Luang Prabang Vientiane Vang Vieng Tour 6 Days: Highlights Capture
Overview
Overview
Discover the hidden treasure of Laos, the small; but charming landlocked country with three can’t be omitted cities Vientiane, Luang Prabang and Vang Vieng, through Luang Prabang Vientiane Vang Vieng Tour 6 Days: Highlights Capture.
Your first stop is to visit the capital city of Vientiane and tour around to see the temples and monuments. Pack up your belongings and head off by road to Vang Vieng, a less-known little town north of Vientiane. Vang Vieng has become more and more renowned for its untouched romantic atmosphere, beautiful scenery of mountains and caves, great rivers, and paddy fields. Drive up north to Luang Prabang, the world heritage site, where you will explore the Laotian cultures and traditions, take a boat ride to Pak Ou cave and visit the waterfall.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
- Fascinated by the modern and ancient beauty of the capital Vientiane with the ancient temples as well as the colorful markets
- Conquering the top of Phousi Hill to admire the spectacular landscape
- Embark on a cruise upstream on the Mekong River Cruise to Pak Ou Caves filled with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various sizes.
- Discover the biggest waterfall in the Luang Prabang - Kuang Si waterfalls
- Meet the locals and gain a deep understand of unique culture of Laos
Itinerary
Arriving at Wattay International Airport , after clearing immigration and customs, you will be welcomed and transferred to a hotel in the city center by private car.
Check in hotel and have a short rest.
In the afternoon, we will first visit the oldest Wat Sisaket which is not the only temple that was destroyed during the invasion of the Siamese army and the former royal temple of Wat Prakeo. We then discover a national symbol of Laos - That Luang Stupa or the Great Stupa which is coverd with gold.
The last sights would be Patuxay Monument which is famous for Vientiane’s own Arc de Triumph.
In the evening, we will have chance to experience the Lao Culture by enjoying the traditional dance & folk song when dinner is served.
You are free at leisure.
Overnight at the hotel in Vientiane.
We leave the city in the early morning for our journey to the Northern; we will see some stunning landscape on the way as we pass through beautiful countryside towards the mountainous region.
Along the way, we will experience the colorful market of KM52 where local people come to trade goods and buy provisions.
We may stop to take a photo at Hin Heup bridge, and the fish market in Ban Tha Heua. We reach our destination Vang Vieng which lies on the Nam Song River with the limstone hill landscape surrounding the town.
In the afternoon, we continue our trip by passing through paddy field areas heading to Tham Phoukham caves which is located to the northeast of the village of Ban Na Thong . On the way, you will experience the local cultures by greeting the local people and learning about their daily lifestyle. There is a small natural pool named Blue Lagoon in front of the caves where you can take a swim and relax by yourself or you could explore the nearby area.
Return to town, we will take the leisurely boat along the Namsong River while enjoying the sun setting behind the mountains.
Overnight at the hotel in Vang Vieng.
We get up a bit early to walk around the town and visit the local market to have a closer look at daily life in a typical Lao rural area.
After breakfast, we head to the southwest of Vang Vieng to visit the cave of Tham Jang, which is famous for being used in defense against the Chinese invaders in the early 19th century.We transfer to visit Ban Phathau village where we could experience different local lifestyles.
Then we make our way to Luang Prabang which is considered as the best-preserved traditional city in Southeast Asia.
we go through some stunning landscape scenery with rice terraced fields and moutainous villages, we should miss to have a few photo when stopping at some small hill tribe village on the way.
We also have chance to enjoy the panoramic view over the surrounding area at the peak of over 2000m. We may make a short stop to visit the local school at Ban Nasala before reaching Luang Prabang.
Overnight in Luang Prabang.
After breakfast, we begins our day tour with the first destination is Royal Palace Museum built in 1904 during the French colonial era where people kept a range of interesting artifacts.
Then we take a local boat on Mekong river in 2 hours to reach the best famous and spiritual Pak Ou Buddha Caves, where we could have a look at confluence of the Mekong & Ou Rivers. Since the 16 century, the villagers built many thousands of Buddha images here.
On arrival back in the city, we will visit spectacular Wat Xiengthong a wonderful piece of Lao temple architecture, which show a sweeping two-tiered roof and ornate mosaics including a beautiful ‘tree of life ‘glass montage on the rear temple wall.
Afterwards, we’ll make a stop at the Traditional Art and Ethnology Center (closed on Monday) to study Laos’ many ethnic cultures. From there, we will move on visiting Wat Prabath to enjoy the sunset; this is the absolutely peaceful place to catch the last beauty of the day. The tour ends with last destination of the famous Night Market, where you can find a lovely collection of handmade textiles made by local and hilltribe people surrounding Luang Prabang.
Overnight in Luang Prabang.
In the early morning, you will be picked up you at your hotel in Luang Prabang by our guide and driver and transferred by a private car. We begin our day having a closer sight at a long line of monks collecting alms’s ceremony "the Take Bat", or the Buddhist monks' morning collection of food in Luang Prabang.
You can also join in by giving food into the bowls carried by the monks. This daily morning ceremony is both peaceful and spiritual and gives you a good opportunity to experience an ancient Lao tradition.
Afterwards you can free to make a choice of going back to your hotel for breakfast or going straight to the morning market. In the morning markets, local villagers do their shopping and visiting the morning market will bring us discovery the real flavor of the local culture. The morning market in Luang Prabang near the Royal Palace begins early and is finished by mid-morning and is lset up along some side streets.
Normally butchers and some popular stalls among tourists have tables for their wares but most of the vendors just set up their products on the floor - rice, fresh vegetables, steamed fish, frogs, and anything else that might be the day’s catch. Local vendors think this form would be cheap, simple, and effective.
After breakfast at the hotel, we climb the 329 steps to the top of Phousi Hill for a panoramic view of the city and the Mekong River. We continue to visit Wat Visoun being built in 1513 during the reign of King Wisunarat (Visoun), this is Luang Prabang’s oldest temple and was once home to the Prabang Buddhas.
After lunch, we will reach one of the most beautiful Kuang Si Falls situated 30 kilometers of Southern Luang Prabang
The Kuang Si Waterfall consists of a tiered many of turquoise pools put amongst the dense Laotian jungle where we will have plenty of time to refreshing swim in the pools and hike around the falls.
We will also take a short tour to the Bear Rescue Center holding a couple of dozen animals rescued from the hands of poachers and traffickers.
Before returning back to Luang Prabang, we make a stop to visit Kuang Si Falls Butterfly Park, one of the must-visit spots, a project that was newly opened on January 2014 studying about Laos butterflies, host plants and preservation.
Overnight in Luang Prabang
You are free to stroll around the town for your own exploration before taking the departure flight. End of services.
Trip notes
Tour includes:
- Accommodation in a double or twin share room with daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned vehicle during all tours and transfers.
- Entrance fees for all visits as mentioned in the itinerary
- Experienced English speaking guide during all tours and transfers
- Lunch or dinner as specified in the itinerary
- Boat trip as stated in above sights
- Water & cool towels
- Government taxes & service charge
Tour excludes:
- Laos Visa stamp fee
- International airfare and departure taxes
- Meals, if not specified in the itinerary
- Early check in/ late check out
- Domestic flights and domestic airport taxes
- Compulsory Gala dinner on 24th and 31st December
- Surcharged for Public holidays
- Drinks and meal not mentioned
- Personal expenses such as laundry, telephone, drinks … etc.
- Personal travel insurance (we highly recommend that you purchase adequate insurance).
- Single room (quoted separately)
- Other foreign language guide
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