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Visit Laos Tour name: Visit Laos Duration: 10 days 9 nights Start: Luang Prabang End: Pakse Destinations:
Luang Prabang-
Pakou-
Khouangsi Waterfalls-
Vang Vieng-
Vientiane- Pakse –
Don Khone Island- Pakse Day 1: Arrival - Luang
Prabang
Upon arrival at the airport, you are picked up and transferred to
the hotel.
Luang Prabang is perhaps the best - preserved traditional
city in Southeast Asia. The tranquility and charm of this town with
its splendid natural scenery and cultural sights make it one of the
most delightful places to visit in Laos. After a short rest, we
visit the impressive stupa of Wat Visoun and the shrine of Wat Aham,
Wat Mai; we then climb up to the top of Phousi Mount for an
enjoyable exploration of the sacred, gilded stupa as well as a
beautiful sunset view of the city and the Mekong River. From there,
we explore Street Night Market, where you can find the lovely
collection and handmade textile by local and hill tribe people
surrounding
Luang Prabang.
Overnight in
Luang Prabang.
(Breakfast included)
Day 2: Luang Prabang - Pakou - Luang Prabang
After breakfast, we 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 represent the classical
architecture of
Luang Prabang temple. We then board a cruise
upstream on the Mekong River, which also gives us a beautiful view
of the tranquil countryside as well as an interesting visit to the
mysterious of Pak Ou Caves, crammed with thousands of gold lacquered
Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes. Along the way, we stop
at the village of Ban Xanghai, where they make the distillation of
local rice wine. On return, we take a short drive to Ban Xang Khong
and Ban Xienglek, well known for its hand made of Jute Sar paper.
Overnight in
Luang Prabang
(Breakfast included)
Day 3: Luang Prabang – Khouangsi Waterfalls
This morning you may want to wake up early and participate in the
daily early morning ritual of saffron-clad monks with their black
Alms-giving bowls being given offerings from the local people,
including the ubiquitous sticky rice.
Breakfast, you will visit the morning Phosi 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 the Ban Ouay, Hmong Hill tribe, Ban Ou, Lowland Lao and Ban
Thapene of Khmu village. Continue driving to the beautiful Khouangsi
Waterfall where you can splash around in the pools or walk along the
forest paths, return to Luang Prabang by late afternoon and continue
to Ban Phanom, a well known weaving village, return to the city by
late evening for observing the sunset at Wat Siphouthabath.
Overnight in
Luang Prabang
(Breakfast included)
Day 4: Luang Prabang – Vang Vieng (Road)
Drive from Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng. Free & Easy.
Overnight in Vang Vieng.
(Breakfast included)
Day 5: Vang Vieng– Vientiane (Road)
Drive from Vang Vieng to Vientiane.
Overnight in Vientiane.
(Breakfast included)
Day 6: Vientiane - City Tour
You are met to continue exploring Vientiane capital city, we start
to visit the major sights of the capital; including the oldest Wat
Sisaket with 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 and sacred structure of That
Luang Stupa, we stop to take some pictures of the imposing Patuxay
Monument, which is well known as Vientiane’s own Arc de Triumph.
PM: continue to visit the rest of Vientiane by walk, visit Wat Ong
Tue, Wat Inpeng and Wat Haisok. Then we pass by the major shopping
area continuing to the Vientiane Central Market of Talad Sao and
Talad Kouadin where the major goods display; including fresh food,
household, textiles, gold, silver and ancient souvenir varied
display and return to Mekong Riverside and late evening. By late
afternoon observing sunset by Mekong.
Overnight in Vientiane.
(Breakfast included)
Day 7: Vientiane – Pakse – Don Khone Island (Flight)
Breakfast, we take an early flight to Pakse. On arrival, we drive on
the National Road No. 13th south to Champassak and visit the ruins
of Wat Phu, which is well known as the most important Hindu
sanctuary of the Khmer Empire between 9th –13th centuries. Here is
also a chance to visit some nearby Khmer temples and Buddhist
shrines, after a shortstop visit, we continue to Done Khone Island
by long tail local boat.
Overnight in Don Khone Island.
(Breakfast included)
Day 8: Don Khone Island – Surrounding (Boat)
Early morning breakfast, we explore the local villages of Ban Khone,
where the old French colonial buildings and its retrace the old
colonial past with seeing the first Lao railway with its locomotive.
We continue discover the area of 4000 islands by our leisurely boat
to visit one of the most beautiful waterfalls of marking the end of
Lao boundary to Cambodia call Liphi waterfall, known as the
Samphamith. If we have luck, we may be seen the rare freshwater
Irrawaddy Mekong dolphin at Ban Hang Khone. Return to Ban Nakasang
and drive to famous waterfalls of Khone Phapeng. The largest
waterfall in South East Asia, known as Niagara of the east.
Overnight in Don Khone Island.
(Breakfast included)
Day 9: Don Khone Island - Tadlo – Pakse
Upon leaving Done Khone Island, we continue our journey towards
Tadlo, through Boloven plateau where famous tea and coffee
plantation and other lush vegetation and red surface of basaltic
soil are incredible all along the way. En route, there are some
opportunities to explore a part of Boloven plateau and visit some
hill villages of the Katu, Alak and Nge ethnic minority people,
return to Pakse by late evening.
Overnight in Pakse
(Breakfast included)
Day 10: Pakse – Departure
Breakfast; there is a free time for your own exploration of Pakse
Town before catching either flight to Siem Reap-Cambodia or overland
exit the Chongmek International checkpoint to Ubon Rathani Thailand.
(Breakfast included)
Rates (in USD per person,
minimum 2 persons) Low season (1 May- 31 Aug)
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Category |
2 persons |
4- 6
persons |
8- 10
persons up |
Single
supp. |
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Standard |
1350 |
1300 |
1250 |
+ 300 |
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Superior |
1860 |
1800 |
1740 |
+500 |
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Deluxe |
2300 |
2220 |
2130 |
+750 |
High season (1 Sep- 30 Apr)
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Category |
2 persons |
4- 6
persons |
8- 10
persons up |
Single
supp. |
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Standard |
1450 |
1400 |
1350 |
+ 350 |
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Superior |
1960 |
1900 |
1840 |
+550 |
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Deluxe |
2400 |
2320 |
2230 |
+800 |
Note: the above mentioned rates
can be changed How to book this tour: Contact our sales in Laos now
to have the confirmation
Tour includes
Transportation in private air-conditioned car/ van
Accommodation in 2 star hotel with twin sharing
Boat trip as stated in above sights
Join cruise Wat Phou with guide on board
English speaking guide
Admission fee to indicated sights
Meals: 3 lunches and 2 dinners Wat Phou
Domestic government tax and service charge
Luggage handling
Tour excludes
Visa stamping fee on arrival US$30.00/pax
Domestic flight tickets (to be quoted separately)
Airport tax
International flight tickets to/from Laos or Vietnam
Travel Insurance in all kinds
Meals:(lunch or dinner, quoted separately)
Tip, drinks, personal expenses and others not stated
Hotels to be used: Standard Category: Rama hotel in LPQ:
www.ramahotel.net (centre of
town)
Maly Hotel in Xieng Khuang, Standard (near the town)
B & P Hotel in Vientiane (centre of town)
Pakse Hotel, Standard:
www.paksehotel.com
Villa Meuang Khong in Khong island
Sala Donkhone in Khone island:
www.salalao.com
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