Best of Luang Prabang & Vientiane
DAY 1 | ARRIVAL IN LUANG PRABANG
Arrive in Luang Prabang, meet your English speaking guide and transfer the hotel for relax and overnight.
Overnight at hotel in Luang Prabang
DAY 2 | LUANG PRABANG – PAK OU CAVES
(Breakfast / Lunch)
Wake up early and head by tuk-tuk like a local to the peninsula to witness and/or attend alms giving. At 6am, long lines of monks and novices stroll the street of the town center to collect their daily food subsistence from the worshippers. This ancient ritual is locally known as “tak bat”.
Pass by the open air fresh food market and then, return to the hotel for your breakfast. Today, visit the beautiful Vat Xieng Thong, one of the most emblematic temples in Laos. It is located at the top of the peninsula, where the Mekong and Nam Khan Rivers meet.
Then, we walk a pier to catch your private boat and enjoy a cruise excursion up the Mekong River to the holy caves of Pak Ou, where some of the most famous Buddhist sculptures in Southeast Asia are found. In Pak Ou cave thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues are crowded into the two caves carved out of a towering limestone cliff. They range in size from a few centimeters to the size of a human.
Lunch at local restaurant.
After that, we return to Luang Prabang and visit Vat Chomphet, Vat Long Khoun.
Overnight at hotel in Luang Prabang
DAY 3 | LUANG PRABANG – KUANG SI WATERFALL
(Breakfast / Lunch)
Breakfast at hotel
We start with The National Museum that used to be the former Royal Palace. Inside the complex of the National Museum, you will see the “Prabang” sacred golden statue, giving its name to the town.
Then visit Vat Mai, the former royal temple and Vat Sene, one of the most beautiful temples in town, with its red walls and golden bas-reliefs.
Lunch at local restaurant.
After lunch, we head to Kuang Si waterfalls, 32 km south-west of Luang Prabang. Kuang Si is a good place to get more familiar with endemic and it is also possible to hike to the top of the falls via a steep trail, and if the weather is good, you might enjoy a swim in the crystal clear water ponds at the foot of the falls. Stop by the Asian Black Bear Sanctuary.
Then we return to town and around 7 pm, head to Hive Bar and enjoy the Ethnic Fashion Show with snacks and soft drinks.
Overnight at hotel in Luang Prabang
DAY 4 | LUANG PRABANG – TREKKING – KAYAKING
(Breakfast / Lunch)
Breakfast at hotel.
After a short 30 min. ride out of town you will arrive at the banks of the Nam Khan River where your day of nature activities will start. You will learn about the small Khamu community living in front of a huge mountain range. You walk along the soft swinging slopes and get an introduction in everyday life of these people. Take your time to wander around in the village and meet the locals where you can stop and talk to them.
Lunch will be served along the way in the village with local food or a lunch box prepared for you.
Returning from your “Fair Trek” we will explore the Tad Sae waterfalls and the Nam Khan river valley. It’s time to hang out and enjoy the scenery, the nature and the cascades around you.
Your guide will give you a short briefing about the kayaking tour and will teach you how to paddle if it is your first time.
A relaxing river journey follows and brings you back to Luang Prabang.
Overnight at hotel in Luang Prabang
DAY 5 | LUANG PRABANG – FLIGHT TO VIENTIANE
(Breakfast / Lunch)
Breakfast at hotel.
Enjoy at your own leisure until transfer to the airport for your flight to Vientiane.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Upon arrival in Vientiane we transfer to the hotel for check in.
In the afternoon start sightseeing with Vat Sisaket: the only temple left intact after the Siamese invasion in 1828. It shelters hundreds of statues of Buddha in its walls, Vat PhraKeo, now used as a religious museum where you can see Lao and Khmer works of art.
And we continue visit Patuxai Monument, also called Anousavari, and enjoy a panoramic view over the city from the roof. It is Vientiane’s own Arc de Triomphe that is located at the top of LaneXang Avenue, the Champs Elysees of the Lao capital. You will end your today tour by walking along the Mekong riverfront, view the sunset and enjoy the night-market at Chao Anouvong Park.
Overnight at hotel in Vientiane
