Laos Discovery Tour (154156),Holiday Packages to Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng, Vientiane

Package Overview

This is a region packed to the brim with rich culture, fiery cuisines, unique customs and breathtaking countryside - and on this adventure you will be sampling all of them. Whether you're slurping up a steaming bowl of pho at a street stall in Vinh, shopping for handicrafts in Vientiane, ambling through caves in Luang Prabang or gliding down the Mekong in a riverboat, you'll get a wonderful insight into Laos during this incredible adventure..

TRIP FACTS

Travel Style: Adventure Travel
Duration: 10days/9nights
Start / Finish: Luang Prabang / Vientiane
Departure: Departs daily on a private basis

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS

Explore the world Khuang Si Water Fall
Discovery the Unesco Heritage site of Luang Prabang
Boat Trip upstream in Mekong River
Participating in the traditional Lao rite of passage by giving alms to the monks in the early morning
Wandering the quiet streets of ancient Luang Prabang
Visiting ancient wats (temples), exploring markets and hill tribe villagesInternational and domestic air-tickets.

Bank Fee related to the payment.

Meals not mentioned in the program

Visa to Vietnam, Visa stamping fee

Beverage, personal expenses

Tipping for Tour-guide and driver. Our suggestion: 1-3$US/day/driver, 3-5$US/day/person for tour-guide depending your group size

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Day wise Itinerary

Day 1 : Arrive Luang Prabang

Upon arrival at the airport, staff of Laos Travel will welcome you and transfer you to hotel in town for check in. The rest of the day we will visit Phusi Mountains with ascending the 328 steps to the top that offers a stunning panoramic view of the surrounding rivers and cityscape before wandering through the bustling Hill tribe Market for traditional textiles and handicrafts made by the hill tribes.

Accommodations: Hotel in Luang Prabang
Day 2 : Luang Prabang - City Tour & Pak Ou Caves

After breakfast, you will take the cruise along a Mekong River to Pak Ou Caves, where you will discover gold-lacquered Buddha statues of all shapes and sizes nestled deep in the limestone caverns. Embark on a cultural tour of Luang Prabang in the afternoon; you will visit the Royal Palace (official name "Haw Kham") which was built in 1904 during the French colonial era for King Sisavang Vong and his family. If time is permitted we will explore the gilded temples Wat Mai and Wat Xieng Thong

Accommodations: Hotel in Luang Prabang
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast
Day 3 : Luang Prabang - Trekking & Home Stay

If you interested at the Monks’ alms procession, please be ready at 5.30. – Daily dawn, saffron clad monks pad barefoot through the streets while pious townsfolk place tiny ball of sticky rice in there begging bowls. It’s quiet, meditative ceremony through which monks demonstrate their vows of poverty and humility while lay Buddhists gain spiritual merit by the act of respectful giving.

Although such processions occur all over Laos, Old Luang Prabang’s peaceful atmosphere and extraordinary concentration of mist-shrouded temple means that the morning’s perambulations along Th Sakkarin and Th Kamal create an especially romantic scene.

Get back to hotel for breakfast then we drive southward to Ban Suan Luang where the boat await for us and take us across the NamKhan River, and then walk up to the Khamu village of Ban Huay Aen. Be acquainting with friendly local people in the village and be ready for the hiking up the mountain, passing rice fields and strikingly beautiful natural scenery along the way to the Hmong mountain village of Ban Pha Leam. Have picnic lunch on your own in route and in the afternoon will trek downhill to Ban Tin Pha village for overnight stay.

Accommodations: Homestay
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast
Day 4 : Ban Tin Pha - Tad Sae Waterfall - Luang Prabang

Start a day the local way, many travelers talking about the real life in Laos but just few of them have opportunity to enjoy this moment and see how the Laotian start their day.

After simple breakfast, we set off soft trek along rice fields and through forests down to Ban Huay Fai, a Khamu village and see how people making handicrafts, including various types baskets made from rattan. We then continue on to Tad Sae Waterfall, for lunch on your own and refreshment, please remember to bring swimsuit if you want to deep in the fresh and cool water from the resource. We drive back to city later in the afternoon.
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast
Day 5 : Luang Prabang – Drive to Phonsavan

oday we drive from Luang Prabang to Xieng Khuang, passing through Laos’ pristine countryside. This is long drive with spectacular view of Laos’s rain forest and the mountain ranges. Along the way we will stop for photo opportunities and visit various hill tribe villages. On arival, check-in at your hotel and relax.

