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Laos Tours
Laos
Classic Tours
Peaceful Laos 4 days / 3 nights
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. 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.
Itinerary
Day 1:
Arrival - Luang Prabang ( L, D )
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.
Day 2: Luang Prabang - Pakou - Luang
Prabang (B,L,D)
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.
Day 3: Luang Prabang – Khouangsi
Waterfalls (B,L,D)
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
Day 4: Luang Prabang – Xiengkhouang
(Road) (B,L,D)
Breakfast, we visit the National
Museum at the former Royal Palace,
which displays a lovely collection
of the artifacts reflecting the
richness of Lao culture dating from
the Day s of the early kings right
through the last sovereign, and the
Central Market are not to be missed.
After visiting these sights. ToDay ,
we are driving 306KM overland on up
Hill Mountain with splendid natural
scenery to Xiengkhouang, where was
devastated by American bombing
between 1964 and 1973. Upon arrival,
we transfer out to visit the Plain
of Jars, an impressive
archaeological site where hundreds
of large stone jars are littered all
over the plateau. If time permits,
we are seeing the old capital of
Muang Khoun [if time permits] and
the nearby villages, home to the
Hmong hill tribe people. They have
an interesting local culture and a
colorful history. Overnight in
Phonsavanh.
Day 5:
Xiengkhouang – Vientiane
(Flight) (B,L,D)
Breakfast, visit Central Market, and
then free at leisure by own
discovery for you to further explore
the town before we catch a flight
back to Vientiane. After checking
into hotel, [if time permits] we
continue our sightseeing tour of
Vientiane surrounding; visit the
impressive Lao-Thai Friendship
Bridge and the Buddha Park, a
display of Buddhist and Hindu
sculptures created by mystical monk
on parkland located by the Mekong
River. A view of the Atacular sunset
over the Mekong River is perfect way
to finish the Day . Overnight in
Vientiane.
Day 6: Vientiane - City Tour (B,L,D)
Breakfast, AM: 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.
Day 7:
Vientiane – Pakse – Don Khone Island
(Flight) (B,L,D)
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.
Day 8: Don Khone Island –
Surrounding (Boat) (B,L,D)
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.
Day 9:
Don Khone Island - Tadlo –
Pakse (B,L,D)
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
Day 10. Pakse – Departure (B)
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.

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01 Sep 2007 - 31 August 2008
( The Price
Per Person (US$) ) |
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Group
Cost: US$ per pax |
2
pax |
3-6
pax |
7-11 pax |
Singular |
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Superior |
1,630 |
1,559 |
1,450 |
377 |
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First Class |
1.780 |
1,730 |
1,660 |
398 |
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Deluxe |
2,120 |
2,070 |
1,890 |
638 |
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City |
Superior 3-star |
First Class 4-star |
Deluxe |
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Luang
Prabang |
Parasol Blanc |
Villa Santi |
La Residence |
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Vientiane |
Day Inn |
Novotel |
Settha Palace |
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Wat Phou
Cruise |
On board |
On board |
On board |
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Pakse |
Pakse Hotel |
Champa
Residence |
Champassak
Palace |
Tour includes
Domestic airticket with airport
tax
Accommodation in 2 star hotel
with twin sharing
Boat trip as stated in above
sights
Join cruise Wat Phou with guide
on board
English or French speaking guide
Admission fee to indicated
sights
Meals: B = Breakfast, L = Luch,
D = Dinner
Domestic government tax and
service charge
Luggage handling
Tour excludes
International airport departure
tax US$10.00/pax
Domestic airticket with airport
tax
International air tickets
to/from Laos or Vietnam
Travel Insurance in all kinds
Tip, drinks, personal expenses
and others not stated
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