Highlights of Laos - 7 days


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Highlights
- Vientiane – Explore Laos’ capital on a guided city tour including the iconic golden Pha That Luang and the Patuaxi Monument
- Khouangsi Waterfall – Swim in the turquoise pools, enjoy stunning scenery and meet ethnic minority villagers en route
- Thalat – Browse the stalls at the colourful market where various hill tribes come to trade goods
- Vang Vieng – Visit the blue lagoon and hike the forested hill to the Tham Pou Kham cave.
- Luang Prabang – Ride on a tuk-tuk around the old town and visit the striking Wat Xiengthong Monastery
- Living The Land Farm Experience – Plough a rice paddy with a water buffalo and enjoy a delicious lunch of local cuisine
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- Breakfast daily, 1 lunch and 2 dinners
- 6 nights 4 star and special class hotels
- Airport arrival transfer day 1 and departure transfer day 7
- Guided sightseeing - Vientiane, Vang Xang, Vang Vieng, Tham Jang Caves and Luang Prabang
- Excursion to Khouangsi Waterfall and ethnic minority villages
- Half day living land farm experience
- Escorted by English speaking Laotian tour guide
- All relevant transfers and transportation in private air-conditioned vehicles
Itinerary

Sunday. Welcome to Laos! Enjoy an airport arrival transfer and hotel check in. Spend the afternoon and evening at leisure.
After breakfast we explore the charming and laid-back capital of Laos with a city tour. We visit the oldest Buddhist monastery temple in the country - Wat Si Saket - and the former royal temple of Haw Pha Kaeo, built to house the famed Emerald Buddha. Today it serves ...
Vientiane – Vang Vieng. We leave the capital early and journey north through lush countryside to Vang Vieng, peaceful village of Vang Vieng, situated on a curve of the Nam Song River. In the afternoon, we cross the Nam Song River and venture to the other side, travers...
Vang Vieng – Luang Prabang. This morning we explore the famous caves of Tham Jang once used by the local people as a hideout during Chinese invasions. We observe the lifestyles of the local people at Ban Huai Ngai village before making our way further north to the UNESCO World Heritage listed city of Luang Prabang.
Consider rising early this morning to view the daily ritual of saffron-clad monks and their procession down the streets of Luang Prabang collecting alms from the residents. After breakfast this morning we hop on a vintage tuk-tuk and explore the old town of Luang Pr...
This morning we head into the countryside to visit the Living Land Farm for a fun and hands on half day farming experience. Learn how rice is planted and cultivated in the rice paddy, experience the life of a rice farmer and plough the rice paddy with a water buffalo....
Saturday. Spend the morning further exploring this delightful city before hotel check out and an included departure transfer to the airport.
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On The Go Tours Reviews & Ratings
Pom was excellent
Very informative. His English was not the best but overall his other qualities made up for that. A free day in Luang Prabang would have been better than the trip ...
What an amazing experience
Laos has been high on my list for many years and this tour did not disappoint. I just happened to arrive during the end of Buddhist Lent which I feel quite honoured ...
Thoroughly enjoyed our tour of Laos
Our guide Lee was very knowledgeable and controlled his 6 senior travelers very well. Laos is a beautiful country and the people are very friendly. The only criticis...
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