North Laos stopover in 4 days

Description

Tour type: private - moderate

Class: superior - luxury

Duration: 4 days
Arrival/ Departure: Vientiane
Price: from US$422/person
Meals planned: B: breakfast; L: Lunch; D: Dinner
Group size: on request (2 - 16 persons)

Highlights: Luang Prabang Heritage, Vientiane Capital with old pagodas, morning markets, Tourist town of Vang Vieng, Nam Ngum River.

Introduction: We will take a brief tour in the Northern Laos including the most outstanding places, especially the World Heritage Luang Prabang. If you come to Laos the first time, you may want to extend some days in Vientiane or Luang Prabang, in that case, please contact us for customized itinerary.

Itinerary

Day 1: Vientiane arrival - Vang Vieng (L, D)
Upon arrival at Friendship Bridge, you are our tour guide transfer to Lunch in Vientiane Restaurant then excursion by road to Vang Vieng (170km), Transfer to accommodation and you are free to explore take a boat cross Nam Song River and visit to Tam Jang cave where you can claim up the hill 140 step see the view of Vang Vieng city. Dinner and overnight at resort.
Day 2: Vang Vieng - Luang Prabang (B, L, D)
Breakfast at resort, and then continue to drive about 5 hrs to the ancient first capital of LaneXang Kingdom, the center of religious life in Laos and today the World Heritage City. A long the way, Photo stops can be made for beautiful scenery with mountain range and also to see rural life of various ethnic groups at small villages. Arrive for Lunch at Luang Prabang and transfer to hotel for check in and visit the Wat Xieng Thong,Wat Mai,Wat Visoun, Phousi hill to climb 329 zigzag stairs to the sacred gilded Stupa. Overlooking of the beautiful city of Luang Prabang.
Dinner at restaurant after that shopping at night market in the city where you can buy Lao traditional textile and handmade sale by local people and back to hotel.
Day 3: Luang Prabang (B, L, D)
***Optional tour: Experience the alms-giving ceremony or the “Tuk Bat” where300 monk’s parade along Wat Sean Street and devotees handing out food them.
Breakfast, we then board a cruise upstream on the Mekong River , which also gives us a taste of the tranquil countryside and an interesting visit to the mysterious of Pak Ou Caves, crammed with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes. Along the way, we stop at Ban Xang Hai to visit the rice wine distillation.
Boat trip on the Mekong River. After finish lunch visiting the National Museum (Former Royal Palace). Then we go head to visiting Kuangsi waterfall, you may swim at the crystal clear cold water. One the way water fall, you visit Lao black Bear Rescue centre. Dinner and frees at leisure.
Day 4: Luang Prabang - Vientiane (B, L)
Breakfast at hotel, visiting the Mulberry paper home made and shopping for souvenir items and then driving for 8 hrs back to Vientiane, during on the way stop lunch at Kasi restaurant. Continue drive to Vientiane then transfer to Friendship Bridge end of service.

Quotation

Hotel	Net rate in US$/person in party of				Single room
	2 -3	4 - 5	6 - 10	>10
Superior	743	595	454	422	+80
First Class	780	628	475	448	+110
Deluxe	820	669	499	484	+150
VIP	880	745	568	556	+210

Note*: Quotation is not applied on the period of New Year or National holiday. Surcharge would be applied upon request.

Services

Inclusion:

• Twin sharing accommodation with bed and breakfast in selected hotels or similar

• Meals as specified in the program

• English Speaking guide

• Private transportation by private air-conditioned bus

• All entrance fees for sightseeing and visits as mentioned in itinerary

• Services charges, room tax and baggage handling  

See details of services we provide in our tours

Exclusion:

• International air tickets to and From Vientiane and airport tax

• Lao visa fee

• Boat trip in Vang Vieng

• Personal insurance

• Expenditure of a personal nature, such as drinks, souvenirs and laundry etc.

• Others not mentioned nor specified above not to be included in the tour prices.

Packing list: Passport, towels, toiletries, change of clothes, sun glasses, sun hat.

Accommodation

Category	Cities	Hotels	Class
Superior	Luang Prabang	Vang Thong Hotel	3*
	Vang Vieng	The Elephant Crossing	3*
First class	Luang Prabang	Villa Santi Hotel	3*
	Vang Vieng	Bang Sabai Bungalow	3*
Deluxe	Luang Prabang	Grand Luang Prabang	3*
	Vang Vieng	Vansana Hotel Hotel	3*
Luxury	Luang Prabang	La Residence Phouvao	5*
	Vang Vieng	Thavonsouk Resort	3*

Note*:

• Hotels and/or room type would be changed on your requests with surcharge/discount (if any).

• Similar hotels will be selected  in case pointed ones are full.