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ANCIENT LAOS DISCOVERY - 8 days / 7 nights
Tour Code: LA-11

We would love to bring you to a place where exists another peaceful and mysterious life beside the real life. Once coming here, let’s release your soul and cherish your life. Imagine you wake up in the morning, and soak in another world which is quite different from normal daily life…We offer you sleepy charming Vientiane, mysterious Xiengkhoang, traditional culture Luong pra bang,all that make the portrait of Laos.
Day 1: Arrive Vientiane
Arrive in Vientiane at Wattary Airport or Thadue Friendship Bridge. Welcome with hospitality. Transfer to hotel for check-in. Afternoon visit Wat Simuang, Wat Sisaket, Horprakeo, That Luang and the monument to the Dead, and hand-weaving village at Ban Nong Buathong.
Day 2: Vientiane - Xieng Khouang
Breakfast at hotel, this day, we visit excursion by car to Xieng Khouang, you will admire en route the beautiful sceneries. In the late afternoon, we arrive at Phone Savanh and transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Day 3: Xieng Khouang
Breakfast at hotel. We will take you to visit the impressive archeological "Pain of Jars" - it's a large area about 8 km from town, where appears the ancient and mysterious jars are scattered allover the plateau. There are over one hundred jars remaining in the area. The biggest jar is weighs as much as 6 tons. We drive back to hotel for overnight stay.
Day 4: Xieng Khouang - Luang Prabang
Breakfast at hotel and we depart by car for Luang Prabang. In the late afternoon, arrive Luang Prabang and then transfer to Hotel.
Day 5: Luang Prabang
After breakfast, today is the day of discover the UNESCO World Heritage site; 1st visit is at the museum (former king's palace), Wat Visoun where one can see the Biggest Buddha statue in Laos and many ancient wooden and bronze Buddha images collected from the ruin of temples in the north of Laos. Wat Xieng Thong, the most beautiful temple in Luang Prabang with its mosaic decoration and the former royal carriage. We drive you overland en route to Kouangsy Waterfall, located in an ideal area deep in the forest, away from human habitation. It is perfect for rest and relaxation - on the way to the falls, the famous weaving village of Ban Phanom can be also visited.
Day 6: Luang Prabang
Breakfast at hotel and then we transfer you boat landing to upstream by local boat on the Mekong River to visit Tham Ting cave and on the way a short stop at Ban Sang Hai to visit a traditional distillation of Lao alcohol. In the afternoon, we return to Luang Prabang to climb the Mount Phusi, with overlooking Luang Prabang city from the top of hill before returning to hotel.
Day 7: Luang Prabang - Vientiane
Breakfast at hotel. Visit Luang Prabang Morning Market - this market has a wide variety of shoes, silver, gold, Lao style clothing, handicrafts and souvenirs before transferring back to Vientiane.
Day8:DepartVientiane
Breakfast at hotel. Morning, we take you to visit the National Museum, and then proceed to Thadeua Friendship Bridge or Wattary Airport for departure flight

 
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