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Highlights of Laos
From $3,960 - 14 Days, Fully Inclusive from selected Australian cities
Laos has only recently been discovered as a fascinating tourist destination. This delightful jewel is steeped in historical treasures, glorious colonial architecture, lush green jungles and magnificent mountainous terrain.
Discover the UNESCO World Heritage listed city of Luang Prabang, the spectacular multi-tiered Kuangsi Waterfalls and the mysterious Plain of Jars, regarded by some as ‘Asia’s Stonehenge’. Visit exquisite temples in the capital, Vientiane. Journey by boat along the mighty Mekong River and explore some of the 4,000 islands that make up the Si Phan Don area.
Be amazed by the stunning natural scenery and meet its beautiful, gentle people. Refreshingly, its long-established ways of life continue; to hurry is simply not the Lao way. This is a truly magical nation.
DAY 1: AUSTRALIA TO BANGKOK
Fly with QANTAS Airways to Bangkok for an overnight stay in an airport hotel.
DAY 2: BANGKOK TO LUANG PRABANG
Today you will fly to Luang Prabang for a four-night stay.
DAY 3: LUANG PRABANG
Tour the city today by tuk-tuk, visiting Wat Mai, Wat Visoun, Wat Xieng Thong and Wat That. Later you will climb Phousi Hill to watch the sunset, followed by a visit to the evening hilltribe market.
DAY 4: LUANG PRABANG
This morning you will travel upstream on the Mekong River to the sacred caves of Pak Ou. Enjoy lunch onboard and continue cruising to the villages of Thin Hong and Ban Xang Khong.
DAY 5: LUANG PRABANG
Witness a Takbat Ceremony and visit the fresh food market this morning. Continue to Wat Sene and the National Museum. This afternoon you will visit the stunning Kuangsi Waterfalls, stopping at a H’mong village en route. Stop at Ock Pop Tok Weaving Centre before returning to Luang Prabang.
DAY 6: LUANG PRABANG TO PHONESAVAN
Drive to Phonesavan via Phoukhoun, stopping at Tham Phra Cave and Nong Tang Lake along the way.
DAY 7: PHONESAVAN
This morning you will visit Site No.1 and No. 2 of the mysterious Plain of Jars. We will also visit villages of a H’mong minority group, the old city of Muang Khoune and the Mines Advisory Group office, an organisation that helps clear unexploded landmines from years of war.
DAY 8: PHONESAVAN TO VANG VIENG
Drive to Vang Vieng, stopping along the way at Pathang Village. This afternoon visit Tham Chang Cave.
DAY 9: VANG VIENG TO VIENTIANE
Continue south to Vientiane. This afternoon, visit Thongkhanham Market, Wat Phra Keo, That Luang Stupa, Patuxai Victory Monument and Wat Si Saket, the oldest temple in Vientiane.
DAY 10: VIENTIANE TO KHONG ISLAND
Early this morning transfer to the airport for your flight to Pakse. Upon arrival you will drive to Champassak where you visit the UNESCO World Heritage listed Khmer ruins of Wat Phou. Later, take an elephant ride to Phou Asa Hill and continue on to Khong Island by road.
DAY 11: KHONG ISLAND
Enjoy a morning boat ride through the Si Phan Don area also known as ‘Four Thousand Islands’ and visit an old French railway station before lunch. This afternoon walk through local villages to he Liphi Waterfalls where you are given a fishing lesson by a local fisherman.
DAY 12: KHONG ISLAND TO PAKSE TO UBON
Depart Khong Island by boat and drive to Khone Phapheng Waterfalls, the biggest in Southeast Asia. Visit a tea or coffee plantation and continue to the Tad Yuang and Tad Fane waterfalls in the Bolaven Plateau. After lunch, continue to Ubon for an overnight stay.
DAY 13: DEPART UBON
This morning you will be transferred to Ubon airport to board your overnight flight to Australia (via Bangkok).
DAY 14: ARRIVE AUSTRALIA
Arrive home this morning.
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