03 Days 02 Nites - Luang Prabang Stopover

Post date: Oct 29, 2011 7:08:03 AM

Luang Prabang is a beautiful and tranquil dream-like setting with a fusion of foreign influences and splendid landscape scenery, making this an idyllic, unspoiled and charming destination for visitors. It is no wonder this amazing city has been declared a World Heritage City by UNESCO. The Ancient city was the former capital of Laos, with a reign of more than 63 kings over 600 years. Luang Prabang is known as the “Thousand Pagoda City”, there are countless intriguing architectural highlights in the sleepy and once royal capital.

Routes: LUANG PRABANG – PAK OU CAVES

Duration: 03 days / 02 nites

Day 1: ARRIVAL - LUANG PRABANG (Lunch / Dinner included)
Day 2: LUANG PRABANG – PAK OU CAVES (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner included)
Day 3: LUANG PRABANG – DEPARTURE (Breakfast included)

(If your group have more 2-pax will be contact us (sales@dongtravel.com) directly to take affordable price)

Tour Prices Include

Letter of visa on arrival (Exclude stamping fee at arrival airport)

Hotel in twin / triple sharing room basic with daily breakfast

Transfer by air-conditioned bus as itinerary

Meals as indicated: breakfast / lunch / dinner

Complimentary mineral water on tour (01 bottle / pax / day)

Entrance fees, boat trips and excursions

1 hours Private slow boat trip on lake in tour program

Excellent English speaking guide (and also the other: Polish, Russian, Chinese, Indonesia)

Tour Prices Exclude

Travel insurance

Visa fee, any flight ticket, airport tax

Personal expenses

Drink

Tipping

Others not mentioned nor specified above

Itinerary in Detail

Day 1: ARRIVAL - LUANG PRABANG (Lunch / Dinner included)

Upon arrival in Luang Prabang Airport, our guide will meet and transfer you to hotel for check-in. Luang Prabang has been claimed by UNESCO to be «the best preserved city in South East Asia». During our time here, we visit the impressive stupa of Wat Visoun and the shrines of Wat Aham and Wat Mai.

Lunch at local restaurant. After that, 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.

Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Day 2: LUANG PRABANG – PAK OU CAVES (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner included)

Breakfast at hotel.

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...

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 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.

Lunch and dinner on route trip at local place where we visit. Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Day 3: LUANG PRABANG – DEPARTURE (Breakfast included)

After breakfast at hotel, then we visit the National Museum (closed Tuesdays) at the former Royal Palace. It displays a collection of artefacts reflecting the richness of Lao culture dating from the days of the early kings right through to the last sovereign. There will also be time for us to look around the Central Market. After visiting these sights in the morning, there may be free time (depending on your flight) to venture into town and stroll around the shopping area. Finish your trip and transfer to the airport for departure flight.

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