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More on Oasis Travel - Laos Holiday
Enjoy Laos on with a private tour
SPLENDOR OF LAOS, PRIVATE TOUR – 10 days
with private vehicle with personal driver and guide
Prices from $1750pp
Tour Highlights
1. Learning to cook Lao food
2. Elephant riding in rural Laos
3. Visiting the remains of pre-Angkorian Khmer civilization in southern Laos
4. Giving alms to the monks in an early morning traditional ritual
5. Explore the laid back town of Luang Prabang and its many temples
6. Interacting with the local villagers in rarely visited Southern Laos
7. Experiencing the beauty, calm and serenity of the 4000 islands
8. Experiencing the beauty and serenity of the Mekong River
Day 1 – Panorama of Luang Prabang
On arrival in Luang Prabang you will be picked up by your private driver and transferred to your hotel. In the afternoon take a brief orientation tour of the spiritual capital of Laos before climbing the 328 steps to the top of Mount Phousi to enjoy panoramic views of the city and the surrounding countryside. In the evening you will get the chance to stop at the hill tribe market.
Overnight in Luang Prabang. (Breakfast)
Day 2 – Temples & Palaces
After your breakfast, your city tour begins at the former Royal Palace, now the National Museum. From here head to Wat Mai, Wat Sensoukarahm, Wat Xieng Thong – the three most important, spectacular and photographed temples in the city.
In the afternoon visit Wat Visoun, the holiest temple of the city. Laos is home to several ethnic groups and a visit to the Traditional Arts & Ethnology Centre provides all the information you need to gain an insight to the country (closed on Monday). We then cross the Mekong and a climb to Wat Chompet to watch the sunset over the city.
Overnight in Luang Prabang. (Breakfast)
Day 3 – Cooking Class & Waterfalls
After breakfast, transfer to Tum Tum Chung Restaurant to enjoy a Lao Cooking Class. First the Chef will accompany you to the market to buy the produce, you then learn how to prepare the different ingredients. Learn how to roll spring rolls or wrap meat in banana leaves, preparation of sticky and steamed rice. You then can enjoy dishes that you have prepared together.
In the afternoon, take a trip to Kuang Si Waterfall, south west of Luang Prabang with stops en-route to visit some ethnic minority villages. Your overnight stay will be in Luang Prabang.
Overnight in Luang Prabang. (Breakfast & Lunch)
Day 4 – Monks, Buddha Caves & the Mekong
For early-risers (05h30) there is a very special dawn visit to witness the long lines of orange-robed monks leaving their pagodas to receive offerings of food from Luang Prabang residents (optional). Return to the hotel for breakfast. After breakfast, you will embark for a boat trip on the Mekong River to visit the mysterious gold lacquered Buddha statues in the Pak Ou Caves. From here continue upriver for 45 minutes to Kamu Lodge. This unique lodge has a full range of original (and optional) hands on activities such as rice planting, gold panning and fishing in the Mekong.
Overnight Kamu Lodge. (Breakfast, Lunch & Diner)
Day 5 – Hilltribes, Temples & the Capital
After some time to relax at the lodge, head back to Luang Prabang by boat. In the afternoon visit the Heritage Information Centre to learn a little about the management of Luang Prabang as a sustainable community development. Then transfer to a weaving village where traditional Lao textiles are woven and mulberry paper is made with a stop at Wat Pa Phon Pao forest retreat, before transferring to the airport for the evening flight to Vientiane.
Overnight in Vientiane. (Breakfast)
Day 6 – The “Sandal Wood” Capital
After breakfast, the day will be used to discover the hidden charm of Vientiane - which translates as the city of \'\'sandal wood\'\'. Vientiane is one of the quietest capitals in the world, far away from the usual hustle and bustle other Asian capitals. The day is spent with your private guide exploring the temples and points of interest in the city.
Overnight in Vientiane. (Breakfast)
Day 7 – Great Coffee & Waterfalls
After an early breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Pakse. Pakse is an interesting small town with some colonial and Chinese buildings and a huge local market. Leaving Pakse drive through Bolovens Plateau tea and coffee plantations to Tad Lo Waterfalls. Coffee in Laos is cultivated almost exclusively on the Plateau by families from the 250 local villages and hilltribes..
Overnight in Pakse. (Breakfast)
Day 8 - Elephant Ride, Ancient Temples & Khong Island
After breakfast, transfer by road to Wat Phou. Recorded on the UNESCO World Heritage List, Wat Phou is the most important pre-Angkorian temples. After lunch continue to Ban Kiet Ngong a small Lao village where you will take a 90 min elephant ride through the forest (2 persons per elephant) to Mount Asa. This tour is provided by the villagers and gives them an alternative source of income as well as raising environmental awareness about the conservation of the elephant. En route to Khong Island, the largest of the 4000 islands, stop at Xe Pian national park which is home to countless bird species as well as gibbons and wild elephants.
Overnight in Khong Island. (Breakfast)
Day 9 – 4000 Islands in Mekong River
After breakfast, take a local boat to the peaceful islands of Done Det and Done Khone, sites of the only railway ever built in Laos at the end of the 19th century. Don Det and Don Khone are two very laidback islands, without any cars, just on the border of Cambodia. The islands played an important role by linking Laos to Cambodia and Southern Vietnam during French rule. To cross the falls they built a railway and a bridge which give a unique atmosphere to the place. After a stroll through the palm-fringed villages, continue to the southernmost part of Laos and the imposing Khone Papheng waterfalls, close to the Cambodian border. In the afternoon return to Pakse and stop at the exotic evening market.
Overnight in Pakse. (Breakfast)
Day 10 – Time to move on!
After breakfast transfer either to the Thai border or to Pakse airport for your onward flight.
***If the above tour does not meet your exact requirements Oasis Travel will happily tailor-make a specific itinerary for you***
Price valid between 10 Jan – 30 Sep 2010, subject to availability and currency fluctuations, (prices correct 17/11/09).
Duration: 10 Days & 9 Nights
Departures : Daily (departures not available between 01-10 Jan)
Tour Includes: 9 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, accommodation, entrance fees
Tour excludes : Internal airfare Luang Prabang-Vientiane-Pakse (currently $399pp)
Tour excludes: International airfares – quotes available on request
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