Remote River Insights
Activity name: Kamu Lodge
Location: On the Mekong river, three hours boat ride north of Luang Prabang town
Tip: Visit any time but October to February is best (when you’ll need a warm jacket)
Find seclusion and the chance to experience the tranquillity of Laotian rural life while staying in the comfort of a top-end lodge.
Comfort by the river
The experience: Accessible only by boat, Kamu Lodge is found on the banks of the Mekong river in a remote valley of rice fields, small villages and forested mountains. Accommodation is provided in traditionally furnished, safari-style tents each fitted with their own stone bathroom, hot shower, solar power and private veranda overlooking the river. The bamboo terraced restaurant serves delicious Lao cuisine prepared with locally caught fish and organically produced vegetables and fruits. The local Khmu people are very happy for you to visit their villages and experience their way of life.
You can wander through the countryside by yourself or, with the assistance of English speaking guides, learn from the local people how to weave, fish, harvest rice and even pan for gold. Guides from a local Hmong village are also available to take you trekking into the surrounding mountains to visit caves and waterfalls and learn about the forest products and traditional medicines that sustain their life. Whether you simply wish to sit and relax on the terrace with a good book or explore the countryside and meet the local people, Kamu Lodge is a wonderful place to get away from it all and enjoy the serenity and beauty of rural Laos.
How it helps: The Kamu Lodge recognizes that its success is dependent on building goodwill and beneficial relationships with the local communities in the area. Through the various guided activities developed between the lodge and communities, guests are encouraged to engage with villagers in a meaningful and fun way while also learning about the culture and way of life of the Khmu and Hmong people. Local people are employed as cooks, guides and housekeepers and the lodge donates money into a village development fund for distribution to surrounding communities. They have also helped with improvements to the local school and provide English language training to the pupils. Kamu Lodge makes an effort to fit in with the environment and reduce its impacts by using local building materials, traditional designs, recycling waste and generating solar power.
Rice field sala
Location and booking Information
Kamu Lodge is accessed by Luang Prabang. Visitors depart by slow boat at 0830 from Wat Xieng Thong pier and journey for three hours up the Mekong River, visiting the Pak Ou caves en route, before arriving at the lodge.
Reservations can be made by contacting Kamu Lodge at its Vientiane office at:
06/044 Pangkham Street
Tel: (+856) [0] 21 241861 / 242849
Fax: [0] 21 262001 / 252382
Or at the Luang Prabang office at:
44/03 BanVat Nong, Khem Kong Road
Tel: (+856) [0] 71 254698
Fax: [0] 71 252879
E-mail: info@kamulodge.com
Web: www.kamulodge.com
Map: Marker indicates Luang Prabang town not Kamu Lodge …
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