Day 01: Arrival in Luang Prabang
Sabaidee! Welcome to Luang Prabang, Laos. You are greeted by your guide and driver at the International airport for your transfer to the hotel.
Enjoy a welcome cocktail while taking a glimpse into the Laotian past through the silent movie Chang – A Drama of the Wilderness. Premiered in 1927, this masterpiece was one of the blockbusters of the year before mysteriously disappearing for 60 years. Re-edited mid-90s, the film is shown with new composition score based on Lao traditional music.
Followed with a dinner at a gorgeous ambience garden restaurant, before visiting the Night Market which is a great place for wandering, This night market offers a lovely variety of handmade textiles crafted by local and hill-tribe people, along with street food, knick-knacks and friendly banter. Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Summary:
Transportation: AC Vehicle
Activity: Welcome drink while enjoy a movie before having dinner, visit Night Market
Meal: Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Luang Prabang
Day 02: Luang Prabang: A Monks’ Life & City Highlights on Vintage Tuk Tuk
Set off after breakfast for a visit of the Morning Market where, together with the guide and local host lady, we pick all ingredients needed for our upcoming cooking class. Today, we will not take part in a regular tourist-oriented cooking class. We will instead drive a little outside Luang Prabang center to a small village where you will join your hands to cook some major dishes. You will experience how typical Laos dishes such as Laap Laos, Orlam soup and papaya salad are cooked. The food is then brought to a local temple to offer for the monks’ lunch, and as part of this ritual, your name will be asked for a blessing chant. Later, join in an open talk about Buddhism in Laos with monks. We will also have the chance to have further exchange with the community before returning to Luang Prabang for a light lunch with the left food you will have cooked.
Afternoon: explore the city highlights including The National Museum, housed in the former Royal Palace, showcases many treasures of Laos' royal past and features the Prabang, the sacred Buddha image for which Luang Prabang was named. Our next stop at the most reputed and beautiful temple of the city, Wat Xieng Thong – Luang Prabang's largest and most splendid temple, is best known for its impressive Tree of Life mural depicting the Buddhist story.
16:30: Cruise with a wonderful overview of Luang Prabang. During cruising, you will spend couple of hours looking at life along the river bank from a comfortable seat while leisurely enjoy your dinner with authentic Laos Cuisine. Traditional dance performance is also provided by local villagers in traditional Lao costume. A pleasantly surprised way to finish your day
Summary:
Transportation: AC Vehicle
Activity: Cooking class, city tour, cruise trip
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Luang Prabang
Day 03: Back to Nature at Nahm Dong Park
Breakfast at your hotel, starting your day at a child-friendly park of Nahm Dong. This well-planned, well-executed leisure area offers a range of activities for guests of all ages. Walk through a field of roses and organic vegetable garden to the centerpiece of the park, Nam Dong Falls. Spend an entire day lounging, swimming, trekking and enjoying this natural preserve.
The gorgeous landscape of the park will definitely be a great escape for your family today! Our acvitities includes: joining in the Saa Paper making class, where the artisan reveals all the secrets of Saa paper which is made from a mulberry tree & will guide you step by step though the paper making process. After that, enjoy a short zipline to five stations (200m length) where you will have chance to admire the waterfall and gorgeous landscape from above! Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Summary:
Transportation: AC Vehicle
Activities: Join active activities to explore the nature beauty of the Nahm Dong Park
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Luang Prabang
Day 04: Luang Prabang – Vang Vieng
We leave Luang Prabang for our scenic drive to Vangvieng, a small town which is nestled on a bend of the Nam Song River. Its stunning scenery with its limestone outcrops remains unspoiled, despite recent developments with the advent of tourism. Depending on road and traffic conditions, we will arrive at Vangvieng by mid or late afternoon. Visit Tham Chang Cave with its stunning view over the valley, once used by the local people as a hideout from Chinese invaders in the early 19th century. Overnight in Vang Vieng.
Summary:
Transportation: AC Vehicle
Activities: Visit Tham Chang Cave
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Vang Vieng
Day 05: Vang Vieng - Vientiane
Breakfast at hotel, we take a small boat on Nam Song River for a tour amid beautiful scenery before heading to Vientiane. Vientiane is the capital city of Laos and, located on the banks of the Mekong River, it conjures up exotic images with a curious mix of Lao, Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, French influences.
We continue to see the major sights of the capital; including the oldest Wat Sisaket, the temple with thousands of miniature Buddha statues and the former royal temple of Wat Prakeo, which previously housed the famous Emerald Buddha Image. Next, we will stop to take some pictures of the imposing Patuxay Monument, which is well known as Vientiane’s own Arc de Triumph, before continuing to Lao’s national precious heritage, the famous and sacred structure of That Luang Stupa. Overnight in Vientiane.
Summary:
Transportation: AC Vehicle
Activities: Boat trip on Nam Song River, city tour in Vientiane
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Vientiane
Day 06: Vientiane: The Hungry Tuk Tuk - (Join-in)
Do you eat your way through life? Us too! Tuk Tuk Safari loves food and Vientiane is a foodie’s paradise just waiting to be devoured. This gourmet safari visits local restaurants, hole-in-the-wall eateries, markets, factories and outdoor kitchens – so you can sample a smorgasbord of authentic and modern Lao food. Activities include:
- See how kao larm (sticky rice and coconut snack roasted in bamboo tubes) is made and try some fresh from production
- Visit a local fresh food market and observe the market activity
- Stop at a local coffee shop to try a traditional Lao coffee
- Lunch at the most popular Kao Piak (handmade rice noodles in soup) shop in town, where you can visit the kitchen and watch the preparation for the lunchtime rush.
- Learn how to make traditional Tam Mak Hung (green papaya salad)
- Visit a local ice-cream or dessert shop, see how they make their produce, and try a popular local treat.
- Have a Beer Lao and some deep fried bugs at a popular beer bar on the Mekong
Summary:
Transportation: Tuk Tuk
Activities: City tour by tuktuk
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Vientiane
Day 07: Vientiane – Departure
Breakfast at your hotel.
Transfer to the Airport for flight to your next destination. Tour ends here.
Summary:
Transportation: AC Vehicle
Meals: Breakfast
Note on client safety
- We reserve the right to deviate from this itinerary for any reasons, including road and weather conditions, frequency of visits to a village, or for any other factor which may influence client safety.
