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LAOS DISCOVERY - 9 Days - Promotion Package!


Trip Duration: 9 days
Grade: Easy
Group Size: Private Package - Starting from 2 persons and Above

BRIEF ITINERARY:

Day 1: Arrival in Vientiane
Day 2: Vientiane
Day 3: Vientiane – Vang Vieng
Day 4: Vang Vieng – Vientiane
Day 5: Vientiane – fly to Xieng Khouang – the Plain of Jars
Day 6: Drive to the World Heritage City of Luang Prabang
Day 7: Tour Luang Prabang City
Day 8: Visit Khuang Si Waterfall and the Footprints of the Buddha
Day 9: Luang Prabang - Departure

Hotel Details:

Cities Hotels Websites Room types
Vientiane Novotel www.novotel.com standard
Vang Vieng Sabai Bungalo

www.xayoh-group.com

standard
Xieng Khouang Auberge Phouphadang No website standard

Luang Prabang

Villa Santi www.villasantihotel.com deluxe

Flight Detail:

Vientiane – Xieng Khouang : 75 USD
Luang Prabang – Vientiane : 75 USD

Trip price for 2 people: USD999/person

Tariff valid to 31 August 2008

Trip Price Included

- Accommodation based in TWN/DBL shared with daily ABF.
- A/C Private Van used for whole trip.
- Regional English Speaking guide.
- Entrance fee for visit places.
- Meals as mentioned in the itinerary
- Drinking Water & refreshment towel.
-Boat trip 01 hour at Nam Ngum Lake.

Trip Price Excluded

-International / domestic airfare
- International departure airport tax =  USD 10 per person.
- Visa and visa fee on arrival.
- Personal expense such as: telephone, laundry, bar bills
- Bank charge.
- Bank transfer.
- Travel insurance.
- Tips and gratuities - All meals & drinks not mentioned in the itinerary.

Remark

- Separate domestic airfare VTE - phonsavan by QV401 = USD 75 per person ( For Clients ).
NB: The flight price can change without prior notice.


DETAIL ITINERARY:

Day 1: Arrival in Vientiane

Up on arrival in Vientiane, we are welcome and transferred to hotel. Check in hotel and relax. Overnight at Novotel hotel.

Day 2: Vientiane

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Tonight we will take a city tour of Vientiane with Wat Sisaket the oldest standing temple in Vientiane housing many important documents and treasures, including 6,840 Buddha images, Ho Prakeo with the Emerald Buddha (Prakeo) and a museum with the most extensive collection of Buddhist artifacts in the country. Opportunity to photograph and/or climb to the top for a panoramic view of the city at Patuxay (Victory Gate) the monument modeled after the Arc de Triumph in Paris, yet retaining its Laotian identity with traditional decorative motifs, That Luang (The Great Sacred Stupa) is said to contain relics of the Lord Buddha and is the country's most cherished religious monument, Laos' largest Buddhist festival of the year is held here on the 12th month of the Buddhist calendar. Then visit Talatsao Morning Market for a variety of local handicraft products and imported goods. Overnight at Novotel hotel.
Breakfast and Lunch included

Day 3: Vientiane – Vang Vieng

We have breakfast at hotel. After that we will drive to Vang Vieng where is situated 160 km north of Vientiane and is home to Hmong and Yao people. The main attraction of Vang Vieng area is the limestone karst that lines the Song River. The karst is honeycombed with caves, tunnels and waterfalls. We will visit Ban Keun; short boat cruise on the artificial lake at Namngum Dam, the artificial lake, created by the damming of the Ngum river forms an area of 250 sq km. The lake contains many islets and boats can be hired by the hour to explore the area. Then we drive to Vang Vieng with stops at Nam Leek, Huaymo. Arriving in Vang Vieng, we are free time for panoramic photos at Nam Song. Overnight in Vang Vieng.
Breakfast included

Day 4: Vang Vieng – Vientiane

We have breakfast at hotel. Our tour start by visiting Tam Jang cave with beautiful stalactites and stalagmites. After that we will drive back to Vientiane, stopping at Vangsang archeology site. Arriving in Vientiane, we check in our hotel. Relax in the rest of the day. Overnight in Vientiane.
Breakfast included

Day 5: Vientiane – fly to Xieng Khouang – the Plain of Jars

Today we fly to Xieng Khouang to visit the Plain of Jars (1, 2, 3) - an impressive archaeological site where you will marvel at the hundreds of large stone jars littered all over a wide plateau, see the old capital of Moung Khoun province and visit a nearby traditional village, before being taken to your hotel in Phonsavanh for your overnight stay
Breakfast, Lunch and dinner included

Day 6: Drive to the World Heritage City of Luang Prabang

After an early rise we will visit the morning market. And we visit a Hill Tribe villages, and then Khum Bome – a village devastated by the American bombing between 1964 and 1973. After that we drive to Luang Prabang of about six to seven hours stopping off on the way to visit Thampra.  There are plenty of opportunities for visiting villages and photographs.  We continue our uphill drive climbing higher and higher into the mountains where we can enjoy the splendid natural mountain scenery, the forests and the views.  After a coffee break at the junction with the main Vientiane-Luang Prabang Road we continue our journey through yet more mountains to the World Heritage City of Luang Prabang where we will overnight.
Breakfast and Lunch included

Day 7 Tour Luang Prabang City

Today your first visit will be to the National Museum then two magnificent temples - Wat Visoun, Wat Xienthong.  After lunch we take a boat trip up the Mekong River to the mysterious Tam Ting Cave with its thousand Buddha statues of all shapes and sizes.  On the way we will stop at Ban Xanghai a village which is famed for the production of traditional Lao rice alcohol.  Watch the distillation process and then sample the product.  After the visiting the cave, we will visit the two Lao-Loum villages of Ban Chan and Ban Xiengmene. And then at night we will explore the Night Market.  Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Breakfast and Lunch included

Day 8 Visit Khuang Si Waterfall and the Footprints of the Buddha

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You may like to get up early to see the morning procession of monks along Sisavangvong Road lined with the local people waiting to make their offerings of food. Then after breakfast we take a short drive to Ban Xangkhong - a weaving village and to Ban XiangLek – a village producing “sa” paper. Then it’s a long drive to Kuang Si Waterfall set in the lush green surroundings of one of the National Conservation Areas. En route, there are stops to visit the small villages of Ban Na Oune, a Hmong village, and Ban Tha Pane, a Khmu minority village. Then it’s back to Luang Prabang by the late afternoon The day will end with a visit to see the footprints of the Buddha at Wat Siphouthabath. Overnight in Luang Prabang
Breakfast and Lunch included

Day 9: Luang Prabang - Departure

On this, your final day in Luang Prabang there is another chance for you to finish off your present buying in the market and to take a leisurely stroll around the town.  Explore on your own taking a closer look at the varying architectural styles reflecting the city’s past before going to the airport.
Today Breakfast included