Highlights of Laos 5 days
Luang Prabang, Vientiane
Tour code: LTHOL5D
- Private tour with English/French speaking guide
- Tour operates: Year Round / On Demand
- Starting in Luang Prabang & end in Vientiane or vice versa
- Tour price: Available upon Request
Day 1: Arrive Luang Prabang (D)
On arrival Luang Prabang - a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage City, you are greeted by your guide and transfer to your hotel. After a short rest, we will stroll around the night market, where you will find a lovely selection of local handmade textiles. We then hike to the top of Mount Phousi for an exceptional view of the city.
Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Day 2: Luang Prabang – Pakou Caves (B/L/-)
An optional early start gives you the fantastic opportunity to participate in the daily alms giving ritual to saffron-clad monks. This tradition is unique to Laos, being the only Buddhist nation still preserving this procession.
After breakfast, we enjoy a short-guided tour of the city’s oldest temple, Wat Visoun and the shrines Wat Aham and Wat Mai. We then board a cruise upstream on the Mekong River, which gives us a panorama of the tranquil countryside. We’ll stop at the Pak Ou Caves, sanctuaries consisting of two large caverns, both repositories for thousands of Buddha images. En route, we stop at the village of Ban Xanghai, where the local rice wine is produced. On our return, we stop at the villages of Ban Xiengmene and Ban Chan then continue to see the royal temple at Wat Longkhoun. Once back in Luang Prabang city we take a short drive to Ban Xang Khong and Ban Xieng Lek - small villages well known for silk weavings and Saa (jute) Papermaking age.
Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Day 3: Luang Prabang – Khouangsi waterfall (B/L/-)
Start your day with a visit to the Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre where you are able to observe valuable artifacts and traditional clothing and implements from each of the 20 ethnic minority groups which inhabit the Luang Prabang area. Later in the morning, you will visit the morning Phosi Market where you will find dried buffalo skins, local teas and saltpeter among the many foodstuffs and hill-tribe textiles. Laos is also known for its traditional crafts, and today you will have the opportunity to visit ethnic minority groups in the Ban Ouay, Hmong, Ban Ou, Laoloum, Ban Thapene and Khmu Villages. After visiting the villages, we then drive to the beautiful Khouangsi Waterfalls where you have the chance to swim in the turquoise pools or walk along forest paths. We return to Luang Prabang in the late evening to observe the sunset at Wat Phabath.
Overnight in Luang Prabang
Day 4: Luang Prabang – Vientiane (B/-/D)
After breakfast you will experience The National Museum at the former Royal Palace, which displays a lovely collection of artifacts reflecting the richness of Lao culture. We then board a short flight to Vientiane, where you will be greeted and begin our orientation with a visit to the major sights of the capital, including Wat Sisaket, which contains more than 8000 Buddha statues, Wat Ho Prakeo the former home of the Emerald Buddha statue and That Luang Stupa, the single most important monument in Laos. We also see the Patuxay (Lao Arc de Triomphe), which was built in commemoration of those who died during past wars and today it is the city’s main landmark. From there, we visit the ‘Morning Market’, where one can find an array of antiquities, handmade textiles and gifts.
Overnight in Vientiane
On arrival Luang Prabang - a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage City, you are greeted by your guide and transfer to your hotel. After a short rest, we will stroll around the night market, where you will find a lovely selection of local handmade textiles. We then hike to the top of Mount Phousi for an exceptional view of the city.
Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Day 2: Luang Prabang – Pakou Caves (B/L/-)
An optional early start gives you the fantastic opportunity to participate in the daily alms giving ritual to saffron-clad monks. This tradition is unique to Laos, being the only Buddhist nation still preserving this procession.
After breakfast, we enjoy a short-guided tour of the city’s oldest temple, Wat Visoun and the shrines Wat Aham and Wat Mai. We then board a cruise upstream on the Mekong River, which gives us a panorama of the tranquil countryside. We’ll stop at the Pak Ou Caves, sanctuaries consisting of two large caverns, both repositories for thousands of Buddha images. En route, we stop at the village of Ban Xanghai, where the local rice wine is produced. On our return, we stop at the villages of Ban Xiengmene and Ban Chan then continue to see the royal temple at Wat Longkhoun. Once back in Luang Prabang city we take a short drive to Ban Xang Khong and Ban Xieng Lek - small villages well known for silk weavings and Saa (jute) Papermaking age.
Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Day 3: Luang Prabang – Khouangsi waterfall (B/L/-)
Start your day with a visit to the Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre where you are able to observe valuable artifacts and traditional clothing and implements from each of the 20 ethnic minority groups which inhabit the Luang Prabang area. Later in the morning, you will visit the morning Phosi Market where you will find dried buffalo skins, local teas and saltpeter among the many foodstuffs and hill-tribe textiles. Laos is also known for its traditional crafts, and today you will have the opportunity to visit ethnic minority groups in the Ban Ouay, Hmong, Ban Ou, Laoloum, Ban Thapene and Khmu Villages. After visiting the villages, we then drive to the beautiful Khouangsi Waterfalls where you have the chance to swim in the turquoise pools or walk along forest paths. We return to Luang Prabang in the late evening to observe the sunset at Wat Phabath.
Overnight in Luang Prabang
Day 4: Luang Prabang – Vientiane (B/-/D)
After breakfast you will experience The National Museum at the former Royal Palace, which displays a lovely collection of artifacts reflecting the richness of Lao culture. We then board a short flight to Vientiane, where you will be greeted and begin our orientation with a visit to the major sights of the capital, including Wat Sisaket, which contains more than 8000 Buddha statues, Wat Ho Prakeo the former home of the Emerald Buddha statue and That Luang Stupa, the single most important monument in Laos. We also see the Patuxay (Lao Arc de Triomphe), which was built in commemoration of those who died during past wars and today it is the city’s main landmark. From there, we visit the ‘Morning Market’, where one can find an array of antiquities, handmade textiles and gifts.
Overnight in Vientiane
Day 5: Vientiane – Departure (B)
Morning free at leisure in Vientiane until transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
Tour Price include:
+ Accommodation in shared twin/double room with daily breakfast
+ Private air-conditioned transportation
+ Private boat trip as stated in above sights
+ English or French speaking guide
+ Admission fee to indicated sights
+ Meals as stated in the itinerary (B: Breakfast; L: Lunch; D: Dinner)
+ Government tax and service charge
+ Drinking water & Tissue on coach
Tour Price exclude:
+ International & domestic flights
+ Travel Insurance in all kinds
+ Beverages
+ Visa stamping fee (Laos visa on arrival easy and highly recommended)
+ Meals: lunch or dinner where not stated
+ Tip, personal expenses and others
+ Other services not mentioned above
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