Det sker i Luang Namtha, Laos året igennem

Travlt — skoleferie på 6 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Festival

  Hill-tribe New Year celebrations

  1.–31. jan. · normaltStor festival

  After the rice harvest the Akha, Lahu, Hmong, Yao and Tai Neua villages around Namtha hold their own new year feasts, with games, costume and dancing. Village dates vary, so trekking guides are the best way in. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Nam Ha trekking season (15. okt. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Travlt — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Nam Ha trekking season (15. okt. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Risiko

  Burning season haze

  1. mar. – 25. apr. · normaltRøgsæson

  Northern Laos burns its fields and hillsides before the rains and this valley holds the smoke. The Nam Ha ridges vanish and the treks keep running with nothing to see from the top. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Nam Ha trekking season (15. okt. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Travlt — Pi Mai, Lao New Year, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Pi Mai, Lao New Year

  13.–17. apr.Vandfestival-nytårLukninger

  Three days of water thrown at everyone on the main road, with offices, banks and the trekking agencies closed through it. The buses to Huay Xai and Nong Khiaw thin out to almost nothing. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Burning season haze (1. mar. – 25. apr. (normalt))

Stille — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Festival

  Boun Bang Fai rocket festival

  1. maj – 10. jun. · normaltStor festival

  Villages launch homemade bamboo rockets to call the rains, with dancing, music and processions. Dates vary from village to village, so ask in town which weekend is coming. Kilde ↗

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Risiko

  Rainy-season mud and landslides

  1. jun. – 30. sep. · normaltJordskredssæson

  Nam Ha treks still run, but trails turn to slick mud with leeches, and guides call off days they judge unsafe. Landslides also cut the mountain roads, so buses run late or not at all. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Boun Bang Fai rocket festival (1. maj – 10. jun. (normalt))

Stille — skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Festival

  Boun Khao Phansa

  29. jul.Religiøs højtid

  The full moon that opens Buddhist Lent: morning alms and offerings at the temples and evening ceremonies with chanting monks. Weddings are traditionally put off for the three months that follow. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Rainy-season mud and landslides (1. jun. – 30. sep. (normalt))

Stille — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Festival

  Boun Khao Padap Din

  11. sep.Religiøs højtid

  A day for the dead in mid-rainy season: families prepare parcels of rice and food and leave them outside homes and around the temples for wandering spirits, then bring offerings to the monks. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Rainy-season mud and landslides (1. jun. – 30. sep. (normalt)), Boun Khao Phansa (29. jul.)

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: Rainy-season mud and landslides (1. jun. – 30. sep. (normalt)), Boun Khao Padap Din (11. sep.)

Travlt — Boun Souang Heua boat racing, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Boun Souang Heua boat racing

  1. okt. – 10. nov. · normaltStor festivalTætpakket

  Long boats race on the river at the end of Buddhist Lent, around the full moon of the eleventh lunar month, with a fair on the banks. The date moves with the lunar calendar. Kilde ↗

• Sæson

  Nam Ha trekking season

  15. okt. – 31. mar. · normaltVandresæson

  The months the two- and three-day walks into the protected area are dry underfoot and the village homestays take bookings. Agencies on the main street fill a group most mornings in season.

Travlt — Boun Souang Heua boat racing

Intet nyt begynder i november.

Stadig i gang: Boun Souang Heua boat racing (1. okt. – 10. nov. (normalt)), Nam Ha trekking season (15. okt. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Travlt — skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i december.

Stadig i gang: Nam Ha trekking season (15. okt. – 31. mar. (normalt))