LAOS – Pakbeng – Visit the 1000 Year Tea Forest

Visit the impressive thousand year’s tree forest, some trees could be dated as much as 2000 years old.

Country - City

Laos - Pakbeng

Price Level

$$$$

Level of difficulties

LEVEL 0

Max pax

20

Seasonality

All year round

Arrival city

Pakbeng

Departure city

Pakbeng

Description

Take a tour of the impressive Thousand Year Tree Forest, where some of the trees are as much as 2000 years old. This forest is not officially a national park; however, the primary forest still remains untouched with its very own beautiful nature and abundance of wildlife.

Selling points

  • Untouched forest.
  • Abundance of wildlife.
  • The visit contributes to the local villages.

Level Of The Excursion

Medium – This activity offers tangible positive contributions to the local community, culture and/or environment

The Impact Of This Excursion

Social/cultural Impact

Cultural Conservation

Involving minorities

Community welfare and health

Economic Impact

Community benefits

Time And Transportation

  • 1h30 minivan to reach the forest from the resort.
  • 1h visit and picnic.
  • 1h30 to go back to the resort.

Duration

  • 4 hours

Min pax

1

Max pax

20

Inclusion

  • Lunch (picnic).
  • Fresh fruits.
  • Drinking water.
  • Admission fees + contribution fees.

Different Choice

  • Other DMCs may offer this product. 

Contact

  • Contact: Le Grand Pakbeng
  • Email: booking@legrandpakbeng.com
  • Phone: +85681214036

English

Visit the 1000-year-old Tea Forest

Your activity will start at the resort, where you will take a minivan to head to the tea forest.

You will then visit the impressive thousand year’s tree forest, with some trees that could be dated as much as 2000 years old. This forest is not officially protected, however the primary forest still remains untouched with its very own beautiful nature and abundance wildlife. The villagers use the resources of this forest since centuries, and nowadays its tea is still collected and used by the local people of various ethnic groups.

During your walk, you will enjoy fresh local fruits and then will have a picnic lunch in the forest while your guide will explain to you the specificities of the tea trees and show you the majestic and imposing old trees that shade the forest. 

After the visit, you will head back to the resort by minivan.

Meals included: Lunch (picnic).
Other inclusions: Fresh fruits, drinking water.
Location: 30 kilometers from Pakbeng (1h30 by minivan).

French

Visite de la forêt de thé millénaire

Votre activité commencera à l’hôtel, où vous prendrez un minibus pour vous rendre à la forêt de thé.

Vous visiterez ensuite l’impressionnante forêt d’arbres millénaires, dont certains pourraient avoir jusqu’à 2000 ans. Cette forêt n’est pas officiellement protégée, mais la forêt primaire reste intacte, avec sa nature magnifique et sa faune abondante. Les villageois utilisent les ressources de cette forêt depuis des siècles, et de nos jours le thé est toujours récolté et utilisé par les populations locales de différents groupes ethniques.

Au cours de votre promenade, vous pourrez profiter de fruits frais locaux, puis vous pique-niquerez dans la forêt pendant que votre guide vous expliquera les spécificités des théiers et vous indiquera les plus vieux arbres majestueux et imposants qui ombragent la forêt.

Après la visite, vous retournerez à l’hôtel en minibus.

Repas inclus : Déjeuner (pique-nique).
Autres inclusions : Fruits frais, eau potable.
Lieu : 30 kilomètres de Pakbeng (1h30 en minibus).