Itinerary Details
This Laos trip covers the best tourist destinations of Laos, including Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng, Vientiane and Pakse. The most attractive highlights are the 3-day and 2-night thrilling ziplines plus treehouse overnight stay in Pakse, and a short vacation in the 4000 islands area. If you are an adventure seeker or nature lover, do not miss this chance.
Welcome to Luang Prabang!
Upon arrival at Luang Prabang airport, you will be welcomed by our guide and then transferred to your hotel. After check-in, you can relax at hotel or explore the surroundings on your own.
Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Accommodation option:
- Souphattra Hotel
- (4 Ratings)
breakfast and lunch
In the morning, start today's sightseeing with a visit to the ancient Wat Xieng Thong Temple, which is a magnificent temple built since 1560. Then, spend some time visiting the Royal Palace Museum. It is a grand palace with various cultural relics. Next, visit the nearby the Wat Mai. The impressive temple is one of Luang Prabang ‘s largest and most richly decorated temples.
In the afternoon, drive through green rice paddies and farms of Luang Prabang, we will stop to visit a few villages of H’mong and Lao Loum people. It is a great opportunity for you to involve in their daily activities, such as weaving, rice harvesting and picking green vegetable.
On your arrival at the Kuang Si waterfalls, you will first visit the bear rescued centre in the park. Then, enjoy the spectacular waterfalls and orchids surroundings inside the park. The falls cascade over many calcified tiers and down several hundred feet into a series of cool and turquoise pools. You can jump into the cool water to relax yourself. After the tour, transfer back Luang Prabang.
Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Accommodation option:
- Souphattra Hotel
- (4 Ratings)
Xieng Thong Temple
breakfast and lunch
In the morning, take a scooter to the Elephant Village, a center focusing on the protection and rehabilitation of elephants in Laos. Upon arrival, the camp manager will greet to you and give you a brief introduction about voluntee work of elephants. Then, it is time to get close with elephants. Take your elephant down to the Nam Khan river for an exhilarating bathing experience. You can also visit the elephant hospital, museum, gallery and dung paper making facility!
Afterwards, we will head for the Tad Sae Waterfall and relax or swim in the clear water. Finally, back to town by scooter.
Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Accommodation option:
- Souphattra Hotel
- (4 Ratings)
Elephant Village
breakfast
Option for early morning: Wake up early and participate in the morning alms giving ritual for monks on street. Laos is the only Buddhist nation that still preserves this tradition.
After breakfast, you are free to relax until your guide pick you up to railway station for taking a high-speed train to Vang Vieng. Enjoy the scenic countryside along the way. Upon arrival, you will be welcomed by our guide and transferred to the hotel for check-in. The rest of time is free at leisure.
Overnight in Vang Vieng.
Accommodation option:
- Riverside Boutique Resort, Vang Vieng
- (4 Ratings)
Vang Vieng
breakfast and lunch
Today, your guide will take you to explore some attractions around Vang Vieng. Take a mountain bike or Tuk Tuk and cross the Nam Song River via a bamboo bridge, you will arrive at Tham Poukham' (Blue Lagoon), one of the most miraculous caves with a beautiful blue lagoon.
Next, you will head to Tam Jang cave with 172 steps where you can admire the spectacular views of the city and the idyllic countryside. Then you will transfer to the ethnic Khmu village of Viengsamay. From here, you will enjoy a trip down the beautiful Nam Song river by kayaking.
After the tour, we will drive to Vientiane, the capital of Laos. About 2 hours later, you will arrive in Vientiane then transfer to hotel. After check- in, you can relax at hotel or explore the surroundings on your own.
Overnight in Vientiane.
Accommodation option:
- Ansara Hotel
- (4 Ratings)
Tham Jang
Tham Phu Kham
breakfast and lunch
Today, your private guide will take you to explore the hidden charms of Vientiane. You will firstly visit Wat Si Saket which is the oldest surviving temple with thousands of Buddhist images. You will also visit the former royal temple of Wat Prakeo, which houses the famous Emerald Buddha Image.
Next, proceed to the That Luang monument, a gold-covered large Buddhist stupa which is generally regarded as the national symbol of Laos. Continue to visit the Victory Monument dedicated to those who gave their lives for independence of Laos. Built to resemble Paris’ Arc de Triomphe, Patuxai offers a stunning view of the town and the Mekong River.
Have lunch in local restaurant. In the afternoon, we will drive to the Buddha Park, located 25 km south from Vientiane. Along the way, you can see the Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge, built by the Australian government, which connects Vientiane with Nong Khai of Thailand. Upon arrival, spend some time exploring the park. Set in the parkland on the banks of the Mekong, it is filled with over 200 Buddhist and Hindu statues. Afterward, transfer back to hotel.
