Luang Prabang Highlights 3 Days: Culture, Waterfalls, and Caves

3 days
Daily Departure
Good for: First-time Visitor
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ARRIVAL IN LUANG PRABAN
LUANG PRABANG – CITY TOUR – KUANG SI WATEFALL
LUANG PRABANG – BUDDHA CAVE – DEPARTURE

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ARRIVAL IN LUANG PRABANG

Arrival at Luang Prabang international airport, welcomed by local guide and driver, then get transferred to hotel. Check in hotel (~13h30-14h00) and time at leisure.

LUANG PRABANG – CITY TOUR – KUANG SI WATEFALL

An optional early start gives you the fantastic opportunity to participate in the daily morning alms giving ritual to saffron clad monks. This tradition is unique to Laos, being the only Buddhist nation still preserving this procession. Visit fresh local markets and back to hotel for breakfast.

This morning, visit to the most photographed temple, Vat Xiengthong. Located at the end of peninsular closed to the confluence of Mekong and Khan River. Continue to former Royal Palace, now the National Museum. Visit Wat Mai, a temple renowned for its golden bas-relief. During Pimai, the Lao New Year, the Prabang normally housed in the Royal Palace Museum is brought and put on public display in this temple.

This afternoon, driving through green rice paddies and farms. On your arrival at the Kuang Si waterfalls, enjoy your short walking on trails of falls to visit the bear rescued centre. Enjoy spectacular views and surrounding of orchids inside the park and falls cascade over many calcified tiers and down several hundred feet into a series of cool, turquoise pools. Return to Luang Prabang.

Meals on your own. Overnight in hotel.

LUANG PRABANG – BUDDHA CAVE – DEPARTURE

This morning, after breakfast, transfer to the pier where you board a traditional long trail boat, for a relaxing cruise upstream on the mighty Mekong River. Enjoy stunning mountain scenery and witness the simple rural lifestyles. You will reach Pak Ou caves at the confluence of the Mekong and Nam Ou Rivers. In these 2 caves are displayed hundreds of sacred centuries-old Buddha images which are the object of pilgrimages during the Lao New Year festivities around mid-April.

Cruise back Luang Prabang. Stop and visit Ban Xangkhong, a weaving village, where you can jump into wooden looms with local expert for practical and experience.

Transfer to the airport for your international flight.

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Price including:
  • Local English speaking guide
  • Accommodation as mentioned
  • All transfers in private vehicle with air-conditioned
          + group 1-4 pers: use 01 Huyndai H1           + group 5-8 pers: use 01 Toyota Hiace           + group 9-16 pers: use 02 Toyota Hiace
  • Meals as mentioned in the program (B-Breakfast)
  • All entrance fees during the sightseeing
  • All excursions, cruises and activities as mentioned in the program
  • Water and towel per sightseeing day
  • Service charged & Government tax
Price excluding:
  • International & Domestic flights
  • Visa fees (40 USD/pers + 1 USD/pers for admin fees)
  • Travel insurance
  • Meals non-mentioned and beverage
  • Personal expenses, tipping
  • Bank fees
 
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