Travel to Laos 7 days

Laos is the wonderfully laid back member of South-east Asia. It is a country in which you travel, not necessarily to visit major tourist attractions, but to understand the culture and feel the wonderful warmth of the people. That being said, Laos is home to some of South-east Asia's most stunning limestone peaks and the romantic, Gallic-influenced, UNESCO protected city of Luang Prabang has been wonderfully restored.

Detailed itinerary:

DAY 1: ON ARRIVAL – LUANGPRABANG  
Upon arrival at the airport, meet tour guide and transfer to hotel for check in. Accommodation hotel base on Double or Twin share room
Overnight in hotel

DAY 2: LUANG PRABANG – PAK OU CAVE – KUANGSI WATERFALL
(breakfast, dinner and lunch)
Driving out of Luang Prabang, we will visit the impressive Kwang Si Waterfall, where water gushes down the beautiful limestone formations. On the way, we will atop to visit the H’mong and Khamu villages. After a picnic lunch at the waterfall, we will drive back to Luang Prabang,  then proceed to the boat landing, and take an excursion by boat, upstream on the Mekong to visit Pak Ou cave in the side of a lime stone cliff and opposite of the mouth of the Mekong and Ou rivers. The sanctuaries at Pak Ou consist of two large caves, both repositories for thousands of Buddha images, which range from mere centimeter to two meters in height. En route, Lao typical villages are barely visible behind a screen of foliage. Slender canoes bobbing by the shore, bamboo poles and floats mark the location of nets and fish traps. Our first stop will be at Ban Muangkeo, a well-known village for Lao traditional rice whisky, namely Laoh-Khao to be distilled. We are welcome to taste it and also take away. From there, we explore Street Night Bazaar, where you can find the lovely collection and handmade textile by local and hill tribe people surrounding Luang Prabang.
Overnight in Luang Prabang

DAY 3: LUANG PHRABANG CITY TOUR – FLIGHT TO VIENTIANE  
(Breakfast, dinner and lunch)
Very early (5:45am) transfer by car to Ban Vat Sean to discreetly observe long lines of monks collecting Alma’s ceremony then back to your hotel for breakfast. Then we leave the hotel by car to visit the old city of Luang Prabang, in which we will study about the art, architecture and the history of the town. We will proceed to the National Museum, the former Royal Palace which houses the collection of valuables including the famous Prabang Buddha statue, gifts received from foreign dignitaries…etc, Visit Wat Visoun, the 16th century temple served as a small museum for religious artifacts; Wat Aham, the early 19th century temple, whose two guardian figures at the foot of the steps which represent two characters from the Ramayana - Hanuman, the Monkey God and a fierce Yaksa; visit Wat Xiengthong, the 16th century temple which, more than any temples in Luang Prabang, epitomizes all the elegance and grace of Luang Prabang architecture. In the evening, we take the plane to Vientiane.
Overnight in Vientiane.

DAY 4: VIENTIANE CITY TOUR FULL DAY
(Breakfast, dinner and lunch)
We will begin the day with a visit to Vat Phra Keo, the royal temple turned into museum and then we will continue to Vat Sisaket, the oldest and most beautiful temple of Vientiane. Proceed to That Luang Stupa, the most revered shrine in Laos. We will enjoy some free time at Talat Sao (the big central market) and stop at Patouxay (the arch of Triumph). At the afternoon we will take a short walk in the city center from That Dam passing Nam Phou square and ending at the bank of the Mekong to enjoy the sunset.  
Overnight in Vientiane.

DAY 5: VIENTIANE -PAKSE – WAT PHOU – KHONG ISLAND
(Breakfast, dinner and lunch)
An early breakfast, we depart hotel to Wattay airport for departure to Pakse. We take a short drive to the boat landing, and take an morning boat ride about 1 hours downstream on the Mekong river, through beautiful scenery with mountains range and also local villages along the Mekong valleys to Champasack, the nearest town to the fantastic archaeological sight of Wat Phou. Arrive in Champasack, continue by car about 15mn drive to visit Wat Phou, a site of ancient religious significance in one of the most spectacular regions of Laos. Lunch is served at local restaurant in Champasack. Continue by car about 2hrs drive to get to Khong Island, the 4.000 Islands, where the Mekong reaches up to 14km wide during the rainy season. Don Khong is the largest of the Mekong Islands at 16 km long and 8 km wide and its capital is Muang Khong, a small former French settlement. We take a small ferry boat to cross to Khong Island and check-in at hotel.
Overnight on Khong Island.

DAY 6: KHONG ISLAND – PAKSE
(Breakfast, dinner and lunch)
Early breakfast, we take another boat ride for 1 hour from Khong Island downstream to Done Khone, another large island covered in coconut palms, flame trees, stands of bamboo, kapok trees and hard woods. En-route, it is very picturesque of beautiful small green islands and also people doing fishing with fish nets and traps. We pass the former port with its steel rail jetty remained on the right bank before getting to Done Khone. We stroll to explore the peaceful island and to visit old railway with old locomotive and boiler car, which the French ever built in Laos. After lunch at local restaurant, we take a boat ride to the main land for continuing to drive to Khonephapheng, the most impressive Mekong waterfall in Laos and it is reputed as the biggest waterfall in Southeast Asia and the widest one in the world. We arrive in Pakse in late evening.
Overnight in Pakse

DAY 7:  PAKSE – DEPARTURE
(Breakfast)
After breakfast, transfer to airport for your departure flight.

What is Included:

• Private air-conditioned transportation on program tour
• Hotel as confirm on the above program base on Twin or Double share room  
• English speaking Guide  
• Admission fees to indicated sights
• Meals: as mentioned on program
• Government tax and service charge
• Boat trip on Mekong to Pak Ou Cave
• Boat trip on (Kong Island – Done Kone – Konepapeng)
• Drinking water & Tissue
• Domestic flight (Vientiane – Pakze 132$/seat)
• Domestic flight ( Luangprabang – Vientiane 90$/seat)

What is Excluded:

• Visa stamping fees
• International flight
• Accommodation where not mentioned
• Travel Insurance in all kinds
• Meals: lunch or dinner where not stated
• Tip, drinks, personal expenses and others

Hotel list

All hotel Base on double or Twin share room

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