• Today’s the most exciting day of all as we set off after breakfast to canoe and raft our way down the Mekong. Following a thorough safety briefing and getting properly outfitted, we go the way of the river. Students will learn first hand the dynamics of river hydrology as they run light rapids, discover back eddies and negotiate the main flow through flooded forest areas and countless islands and sandbars.

• A picnic lunch will be served on a beautiful sandy beach mid way along our journey. As we leave the rapids behind, we come upon some quiet pools in the river and one of the world’s best locations to view Irrawaddy dolphins in the wild - always a thrilling sight!

• Our canoe and rafting adventure ends right on the border of Laos and Cambodia. Here we are picked up by vehicle and transported to see the “Niagara of Asia” – the largest flow of water on the continent as the Mekong plunges over a huge escarpment. It’s a spectacular sight that humbles everyone.

• Back on Don Khone we enjoy a final nights feast and celebration of music and dance before retiring to our riverside rooms to be lulled to sleep by the soft lullaby of the ‘Mother of Waters’

Overnight: Don Khone Guest Houses

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• It’s a long way back to Thailand, so we get an early start right after breakfast. There will be time to stop in Pakse for a delicious lunch and some sight seeing and shopping before returning to Ubon Ratchatthani for the return flight or train back to Bangkok