Pu Luong: Water Wheels, Buffalo & Village Life Half-day tour

Highlights

• Visit the Giant Water Wheel
• Hands-on Buffalo Experience
• Explore Authentic Thai Village Life
• Bamboo Rafting & Stream Bathing
• Enjoy Local Snacks & Herbal Tea

Description

9:00 | Guest pick-up at the Pù Luông Giant Water Wheel Area.

9:30 | Visit the Pù Luông Giant Water Wheel
Learn how local people use water wheels to channel water for irrigation and discover how the wheels work.

10:00 | Hands-on experience (choose 1 of the 3 activities below)

• OPTION 1 - Feed, bathe and ride a water buffalo.
• OPTION 2 - Help local people repair the giant water wheel.
• OPTION 3 - Plough with a buffalo and catch fish using a traditional Vietnamese fishing basket (nơm).

11:30 | Light snack on a bamboo raft at the Giant Water Wheel Area.
Enjoy seasonal herbal tea from the organic garden, or roast corn, sweet potatoes and cassava at the Thai Kitchen during winter.

14:00 | Visit the Ancient House or bamboo rafting & stream bathing (choose 1 of the 2 activities below)

• OPTION 1 - 120-year-old Traditional Stilt House:
  Travel by bicycle or motorbike. Experience rice pounding, milling, weaving, feeding buffaloes, ducks and fish; play traditional games such as ném còn, stilts and crossbow shooting; enjoy tea and interact with a local Thai family.
• OPTION 2 - Bamboo Rafting & Chàm Stream Bathing:
  Paddle a bamboo raft, admire the beautiful Pù Luông scenery and enjoy a refreshing swim in the cool, clear stream.

15:00 | End of tour
Guests arrange their own transportation back to their accomodation

Includes

Vietnamese/English-speaking guide.
Visit to the Pu Luong Giant Water Wheel
Motorbike taxi, bicycle from Pu Luong Giant Water Wheel to Traditional Stilt House or Bamboo Rafting & Chàm Stream Bathing
One hands-on local experience: buffalo activities, water wheel repair, or traditional fishing/ploughing
Light snack and seasonal herbal tea at the Giant Water Wheel area
Bamboo rafting and stream bathing or visit to the 120-year-old Traditional Stilt House
Traditional activities and interaction with a local Thai family (if choosing the Traditional Stilt House option)

Excludes

Pick up and drop off at PuLuong Hotel
Personal expenses and drinks outside the program.
Travel insurance.

Important Information

• You should bring comfortable shoes, sunscreen, a hat, insect repellent, swimwear and a towel, a change of clothes, a raincoat or umbrella ....

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund