Laos to Chiang Mai, Thailand

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Day 10 Vang Vieng - Luang Prabang



A scenic road through the Luang Prabang mountain range with some challenging sections. The mountains and the pass roads get higher and higher, that means it is gettig cooler. Our hotel in Luang Prabang, the religious capitol of Laos with its old French center is wonderful and we can stay two nights here to get some rest.



Day 11 Rest day Luang Prabang

One day to relax! Some did an elephant ride in the morning, some explored the old town of Luang Prabang and went shopping on the night market and some went for an extra off road loop through the jungle. We all had a great day.



Day 12 Luang Prabang - Luang Namtha

The toughest day of the trip, 320 km through the mountains, with a stretch of 90 km really bad road. At the end of the day we all were tired but happy. In the morning an elephant was crossing our way, what a surprise. The primitive huts of the mountain tribe people along the road and the village life on the street were very impressive.



Day 13 Luang Namtha - Chiang Khong(Thailand)

Back to Thailand after 8 days in Laos. Today was easy compared to yesterday. We had only 180 km to go and the road was in good condition, a nice ride through the hilly countryside on twisty roads, pure pleasure. The highlight of today was a visit in an ethnic mountain tribe village, where we met friendly people and learned about agriculture.



Day 14 Chiang Khong - Doi Angkhan

The golden triangle was our first stop in the morning, where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet. This Region got famous for opium production, but today it is banned in Thailand. The riding along the Myanmar boarder on old smugler trails was spectacular and challenging. We ended up in Doi Ankhan way up in the mountains where it was getting much cooler.



Day 15 Doi Angkhan - Pai

We continued along the border to Myanmar and in the afternoon we had a fantastic ride on the road of the thousand curves to Pai. With a big smile on our faces we reached our quiet Resort. Most of the group was too tired to do an additional off road loop and spent the afternoon at the pool.



Day 16 - Pai - Chiang Mai

Unfortunately our last riding day. It was a short but very intense riding day. First we went back two third of the thousend curves in the early morning and then on tiny little backcountry roads with some gravel parts to Chiang Mai, where we were soaked in by the bussy city traffic. Everybody made it safe to the hotel. Congratulations!!

It was hard to say good by to all our new friends, this is a fantastic group. An adventure of a lifetime has come to an end!

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