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Laos Eco Tour with Elephants – Gapyear program

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Laos Eco Tour with Elephants – Korea Gapyear program

Gap Year Program Introduction
In Southeast Asia, elephants are being used to satisfy human greed, and their very survival is threatened. A young British man who felt sorry for these elephants left for Laos and established an organization to protect elephants with permission from the government. Enjoy a trip to nature with elephants through this eco-tour!

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Location
The area where the program is held is Luangprabang, the largest tourist city in Laos. Luangprabang is a fascinating city that attracts the eyes of tourists to the extent that the entire city was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it is a city that tourists visiting Laos must visit.
Lives from the French colonial era and the reputation of a Buddhist country, the quiet yet splendid temples coexist, creating a mysterious atmosphere unique to Luangprabang. Also, you can experience the lifestyle of Laotian people in the local market where you can feel the flavor and life of Laos in the morning and evening.

Organization
This group, which runs the eco-tour program, was established to protect elephants being exploited for unfair purposes. It can be said that the first step of eco-tour is to have a perspective that sees elephants as equal living beings that live in harmony with humans rather than using them as a means of making a profit.
This group protects the elephants’ habitats that are gradually disappearing due to indiscriminate human development and helps them live in their natural state with minimal labor. It also plays a role in helping villagers in the Luang Prabang area to coexist with elephants and make a living through these eco-tours.

Programs and Activities
This program is conducted in English.
•English required ★☆☆☆☆
Since the main activity is to communicate, care for, and socialize with elephants, if you can understand and understand basic English,
English is not very important to participate in the program.

Elephant Riding Experience
Howdah is an activity where you ride on an elephant’s neck for about an hour and interact with the elephant.

Mahout Training Experience
Mahout means a person who drives an elephant in Sanskrit. This is a special experience where you can get closer to the elephants by riding on an elephant yourself and taking them to the jungle.

Tad Sae Waterfall (Eco Tour)
This is an activity where you can take a boat for about 10 minutes to Tad Sae Waterfall, a famous attraction in Luang Prabang, and spend time with the clear and clean water and enjoy freedom.

Elephant Bathing
You will bring the elephants that were staying in the jungle and move them to the Nam Khan River to bathe the elephants yourself.

Top 3 Travel Information

Kwang Si Waterfall
It is located 20km from downtown Luang Prabang, and since it is far from the city center, tourists mainly visit through travel agencies.
Kwang Si Waterfall, which preserves the beauty of nature, has a cool stream of water continuously flowing and a natural breeze blowing and is one of the most popular tourist destinations for tourists visiting Luang Prabang.
You can enjoy the coolness of Kwang Si Waterfall twice as much by diving while holding on to a rope hanging from a tree, just like in a movie. Also, meet the natural doctor fish living in the beautiful water of Kwang Si Waterfall!

Pak Ou Cave
Pak Ou Cave is a small cave on a cliff, and since it is far from the city center, tourists mainly visit through travel agencies.
The inside of the cave is dark, so it is difficult to see with your own eyes, so you use a flashlight to observe the inside, and you can observe the countless and diverse mysterious Buddha statues displayed inside. If you go up the yellow Mekong River, you will come across the Pak Ou Cave, a cave with countless Buddha statues that create a mysterious atmosphere. Come visit the unique Pak Ou Cave that you can only see in Laos!

The night market
which is held every evening on Sisavangvong Road, is also a place where tourists visiting Luang Prabang gather.
The night market, where you can see the lively merchants along the huge night market street with colorful lights and various goods coming and going, is a representative sight that shows the colorful appearance of Luang Prabang.
The night market, the most dynamic and lively place in Luang Prabang, is a place where you can see not only the food of the common people but also their daily lives. Come experience the colorful night market of Laos!