Luang Prabang Heritage | Duration 3 days

Pm: Depending on your arrival flight time, our guide and driver will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to your hotel. Luang Prabang is perhaps the best-preserved traditional city in Southeast Asia. The tranquility and charm of this town with its splendid natural scenery and cultural sights make it one of the most delightful places to visit in Laos.

After a short rest, you visit The National Museum (closed on Tuesday) at the former Royal Palace, which displays a lovely collection of the artifacts reflecting the richness of Lao culture dating from the days of the early kings right through the last sovereign and the impressive stupa of WatVisoun and the shrine of WatAham, Wat Mai. Then you ascent up to the top of Mount Phousi for an enjoyable exploration of the sacred, gilded stupa as well as a beautiful sunset view of the city and the Mekong River. From there, you explore the Night Market, where you can find a lovely selection of handmade textiles made by the local and hill tribe people surrounding Luang Prabang. At night, you have free time to walk around Luang Prabang to understand deeply the night activities of local people. Overnight in Luang Prabang.

Am: This morning you may want to wake up early and participate in the daily early morning ritual of saffron-clad monks with their black Alms-giving bowls being given offerings from the local people, including the ubiquitous sticky rice. Have breakfast at hotel. Then our guide picks up you at hotel to enjoy a short-guided tour seeing the city’s oldest temple of WatSene and the magnificent Wat Xiengthong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represents classical Laotian architecture and you embark on a cruise upstream on the Mekong River, firstly stopping at Xiengmene, where you visit Wat Long Khun, and the limestone cave ThamSakkarin, and a tour around Ban Xiengmene village. Have lunch on the way.

Pm: After lunch, you continue taking boat up the Mekong which also gives us a breathtaking view of the tranquil countryside as well as time to explore the mysterious Pak Ou Caves, two linked caves crammed with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes left by pilgrims. Along the way, you stop at the village of Ban Xanghai, where they make the local rice wine. On return, you take a short drive to Ban Phanom, a small village known for its hand weaving. Free to have your own dinner. Overnight in Luang Prabang

Am: Have breakfast at hotel. Today you cross the Mekong River by boat, to the picturesque village of Ban Chan, a pottery village. Then you visit the morning Phousi Market, where you will see such diverse offerings as dried buffalo skin, local tea and saltpeter among the chickens, vegetables and hill-tribe weavings. Laos is also known for its traditional crafts, and today you will visit local villages of Lao ethnic minority groups at Ban Ouay, a Hmong village, Ban Ou a Laoloum village and Ban Thapene, Khmu villages. Have lunch on the way.

Pm: Then you continue visit the beautiful Khouang Si Waterfall where you can cool off with a refreshing swim in the pools or walk along the forest trails. You then return to Luang Prabang by late afternoon. Free to have you own dinner. Overnight in Luang Prabang

Am: Have breakfast at hotel. This morning, you have free time to relax and more walking around streets for more exploration. Depend on your flight time; the driver drops you off the airport for taking flight departure. End of tour.