3 Days Private Xe Champhone Eld’s Deer Sanctuary Tour.

Show all photos
3 days (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 1 more

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.

What's Included

Private transportation
All Fees and Taxes
Lunch (Optional[2])
Lunch
Dinner (Optional[2])
Dinner
Breakfast

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Pickup will be at your hotel lobby or Marvelaos Office.

OR
Meeting point

Marvelaos Travel's location is just steps away from the night market and the Mekong River in a lovely historic French colonial building

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 3 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Walk through Monkey Forest, visit the active HoTai Pidok Buddhist Library, eat lunch at Soui Reservoir

    3 stops
  • 1

    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.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
  • 2

    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.

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 3

    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.

    2 hours • Admission ticket included
    • Day 2

    Visit Wat Taleo Old Temple and Turtle Lake where you can feed the endangered giant soft shelled turtles

    3 stops
  • 4

    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.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
  • 5

    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.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 6

    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.

    Admission ticket free
    • Day 3

    in the early morning before hiking through the forest where you’ll have an additional chance to see the Eld’s Deer

    1 stop
  • 7

    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.

    8 hours • Admission ticket included

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
Supplied by Marvelaos Travel and Tour

Show 3 more

Tags

Multi-day Tours
Bus Tours
Private Sightseeing Tours
4WD Tours
Eco Tours
Adventure Tours
DSA non-compliant
Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Show more

from per person
Was {{currencySymbol}}{{ summaryFromPriceBeforeDiscount }}
Check availability