Over centuries the landlocked Lao people have been cultivating rice and growing organic vegetables. Laos is dominated by mountains, forests and subsistence agriculture. The rhythm of life is strongly tied to the changing seasons and the requirements of farming. Today Laos still relies on this farming and agriculture, their life style is still preserved. You can experience something of this lifestyle while you are in Laos with us.
Duration: 4 days
Date: No fixed departure dates. You may go whenever you wish.
Start/End: Luang Prabang/Luang Prabang
Tour type: Classic
Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)
BRIEF ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrival – Luang Prabang – Half Day city tour
Day 2: Luang Prabang – Kuang Si Waterfall – Pak Ou Caves
Day 3: Luang Prabang – Living Land Farm
Day 4: Luang Prabang – Departure
Day 1: Arrival – Luang Prabang – Half Day city tour
On arrival at Luang Prabang International Airport you will be met and transferred to your hotel. After having a rest and freshen up we will head off on bicycles to see some of the highlights of Luang Prabang including a visit to the Royal Palace Museum, which hosts a range of interesting artifacts from the Royal period in Luang Prabang.
Cycling on, we are seeing the city’s oldest temples, the magnificent Wat Xiengthong with its roof sweeping low to the ground, representing classical Lao architecture, the impressive stupa of WatVisoun and the shrine of Wat Aham. Tonight you are free to explore the town and night market or relax at the hotel.Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Day 2: Luang Prabang – Kuang Si Waterfall – Pak Ou Caves ( B )
After breakfast back at the hotel we begin our journey to Kuang Si Waterfall stopping along the way to visit the morning Phousi Market, this where all locals of Luang Prabang come to do their daily shopping. You will see a variety of local foodstuffs and products including dried buffalo skin, local tea and saltpeter among the chickens, fish, vegetables and fruit, everything needed for daily life in Laos.
On arrival at the Kuang Si Falls you will have the opportunity to cool off with a refreshing swim in the topaz pools below the falls, walk along the forest trails and visit the Bear Sanctuary. You will also enjoy aBBQ picnic lunchbelow the falls.
Upon return to Luang Prabang we board our private boat for a pleasant and scenic cruise up on the Mekong River to the mysterious Pak Ou Caves. These caves are an ancient pilgrimage site and contain thousands of gold lacquered Buddha images left there over hundreds of years.
Returning to Luang Prabang we disembark our boat and have the option of taking a short drive to Ban Phanom, a village famous for its hand weaving or returning to the hotel for free time to relax. Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Day 3: Luang Prabang – Living Land Farm ( B )
This morning we head out to Living Land Farm, a working community farm approximately 5kms outside the town. There you will learn all about the rice growing process and have an opportunity to participate in seasonal farm activities such as identifying viable rice seeds, ploughing with a buffalo, hand planting, weeding and harvesting rice and threshing rice seed.
You may be picking vegetables form the organic garden or catching fish to cook for your all natural, organic lunch where there will be a variety of local rice products for you to sample.
We will return to Luang Prabang late afternoon and will have the option to go to a local pentangle game and enjoy a few Beer Laos, experience a spa treatment or massage or just relax at the hotel. Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Optional quotation: Pentangle game and Spa treatment or Massage
Day 4: Luang Prabang – Departure ( B)
Depending on your flight, you may have time at leisure before you will be transferred to the airport in time for your departing flight. Trip ends.
