Laos Three Ancient Kingdoms of Lane Xang

Off and running...
• Meet your Lao English-speaking guide and
   transfer to your hotel for check-in
• Ascend Phou Si Hill, offering stunning views over
   the Mekong, rivers, and mountain ranges  
• Once back at ground level, stop at the awakening
   Hmong Night Market

A busy day ahead...
• Explore Luang Prabang, visiting The National
   Museum, formerly the Royal Palace 
• Visit Vat Mai's Traditional Arts and Ethnology
   Centre depicting Laos‘ rich ethnic diversity
• Embark on a private slow boat cruise on the
   Mekong, towards the Pak Ou Caves

Hands-on experience...
• Ms Chailee, a skilled seamstress, teaches others
   about the importance of recycling
• Join a Natural Dyes Class in an introduction to
   silkworms and silk types
• Enjoy sunset views from the backyard of Vat Pra
   Bat Thai, almost at level with the Mekong River

Local cultural heritage...
• Spend a morning on a community-based living
   rice farm in the idyllic countryside
• Visit local handicraft stalls and workshops for
   bamboo, blacksmith and sugarcane techniques
• Kuang Si is a good place to get more familiar with
   national flower species

More hands-on experiences...
• Chat with monks and witness a light initiation to
   Vipassana Meditation
• Finish off the morning with a traditional Lao
   stencil workshop with Anousith
• Meet Mr Khampuiy, a traditional sticky rice farmer
   and a blacksmith 

The elephant in the room...
• Elephant Village Camp will give you a briefing
   about elephants before you ride one 
• Lunch at Elephant Camp restaurant, then bathe
   an elephant down at the Nam Khan River 
• Boat trip to Tad Sae Waterfall to relax, dip your
  feet in or swim in the clear water

A day of cycling...
• Cycle downhill to the boat docking station,
   crossing the Mekong River to Ban Xieng Man 
• Cycle to Ban Na Kham, known for growing sugar
   cane and cooking sticky rice in bamboo
• Journey across Mekong River on a fishing boat, 
   docking in downtown Luang Prabang 

Local traditional rites...
• Take a Tuk-Tuk to the peninsula, to an alms giving
   ceremony of the monks
• This ancient ritual of collecting food from
   worshippers is locally known as “Tak Bat  
• Learn the secrets of Lao cuisine with a cooking
   class by Burasari

 A full day of sight-seeing...
• Begin the morning viewing Vat Sisaket, which
   shelters hundreds of Buddha statues in its walls
• Continue to Ho Phra Keo, now used as a religious
   museum
• View the Patuxai Monument and enjoy a
   panoramic view over the city from the rooftop  

So much to see...
• Head for the Buddha Park, known as the Vat Xieng
   Khuan to the locals 
• Stop en route at the Lao Disabled Women's
   Development Centre
• Drive to Tha Ngon where you'll enjoy lunch on a
   bamboo cruise boat along the Nam Ngum River

Natural beauty...
• Take a provided packed breakfast and transfer to
   the airport for your flight to Paksé
• Your guide will show you the Bolaven Plateau  
   waterfalls and ethnic villages along the way  
• Continue towards Paksong and visit ethnic villages
   and a Mulberry farm

Historical influence...
• Visit Vat Phou, the second UNESCO World Heritage
   site in the Lao PDR
• Best-preserved examples of Khmer architecture,
   some 200 years older than Angkor Wat 
• Lunch at Inthira’s restaurant in Champassak
   before heading back to your hotel

A day of leisure...
• Breakfast at the resort and free day at leisure
• Guide and vehicle are at disposal around
   Champassak if necessary
• Head to Champasak Spa to pamper yourself
   support a local cause

Thank you for coming...
• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, then rest until your
   transfer to the airport in Paksé
• We will assist with luggage and with formalities if
   necessary
• Thank you for visiting Laos, we hope to see you
   again soon