Overnight in Vientiane.
Accommodation option:
- Ansara Hotel
- (4 Ratings)
Patuxay Monument
breakfast and lunch
In the morning, you will be transferred to airport for taking a flight to Pakse in southern Laos. Upon arrival, your private guide will welcome you and take you to visit Boloven Plateau. You will first visit the village of Katouat where many villages are coffee farmers. You can join the local famer’s work on the plantations and learn how to pick the coffee cherries. With a full basket of cherries, we return to the village’s coffee factory where the coffee is pulped, fermented and washed. Then, have lunch with the villagers. You can also roast and grind the green beans to enjoy one of the best coffees.
Afterwards, go on to Tad Fane Waterfall, a majestic double waterfall with a height of about 140m falls into the valley below. You can enjoy picturesque views of the waterfall from a viewing platform. Finally, transfer back to town of Pakse and check in.
Overnight in Pakse.
Accommodation option:
- Champasak Grand Hotel
- (4 Ratings)
Tad Fane Waterfall
breakfast and lunch and dinner
You will take a thrill two-night trip in the Tree Top Explorer. The Tree Top Explorer is an amazing park blending jungle adventures with thrilling activities. You will first transfer to Ban Nongluang, a village 1 hour's driving away from Pakse. Then, stroll through the village and meet the village guides who will accompany us for the next three days and give safety instructions. Follow your guide, you then hike through coffee plantations and vegetable gardens until reach the lush forest.
The first challenge is to walk in the canopy walkway crossing a steep river valley. Starting from high platforms in the trees, you will traverse beside steep gorges and white waterfalls along the ziplines. Between the ziplines, you can abseil down from the platforms and trek on some jungle trails. Another highlight is a steep rock climbing.
After a day of great activity, you finally settle in the base camp and enjoy dinner in the restaurant. In the night, have a rest in your tree house.
Overnight in Tree House.
Accommodation option:
- Tree House in Pakse
- (3 Ratings)
Tree Top Explorer
breakfast and lunch and dinner
Wake up amidst the chirping of the birds. After breakfast, take an easy trek through the forest before reaching the first cable. Then, be ready for a flight through the jungle with the longest zipline of 400m.
A picnic lunch is served in the nature. We return to the camp in the later afternoon by passing the 'Red Rock' stream where we will have time for relaxing and swimming.
Overnight in Tree House.
Accommodation option:
- Tree House in Pakse
- (3 Ratings)
Tree Top Explorer
Tree Top Explorer
breakfast and lunch
Today, we will say goodbye to the park. You need to climb a steep rock wall to reach the top of the mountain, one of the highest peaks in the area. Stunning views of waterfalls will reward your efforts. After lunch, take one hour and a half hike back to Ban Nongluang, where our car is waiting to take you to Pakse.
Overnight in Pakse.
Accommodation option:
- Champasak Grand Hotel
- (4 Ratings)
breakfast and lunch
After breakfast, you will depart for Champasak and visit the temple ruins of Wat Phou. It is a 12th century Brahmin complex with Khmer-style, situated amidst the rice fields and waterways of southern Laos. The entire building complex is large in scale. Now, only the ruins are left standing in the peaceful wilderness, silently telling the glory of the past.
Next, continue to drive to the Nakasang village where you will take a traditional long-tail boat to Don Khone in the 4000 islands area. Don Khone is an ideal destination to take a walk or bike ride. On this island there is an abandoned railway and some colonial French buildings. Pay a visit to the marvelous Liphi waterfall, one of the most beautiful waterfalls marking Lao border and Cambodia. If you are lucky, you may even see the rare freshwater Irrawaddy Mekong dolphin at Ban Hang Khone.
Before ending your excursion, cross an old French bridge connecting Don Det, a neighboring island.
Overnight in Don Khone.
Accommodation option:
- Sala Done Khone Hotel
- (3 Ratings)
Don Khone
breakfast and lunch
After breakfast, embark on boat back to Ban Nakasang. Before returning to Pakse, pay a visit to the Khone Phapheng waterfalls, formed by rapid on the Mekong, which are the largest waterfalls in Southeast Asia.
After that, drive back to Pakse and check in your hotel. The rest of time is free at leisure.
Overnight in Pakse.
Accommodation option:
- Champasak Grand Hotel
- (4 Ratings)
Khone Phapheng Waterfall
breakfast
Three hours before your scheduled flight, you will be transferred to Pakse airport for your departure flight.