there is a river which is 35 meters wide by 2 meters deep .We have to swim across this river but no need to worry of your stuff as we have plastic to pack them floating across the river safely.
You will be told to put on long clothes as there are insects like leeches and other insects would come to suck your blood. Keep on hiking for 90 minutes we reach at a beautiful waterfall with a deep clear river pond at its bottom waiting to rinse the sweat of your body.
We set up the shelter by the waterfall, prepare hammock make fire to cook dinner.You enjoy your dinner with a candle- light  and  sleep for overnight in a peaceful world in deep of the jungle.











Day 2 (5-6 hrstrek ,B,L,D)




Pristine primary forest
Get up at 7:30 am for breakfast and then start trekking   in the old jungle deeper and further. For this second day trekking you will enjoy the  sight of old jungle with many different kinds of huge trees (trees which have been living for hundreds of years in this jungle) but we are mostly off beaten track and  under tree canopy.Therefore, the ranger will often use his machete to make a path through the jungle in some cases , you also get a high chance to see wildlife such as gibbon , monkey , species birds , wild boar ,deer sometimes bear .However there is no guarantee for wildlife seeing as they are very scared of human. Our guide and ranger will show and explain about the natural resources such as some kind of vines we chop them water drip ,you can drink its water . Some fruit eatable and aromatic as well as poisonous plant .We have lunch by a small stream .At the afternoon after lunch  we carry on our trekking to an area  which is rarely reached by human and at night  after helping each other to make up a campsite and dinner .We start a new program of 1-2 hours  night trek to look for wildlife .Have you ever done any night walk with head-torch on your head before?  Well, to do a night walk you'll get much more chance to spot  native nocturnal species like badger, reptiles , civet ,wild pig ,loris also night birds  ,frequently we meet fawn-deer. Moreover ,the special point of it ,you'll get  such a feeling like you are on hunting yourself .We do this just to learn how to be a hunter and get that feeling like you are a hill tribe surviving in natural way and we do not kill or harm any big or endangered species ! The jungle sound at night time is more impressive and exciting  than day time .When you flash around yourself hundreds of eyes of insects appear glow all around yourself.


Build up our own Bamboo-raft
 Day 3  (1-2 hrs trek ,rafting 2-3hrs=B,L,D)
 After breakfast we hike and trek to a river ,that will take 3 hours to get there . We reach that river around 12 at noon .Take a break for lunch ,the afternoon we help each other to chop some bamboos ,carry them to the river ,slice young bamboo to make strings and use it to tie bamboo up together to build up a bamboo-raft .
Making  bamboo paddle too and start rafting down .After one hour and half rafting we reach a large rapid and there are few families of jungle indigenous people living in small bamboo houses  there and so we gonna stay overnight with one of these families . There is a mountain with
panoramic view next to the tribal house ,before to spend the night with these jungle ethnic minority , we climb up this mountain for a wonderful view of this                                                                                          huge jungle which is bordered to 3 countries (Cambodia ,Lao ,Vietnam) .

Enjoy jar wine with tribal homestay
Return to have dinner with the family .At night we make a little party by drinking traditional home-made jar wine of the indigenous people .You can with them about their lifestyle  , livelihood ,culture and tradition.

Day 4 (3hrs rafting ,walking just to visit village=B,L)


Say "Goodbye ''to the family after breakfast and start with rafting down for 3 hours .We arrive back the same village as the first day and get off the raft walk into the village .Have lunch with ranger and say,''Goodbye'' to him .From here you go by boat back to Vuernsai. Now that you are traveling south you experience a different boat trip than before. In Vuernsai transport is waiting for you to take you back to Banlung on a 60 minute trip.


What is inlcuded?
*Transportation by 4x4WD/or moto (1-3 pax by moto, 4pax and more  by car /or 4x4WD)
*Good English speaking guide
*Indigenous ranger expert tracker
*Meals :B,L,D, water ,coffee and tea
*Boat trip for round way
*All camping gears:
hammock,mosquito-net,blanket and tent

*All entrance fees+ Virachey national park fee

What is not included?
*Personal expense
*Snack
*Tips
*Insurrance
*Breakfast before the trek
*Dinner after the trek

Things to bring:

During the actual trek;Long trousers -T-shirt –bathing suit ––closed shoes –Sun cream –Insect repellent –Sun glasses –Camera –Small first aid pocket –toiletery. During the night; a set of clothes for the night  -Sandals or flip flop –Towel. From November till half February nights can be cold.


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