Ban Lao Pako

Lodge Details

Number of rooms: 10 Property Size: 22 acres Lodge Style: Lodge Ownership Type: Family

Country: Lao People's Democratic Republic

On the site where our ancestors once had a cultural center, Lao Pako, some 2,000 years ago, Ban Lao Pako nestles unobtrusively,on a bend, overlooking the Nam Ngum River.
Our Eco-lodge is mostly built from local materials, using farmed wood, utilizing local traditional techniques, as well as No TV, No Radio, but 24/7 electricity, hot water, on-demand water heaters, fans. Being the first Eco-lodge in Laos, the lodge opened in 1993.

In 2010, it is changed hands to a Swede and his Wife. The couple was the first to open an accredited professional Thai Cooking School on the Beaches of Bang Saen, Thailand, in 1997. It is their ambition to open a Lao Professional Cooking School on the Ban Lao Pako premises, as well as a PermaCulture School, teaching and recreating the original Jungle Forest.

How this lodge promotes good stewardship of the environment:

We have been able to get the Government to declare the forest opposite river bank, a National Protected area. Our 22 hectare has been declared a Re - forestation Area, which means we try to re-introduce the local flora & fauna.
We use hydro- and solar power, as well as recycling as much as possible.

What To Do:

Swimming, tubing, trekking, excursions and relaxing.

What They Have:

We can arrange transport to/from Vientiane. Boats, guides, excursions. We serve Lao, Asian and some Western food in our Restaurant, as well as some Vegetarian dishes; ingredients mostly organic, sourced locally.