Rivertime Resort and Ecolodge Co., Ltd.


	HOME LOCATION and FACILITIES The Local Area The Lodges The Resort Grounds The Garden Restaurant The Floating Restaurant Lao Sauna and Traditional Massage HOW TO GET HERE From the Airport From the Friendship Bridge From Vientiane TOURS Vientiane Tour Boat Tour to Ban Pako Boat Tour to Tha Ngon Local Schools Tour Agricultural Research Centre Tour TREKKING and CYCLING Ecolodge Trail Trek or Cycle to Local Temples Ban Na Taer Forest Trail Trekking in Phou Khao Kwai MEETING LAO CULTURE Homestays Baci Ceremonies Lao Music and Dance Alms-Giving (takbaat) Traditional Local Festivals BENEFITING THE COMMUNITY Helping the Local Community Helping Local Primary Schools Rivertime Community School Our Protected Forest Reserve ABOUT US Rivertime Management Our Mission Statement ROOM RATES RESERVATIONS CONTACT US LINKS

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TOURS Capital City Tour (one day) This tour takes visitors to all the main sites of Vientiane. Starting from the resort early in the morning, guests first visit the Kaysone Phomvihane Museum, the great stupa of Pha That Luang, the Patuxai Monument, Si Saket Temple and the Museum of Religious Art. The Great Golden Stupa of That Luang After a two-hour break in the city centre for lunch and shopping, the tour continues to the historical Si Muang temple and the famous forest temple of Wat Sok Pa Luang, before ending at the bizarre and fascinating Xieng Khuan Buddha Park.

Xieng Khuan Buddha Park Riverboat Journey to Ban Pako (one day) The resort’s long-tailed riverboat takes guests east on a fascinating two-hour journey downstream along the mighty Nam Ngum River to Ban Pako - the first ecolodge to be built in Laos. At the site of the ecolodge, guests are able to learn about the ancient people who lived in the area thousands of years ago and left artifacts behind at the site. View towards Ban Pako Guests are invited to have lunch at the Ban Pako Restaurant overlooking a sweeping bend in the river and across to magnificent primary forest on the edge of the Phou Khao Kwai mountain range. Visitors can then trek through the local forest or just relax before choosing to either spend a night at the Ban Pako Ecolodge or travel back to Rivertime in the resort’s long-tailed boat. Riverboat Excursion to Tha Ngon (one day) Increasingly popular with Vientiane residents, both local and foreign, Tha Ngon’s expansive and beautiful floating restaurants are located two hours’ journey from Rivertime. Guests travel upstream to Tha Ngon in the resort’s long-tailed boats along the Nam Ngum River through vast areas of magnificent, old-growth forests and several unspoilt villages where they can observe villagers fishing, trading, and bathing in the river. After a relaxing lunch in a floating restaurant, guests can do some local shopping or fishing before returning to the resort by long-tailed boat before sunset Local Schools Tour (half day) Guests may choose to take a cycling or resort vehicle tour to pay visits to local primary schools (during term time) as well as a nearby ethnic ‘Lao Hmong’ village. Local Village Primary School Agricultural Research Centre Tour (half day) A half-day cycling or resort vehicle tour takes guests to the Thadokkham Agricultural Research Centre where guests will be treated to a guided tour of the Centre’s facilities and a detailed presentation on Lao agricultural practices given by Lao agricultural scientists.
View over from the centre’s rice fields towards the resort and Phou Khao Kwai mountain range