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Routes: Vientiane-Muang La-Luang Prabang
Duration: 7 days / 6 Nites
Day1. Arrival – Vientiane
Day2. Vientiane – Udomxay - Muang La
Day3. Muang La – Exploration
Day4. Muang La – Luang Prabang
Day5. Luang Prabang –full day city tour
Day6. Luang Prabang –Kuang Si Waterfall and Pak Ou Caves
Day7. Luang Prabang – Departure
Accomodation in use
Price in USD / pax
2114$
Tour Prices Include
Hotel in twin / triple sharing room basic with daily breakfast
Ground transfers and transportation as per program with air–conditioned vehicles
Domestic air fares as per program with domestic airport taxes
Domestic boat fares as per program
Sightseeing tours with entry fee as per program
Meals as indicated: breakfast / lunch / dinner
Complimentary mineral water on tour (01 bottle / pax / day)
Service of an English speaking guide throughout the trip
Entrance fees, boat trips and excursions
Tour Prices Exclude
International airfare
International airport taxes
Travel insurance
Meals not mentioned
Drink
Personal expenses
Myanmar visa fee
Myanmar visa service fee
Tipping
Seasonal supplements and compulsory arrangements
Any other services not mentioned in “Cost includes” section
Day1. Arrival – Vientiane (Dinner)
On arrival in Vientiane, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Time permitting, your half day city tour enables us to see the major temples of Vientiane including the oldest, Wat Sisaket, a temple of thousands of miniature Buddha statues, and the former royal temple of Wat Prakeo, which previously housed the famous Emerald Buddha Image. We also visit Lao national icon, That Luang Stupa, and we stop to take some pictures of the imposing Patuxay Monument, which is Vientiane’s own Arc de Triumph.Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Vientiane
Day2. Vientiane – Udomxay - Muang La (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
After Breakfast,you will be transferred to the airport for your flight up to Udomxay. Here we have the chance to visit the intriguing Pra Xack Kham Temple with its sacred Buddha image. The 400 years old legendary statue is said to have many supernatural powers, and is widely worshipped among the faithful local Buddhists.We lunch on trip.We stop in Muang La, famous for its natural hot springs for the night. No activities are planned for the rest of the day so you can stroll around the village or just relax at the riverside retreat enjoying a massage or some time in the hot springs.Enjoy your dinner and Overnight in Muang La
Day3. Muang La – Exploration (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
After Breakfast,today we explore the local area and undertake an easy trek around the beautiful surrounding countryside visiting the numerous ethnic hill tribes that reside around the area.The evening can be spent back at the resort relaxing in the natural hot springs, taking a traditional massage and enjoying the excellent local Lao cuisine in the restaurant. Overnight in Muang La(Lunch on trip at local restaurant)
Day4. Muang La – Luang Prabang (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
After Breakfast early.Todays drive south takes through some of the most stunning mountain scenery you will find in South East Asia, with plenty of opportunities to stop off at the various Khmu and H’mong villages along the way.Lunch at local restaurant,we shall reach Luang Prabang by mid afternoon, where you have the rest of the day to relax and take in the enchanting city. You may wish to spend the evening exploring the local night market.Dinner at local restaurant.Overnight in Luang Prabang
Day5. Luang Prabang –full day city tour (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Your full day city tour begins after breakfast, with a visit to the Royal Palace Museum (closed on Tuesday), which hosts a range of interesting artifacts. We then enjoy a short-guided tour seeing the city’s oldest temple of Wat Sene and the magnificent Wat Xiengthong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represents classical Laotian architecture. Today, we also visit the impressive stupa of Wat Visoun and the shrine of Wat Aham.
Following lunch, we visit the Arts and Ethnology Centre to learn about Laos’ many ethnic cultures before we head out of town to see the weaving villages of Ban Xiengkhong and Ban Xienglek. We then return to the city for a visit to Wat Mai. We then climb up to the top of Mount Phousi for an enjoyable exploration of the sacred, gilded stupa as well as a panoramic view of the city at sunset and the Mekong River. The tour ends after a visit to the famous Night Market, where you can find a lovely selection of handmade textiles made by local and hilltribe people surrounding Luang Prabang.Enjoy dinner and Overnight in Luang Prabang
Day6. Luang Prabang –Kuang Si Waterfall and Pak Ou Caves (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
After Breakfast.First we visit the morning Phousi Market, where you will see such diverse offerings as dried buffalo skin, local tea and saltpeter among the chickens, vegetables and hill-tribe weavings. Laos is also known for its traditional crafts, and today you will visit local villages of Lao ethnic minority groups at Ban Ouay, a Hmong village, Ban Ou a Laoloum village and Ban Thapene, a Khmu village. This then takes us to the beautiful Khuang Si Waterfall where you can cool off with a refreshing swim in the pools or walk along the forest trails. We then return to Luang Prabang.Following lunch,we embark on a cruise upstream on the Mekong River, which also gives us a breathtaking view of the tranquil countryside, before reaching the mysterious Pak Ou Caves, two linked caves crammed with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes left by pilgrims. Along the way, we stop at the village of Ban Xanghai, where they make the local rice wine. On return, we disembark the boat to visit traditional villages, and continue taking a short drive to Ban Phanom, a village famous for its hand weaving.Dinner at local restaurant.Overnight in Luang Prabang
Day7. Luang Prabang – Departure (Breakfast)
After breakfast and check-out hotel.Depending on your flight, you may have time at leisure before you will be transferred to the airport in time for your departing flight.
Remarks:
The hotels mentioning above are the best suitable hotels for each category at each cities. In case of those hotels are not available, Dong Travel reserve the right to change to alternative hotels available with more or less the same quality and price. All the surcharges arising from such changes must be under client's own account.
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