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One (01) internal flights: Vientiane – Pakse
Accommodation with daily breakfast at selected hotels/cruise
Private tours, airport transfers as mentioned in the itinerary
Private driver and air-conditioned transportation
Locally based private English-speaking guides
All entrance fees to mentioned visits
Meals as indicated in the itinerary
Bottled water on tours.
International flights
Meals not indicated in the itinerary
Early check-in and late check-out at hotels.
Drinks & Personal expenses
Tips for guides and drivers
Personal travel insurance
Laos Visa fees
Upon arrival, meet your guide and driver then transfer to your hotel. After checking into hotel, join us on a city tour visiting Wat Visun, Wat Aham, the beautiful Wat Xieng Thong, walking along the street to Wat Mai. This afternoon, climb Phu Si-hill to enjoy the view overlooking the city and watch the amazing sunset. From here we can see the magic Mekong and the small Nam Khan rivers. From there, we explore Street Night Bazaar, where you can find the lovely collection and handmade textile by local and hill tribe people surrounding Luang Prabang.
Meals: Welcome Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Luang Prabang
Today after breakfast get a transfer to the pier then enjoy a trip by private long boat on the Mekong river to Pak Ou, stop en-route to visit Muang Kham (Lao Lum), if you wish, Ban Xang Hai (Lao Lum), where the distillation of rice whisky (Lou Lao) can be seen. Then continue onto Pak Ou, visiting the exciting “Tham Ting cave”, before crossing the Mekong to Ban Pak Ou. On our way back we will visit the village of Ban Xang Khong.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Luang Prabang
To experience some of the outstanding nature around Luang Prabang you may choose one of the following tours. The tours include soft activities and bring you out to meet local people and nature.
Half day tour: Weaving village, Elephant Park Project visit & Elephant ride, Nam Khan River, Tad Sae waterfall, life on the countryside. The rest of your day is free at leisure.
Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Luang Prabang
Your memorable day starts from partaking in an alms ritual in the morning, get the blessing by monks who you give the alms. Then enjoy breakfast at hotel before visiting the National Museum then. After that, transfer to the beautiful Kuang Si waterfalls, on the way we stop to visit Hmong and Khmu villages. Here we can learn about their way of life and the differences between Lao, Khamu and Hmong culture. Arrive at Kuang Si, you will enjoy beautiful natural scenery, have fun in waterfalls and relax. Transfer back in town in the afternoon.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Luang Prabang
After breakfast at your hotel, we will leave Luang Prabang for Vang Vieng by car. Amazing mountain sceneries, beautiful landscapes and village visits along the way. Afternoon walk in the great karst mountain scenery and visit of surrounding caves.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Vang Vieng
After breakfast will drive by minivan to Vientiane, the capital of Laos. After checking in your hotel we’ll start visiting the major sights of interest of Vientiane. Wat Sisaket, a temple of thousands of miniature Buddha statues and the former royal temple of Wat Prakeo previously housed the famous Emerald Buddha Image. On the way to the famous, sacred structure of That Luang Stupa, we stop to take some pictures of the imposing Phatuxay Monument, which is Vientiane’s own Arc de Triumph.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Vientiane
Breakfast, we take an early flight to Pakse. Upon arrival we will drive to Bolaven Plateau where there are the coffee and tea plantations, on the way we also visit the villages of Lao Theung.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Tad Lo
Departure from Tadlo and drive back then from Pakse and travel on a wonderful local ferry over the Mekong River to Champassak. Here we visit the sacred Khmer temple of Wat Phu. This complex represents the most eastern border of the Khmer Empire in the 4th century. Later in the afternoon we take a scenic drive and ferry boat to Don Khong. This island is one of the larger permanently inhabited islands in the ‘si pan don’ area. Dong Khong is best explored by bicycle. A reasonable dirt road circumvents the island.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Don Kong
By boat we’ll explore the 4000 islands area (si pan don). Here, the Mekong river is at its widest. During the rainy season it is up to 12 km across. When the waters recede, many small islands emerge. It is from this phenomenon that the region takes its name. From far distance you can hear the unmistakable roar of the Khone Phapheng and Li Phi falls, which we will visit today. Nearby the falls live some hundred Irrawaddy freshwater dolphins. Ban Hang Khon is one of the rare places on earth to spot these endangered mammals. Also see the old locomotive, railway and colonial bridge built by the French to avoid navigating on the rapids and waterfalls that abound on this section of the Mekong.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Don Kong
Enjoy breakfast at hotel then transfer to Pakse Airport for departure flight.
Good bye & Bon Voyage!
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: N/A.
