At 7:30 am you will meet with a tour guide and embark on your adventure on a private boat cruise upstream the Mekong River. After your cruise (Approx. 1.5 hour) with a brief stop in a Rice Wine making village, you will arrive at Pak Ou Caves. Pak Ou is not only a particular destination but also a place which shelters historic cultural values. Visiting the cave, you will see that this is the home to thousands of Buddhist statues with numerous dimensions. After visiting the cave by slow boat we arrive back into Luang Prabang, you will then be transported by bus to experience the Lao Buffalo Dairy Farm, an inspiring nonprofit organization. Lead by your tour guide, you have the chance to feed the chickens, pigs and buffalo and of course you even have an opportunity to milk a buffalo! After the tour it is time for lunch, whilst enjoying the glorious mountain views your lunch will include a desert of buffalo ice cream and choice of a delicious cake! We continue to the breathtaking Kuang Si waterfalls, the largest in the Luang Prabang. Whilst contemplating the natural beauty, you have the opportunity to take a refreshing swim. Transfer back to hotel in Luang Prabang

Today you will be picked up from your hotel at 8:30am then taking the car for the tour to the nearby morning market very popular for fresh vegetable, fish from the Mekong River, medicinal plant and other curiosity. From there cross: – The Wat Mai Suwannaphumaram Monastery built in late 18th century founded by King Anurat (r. 1795-1817) in 1796 and restored in 1821 by the King Manthatourat. Walk to: – The Royal Palace Museum called as Haw Kham the Golden Hall, builds between 1904-1909 blend of Laotian and French Beaux Arts architectural as the new official royal residence for the monarchs of Luang Prabang and converted into a Museum in 1976. Discover the Colonial Architecture, on the way to the Wat Xieng Thong one of the most beautiful temple in the town. Wat Xieng Thong 

Ratsavoravihanh built in 1560 – 16th century by The King Setthathilat to commemorate the memory of the Chanthaphanith and Jataka stories from Buddhist cosmology. Xieng Thong Ratsavoravihanh the “Golden City or Golden Tree Monastery” is the most historically significant and impressive of Luang Prabang’s temples a typical Lao Architecture of Luang Prabang. Next, we go to UXO Lao Visitors Centre. In here, you will have a chance to visit and watch some wonderful short movies about the unexploded ordnance, for what Lao PDR is the most heavily bombed country, per capita, in history. Then, we will visit Ock Pok Tok village where you can lear about Traditional weaving and Laos cultures. We finish the tour in your hotel about 12:00pm

At 5:15am, you will be picked up by a tour guide for the Morning Alms Giving experience trip. Rise early to the sound of the temple gong and then join your guide for a walk through the quiet streets. Watch the daily procession of three hundred young monks walk silently by, collecting sticky rice and other foods in their bronze bowls. The ritual is linked to a Buddhist tradition in which monks beg for their daily food as a way to demonstrate humility. Alms Giving is an important religious act in Buddhism and it must be carried out respectfully by locals and tourists alike. If you would like to be involved in the offering of food, your guide will be more than happy to show you the best way to interact with monks. After this wonderful experience you will be transferred back to your hotel accommodation for your breakfast at 7:00 am. After breakfast, you will be picked up at your hotel and drive 306km uphill a mountain surrounded by wonderful natural scenery to Xieng Khouang, which was devastated by American bombing between 1964 and 1973. Upon arrival, we transfer out to visit the Plain of Jars site1-2, an impressive archaeological site where hundreds of large stone jars are scattered all over the plateau. If time permits, we see the old capital of Muang Khoun and the nearby villages, home to the Hmong hill tribe people. They have an interesting local culture and a colourful history.

Early morning, we visit the Central Market of Phonsavanh to watch the different hilltribe people barter and exchange merchandises. We then head out towards Vang Vieng.  Enroute we stop off to see the Buddha images at Thampra, a site more than 200 years old, and various Hmong and hilltribe minority villages along the way. After numerous photo stops, we continue driving, enjoying the splendid natural scenery of the mountains, the forest and landscape. The journey will take us over mountainous regions until we approach Vang Vieng here you will arrive at 12:30 pm where you will check in to your hotel accommodation and enjoy the afternoon at your own leisure.

Today is free at leisure time and you will be ready for your pick up service at 9:30am where you will be transferred to your Vientiane hotel accommodation, you can enjoy the afternoon at leisure in beautiful Vientiane. 

After breakfast, we start to visit Wat Sisaket, the city’s oldest temple. Dates back to 1818, Wat Sisaket is the most important heritage temple now standing in Laos. It houses thousands of Buddha images from many countries, long lost architectural styles, sculptures and paintings; Wat Prakeo, former royal temple of the Lao monarchy and originally built in 1565, is home to the Emerald Buddha image, Buddhist sculptures are displayed  along the perimeter wall, including a 6th to 9th century Dvaravati-style stone Buddha and several standing and sitting Buddhas. On the way to the famous and sacred structure of That Luang Stupa, stop to take some pictures of the imposing Patuxay Monument, Vientiane’s own Arc de Triumph.

In the afternoon, we take a short drive out of the city to visit the Buddha Park where hundreds of Buddhist and Hindu sculptures brought from India are displayed.

Return to the city and enjoy the sunset on the Mekong River.

Depending on your flight schedule, you may have some free time today before you need to depart for the airport to catch international flights home.