Accommodations: Hotel in Phonsavan
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast
Day 6 : Phonsavan, Visit Plain of Jars

Spend the morning exploring the mysterious archeological wonderland: the Plain of Jars. Start the day with a trip to Phonsavan’s bustling central market. Visit the MAG exhibition then head out to the Plain of Jars. Explore Site 1 of the ancient and mysterious Plain of Jars: an enchanting archeological site, where hundreds of large stone jars lie scattered about the plateau. In the afternoon, we discover site 2 and site 3 in the different location and the journey to reach them offers glimpse of some typical local villages. We get back to hotel later in the afternoon and have couple hours to enjoy the hotel facility and the tranquility of this small town.

Accommodations: Hotel in Phonsavan
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast
Day 7 : Phonsavan - Vang Vieng

Breakfast at hotel, get ready then we set off on our journey to Vang Vieng. This small and tranquil village is rapidly developed with the advent of tourist, but the beautiful scenery with a mixture of quiet water and limestone outcrops unchanged for century. Depending on roads and traffic conditions our drive will deliver us to Vang Vieng by mid or late afternoon.

Accommodation : Hotel in Vang Vieng
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast
Day 8 : Vang Vieng - Vientiane (Road)

An impressive way to start our day is a walk around the bustling central market. Heading out of town we enjoy a short bamboo boat along the Namsong River, which also gives us a taste of adventure as well as an enjoyable exploration of the famous cave of Tham Jang. This was once used by local people as a hideout from Chinese invaders. We also cross the river to Ban Huai Ngai, a very pleasant village where we can explore the different local lifestyle. We then continue traveling by roads to Vientiane. The capital city of Laos is located on the banks of the Mekong River. This small town conjures up exotic images, with the curious mix of Lao, Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, French influences.

Accommodation : Hotel in Vientiane
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast
Day 9 : Visit Vientiane

We take a half day tour to Buddha Park, also known as Xieng Khuan (as well as other variations of the spelling), is a sculpture park located 25 km southeast from Vientiane. The afternoon is free in your own

Today we take a short in-country flight from Phonsavan to Vientiane. Our driver and guide will meet you at the airport and take you to your hotel in the city center. After a short rest, set out on a sightseeing tour of Laos’ eccentric capital, visiting all the city’s key attractions. Start the tour with a stop at Vientiane’s oldest temple, Wat Si Saket, filled with over 2000 Buddha images. Next we visit Haw Pha Kaew—the royal temple that once housed the famous Emerald Buddha—, before continuing on to Lao’s most significant national monument: Pha That Luang. We conclude our tour at Patuxai, known as Vientiane’s own Arc de Triumph.

Accommodations: Hotel in Vientiane
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast
Day 10 : Vientiane Departure

Have breakfast at the hotel then enjoy a free morning at your leisure before driving to the airport to catch your departure flight home.
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast

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Inclusions

Hotel
Sightseeing
01 Night in the junk in Ha Long with 03 sea food meals on board
All of meals as mentioned in the program (B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner)
Air-conditioned private car
Professional and Experience local English speaking guide.
Private boat trip in along Perfume River in Hue
Private boat trip in Mekong Delta
All of entrance fees and visiting permission in the restricted area (if applicable) as programm

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Exclusions

International and domestic air-tickets.
Bank Fee related to the payment.
Meals not mentioned in the program
Visa to Vietnam, Visa stamping fee
Beverage, personal expenses
Tipping for Tour-guide and driver. Our suggestion: 1-3$US/day/driver, 3-5$US/day/person for tour-guide depending your group size

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Terms & Conditions

Payment Terms & Methods :
* Some Advance Percentage of total booking amount
* Airfare/Transport fare to be paid full at one time in advance.

Cancellation & Refund Policy :
* Upon cancellation, refund will be made after deducting the Retention Amount.
* Retention Amount varies as per the number of days left before your package start date.

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