This morning you have the option and opportunity to rise early and participate in the daily morning ritual of ‘Alms Giving’, you will experience saffron-clad monks collecting offerings or ‘Alms’ from faithful local residents. This tradition is unique to Laos, being the only Buddhist nation still preserving the daily procession.
Duration: 4 days
Date: No fixed departure dates. You may go whenever you wish.
Start/End: Luang Prabang/Luang Prabang
Tour type: Landscape, Culture and Nature
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 – Pak Ou Caves and Xiengmene
Day 3: Luang Prabang – Khuang Si Waterfall
Day 4: Luang Prabang – Departure
Day 1: Arrival – Luang Prabang – Half Day City Tour (D)
On arrival at Luang Prabang International Airport you will be met and transferred to your hotel. After you have had time to 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 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 Wat Visoun and the shrine of Wat Aham. Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Day 2: Luang Prabang – Pak Ou Caves and Xiengmene (B, L, D )
Today we embark on a cruise upstream on the Mekong River, stopping at Ban Xiengmene, Wat Long Khun and the limestone cave of Tham Sakkarin.
Following a picnic lunch we continue our boat journey 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 you have the option of visiting Ban Phanom, a small village known for its hand weaving or returning to your hotel to relax. Overnight in Luang Prabang .
Day 3: Luang Prabang – Khuang Si Waterfall (B, L, D)
After breakfast we begin our journey to Kuang Sii Waterfall stopping along the way to visit the morning Phousi Market, this where all the 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 Sii 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.
Returning to Luang Prabang, your afternoon is free to explore or relax at the hotel. Overnight in Luang Prabang.
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 concludes.
