Motorcycle trip

Laos

This tour is more demanding than it looks. Roads in Laos are often damaged, sometimes busy, and two days at the end run on tracks that can be tough after rain. You should ride regularly, be in good shape and have some off-road experience. A passenger is only possible if you both already have off-road experience.

You ride a Royal Enfield Himalayan 450, at ease on broken roads and tracks. For a more relaxed ride on paved mountain roads, our Northern Thailand motorcycle tours are a better fit.

Luang Prabang: with its harmonious blend of traditional Lao architecture and colonial mansions, the former royal capital is one of the most beautiful towns in Asia. Its temples and the morning alms round of the monks are unforgettable.

The Mekong: the river runs for almost 2,000 km through Laos. Source of water for the rice fields, of fish and the country’s oldest highway, it sets the rhythm of Lao life, and you cross it several times on the tour.

The elephants of Sayaboury: at the Elephant Conservation Centre, a Franco-Lao team works to protect the Asian elephant. The “land of a million elephants” now has only a few hundred left in the wild.

Our departures run from October to April, in the dry, cooler season. Mornings can be cold in the northern mountains, so pack a warm layer. From May to October, the monsoon brings heavy rain and oppressive heat.

If your departure falls in April, you may be in time for Pi Mai, the Lao New Year: parades, dances and friendly water fights in every village.

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