# 6-Day Highlights of Laos Tour from Luang Prabang: Pak Ou, Vang Vieng and Mekong River | Private Tour

Tour in AS — Luang Prabang → Vientiane.
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## Key facts

- Type: multiday
- Country: AS
- Route: Luang Prabang → Vientiane
- Duration: 6.00 day
- Price from: $1,030
- Rating: 5.00 / 5 (10 reviews)
- Operator: Tours4Fun Provider 4567

## Summary

• Fall in love with the mix of new and old in charming Laos • Explore Vientiane's Buddhist temples and historical landmarks • Discover Luang Prabang's UNESCO World Heritage sites and vibrant culture • Experience stunning Kuang Si Waterfall's turquoise pools

## Categories

Daily Departure, Daily breakfast, Select Meals Included

## Itinerary

### Day 1: Welcome to Laos - Luang Prabang Arrival

Arrival at Luang Prabang international airport and meet your guide, then transfer to your hotel. Enjoy a short walking tour in town then visit the authentic night market before going back to hotel. Meals on your own. Overnight in hotel. Start point: Arrival Gate, Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ), Phetsarat Rd., Luangprabang, Luang Prabang, Laos

### Day 2: Authentic Luang Prabang – City Tour

This morning, depart to visit Wat Visoun , the site of impressive Thad Makmo stupa. Then Continue to visit Wat Aham and the most photographed temple, Wat Xiengthong . Located at the end of peninsular closed to the confluence of Mekong and Khan River. This afternoon, continue to former Royal Palace, now the National Museum. Visit Wat Mai , a temple renowned for its golden bas-relief. During Pimai, the Lao New Year, the Prabang normally housed in the Royal Palace Museum is brought and put on public display in this temple. Meals on your own. Overnight in hotel. OPTIONAL: An optional early start gives you the fantastic opportunity to participate in the daily morning alms giving ritual to saffron clad monks. This tradition is unique to Laos, being the only Buddhist nation still preserving this procession. Stop and visit fresh local markets and back to hotel for breakfast.

### Day 3: Lubrang Prabang - Pak Ou - Kuang Si

This morning transfer to the pier where you board a traditional long trail boat, for a relaxing cruise upstream on the mighty Mekong River . Enjoy stunning mountain scenery and witness simple rural lifestyles. You will reach Pak Ou caves at the confluence of the Mekong and Nam Ou Rivers . In these 2 caves are displayed hundreds of sacred centuries-old Buddha images which are the object of pilgrimages during the Lao New Year festivities around mid-April. Cruise back Luang Prabang . Stop and visit Ban Xangkhong , a weaving village, where you can jump into wooden looms with local expert for practical and experience. In the afternoon, driving through green rice paddies and farms. On your arrival at the Kuang Si waterfall , enjoy your short walking on trails of falls to visit the bear rescued centre. Enjoy spectacular views and surrounding of orchids inside the park and falls cascade over many calcified tiers and down several hundred feet into a series of cool, turquoise pools. Return to Luang Prabang. Meals on your own. Overnight in hotel

### Day 4: Luang Prabang - Vang Vieng

After breakfast, long drive to Vang Vieng , drive passes through splendid scenery and past many panoramic lookout points on the winding mountaintop road. There are several stops en route to take photos in the scenery. Arrive in Vang Vieng and descend the Nam Song by long tail boat leads us through idyllic scenes of rural life: a unique sight with the limestone mountain in the background. Meals on your own. Overnight in hotel.

### Day 5: Vang Vieng - Vientiane - City Tour

After breakfast, heading to Tham Jang cave 172 steps where you can see the spectacular views of the city and the landscape. Then drive to Vientiane , capital of Laos. Arrival in Vientiane, you enjoy a day to discover the capital of Laos: - Wat Prakeo , which was the original home of the famous Emerald Buddha, which today lives in Bangkok. - The huge golden That Luang monument , where all Lao citizen respect as holy pagoda. - Vientiane's own Victory Monument, which looks like the Arc de Triumph. This was built at the end of the Indochina wars with money rumored to be American, and earmarked for the airport's new runway. Meals on your own. Overnight in hotel.

### Day 6: Time to Say Goodbye - Vientiane Departure

Relish a healthy breakfast on the final day of your trip to Laos. Complete the hotel check-out formalities, after which you can visit the local markets to buy souvenirs for your loved ones. Later your private driver will transfer you to the airport to take your flight back home. Trip Ends.

## Guide languages

English Live

## Links

- Yatra page: https://yatraforfun.com/tour/105274830-highlights-of-laos-tour-from-luang-prabang-7-day
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