Day tour – Luang Prabang and Vientiane city 4 days

Tour Program

Summary itinerary

Detailed itinerary:

 Day 1: Welcome to Luang Prabang – explore the city

Arrive to the airport in Luang Prabang, you will be met and transferred to hotel.

Then visit the impression of Wat Visoun and the shrines of Wat Aham and Wat Mai

We climb up to the top of Mount Phousi to explore the sacred, gilded stupa as well as have a beautiful view of the city and the Mekong River at sunset.

From there, we explore the Night Market, where you can browse a lovely selection of handmade textiles made by the local people and hill tribes surrounding Luang Prabang. Overnight in Luang Prabang.

 Day 2: Luang Prabang – Pak Ou caves – Luang Prabang (Meals: Breakfast, lunch)

An optional early start gives you the fantastic opportunity to participate in the daily morning rituals of saffron-clad monks collecting offerings of Alms (often in the form of sticky rice) from the faithful residents. This tradition is very unique in Laos, being the only Buddhist nation still preserving the ritual.

Today, we enjoy a short-guided tour seeing the city’s oldest temples of Wat Sene and the magnificent Wat Xiengthong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represents classical Laotian architecture.

We then embark on a cruise upstream on the Mekong River, which also gives us a breathtaking view of the tranquil countryside as well as exploring the mysterious Pak Ou Caves, two linked caves crammed with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes left by devoted pilgrims. Along the way, we will stop at the village of Ban Xanghai, where the local rice wine is produced. On return, we take a short drive to another small village Ban Phanom, which famous for its hand weaving. Overnight in Luang Prabang

 Day 3: Luang Prabang – Vientiane (Meals: Breakfast, lunch)

Catch the morning flight to Vientiane. Here, see the major sights of the capital; including the oldest Wat Sisaket with its thousands of miniature Buddha statues and the former royal temple of Wat Prakeo, which previously housed the famous Emerald Buddha image. On the way to Lao’s national precious heritage, the famous and sacred structure of That Luang Stupa, we stop enroute to take some pictures of the imposing Patuxay Monument, which is well known as Vientiane’s own Arc de Triumph.

We watch the sunset by Mekong River side and spend the evening here absorbing the city’s nightlife. Overnight in Vientiane.

 Day 4: Vientiane and departure (Meal: Breakfast)

Leisure in the morning until transfer to the airport.

Tour price includes: 

• Private air conditioned transport for pick up, transfer & sightseeing as per program
• Hotel picking up and dropping off service
• Flight ticket: Luang Prabang – Vientiane
• English speaking tour guide
• Mineral water on car (1 bottle/person)
• Boat trip, all entrance fees
• Meals as per indicated in the tour program
• Nice and clean hotel base on two people share a room

Tour price excludes:

• Laos visa
• Travel insurance
• Drinks & other meals not mentioned in the program

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