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Vientiane 3 Days
offered by supplier M18327 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 3
day(s)
Group Size: 2
- 15
people
Destination(s):
Laos
Specialty Categories:
Cultural Journey
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 500 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 1000 US Dollar (USD)
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Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival - Vientiane.
Arrival at Vientiane Capital Wattay International Airport. Meet our guide. Welcome to Vientiane, the city of the moon - an ancient city, situated on the bend on the left bank of the Mekong as the largest city and the capital of Laos. Transfer to hotel for check-in. Lunch at the local restaurant after that, we take a sightseeing tour of Vientiane, to visit religious museums of Wat Sisaket, the oldest temple to have been survived from the Siamese war of 1828 and its cloister contains more than 8000 Buddha statues.
Explore Wat Ho Prakeo, the former home-temple of the Emerald Buddha statue or Pra Keo, but today it contains a collection of Buddha statues, antiques and all artifacts found in around Vientiane. Visit Luang Stupa, symbol of Lao nation the single most important monument in Laos, which was built to cover the original small stupa containing a piece of the chest bone of Buddha, and Patouxay (Arch de Triumph), built quite recently in commemoration of those who died during the wars in the past and it is today as the land-mark of Vientiane. Transport: Private air-conditioned. Accommodation: Hotel. Includes: (L), (D).
Day 2: Vientiane - Nam Ngum Lake.
Breakfast at hotel, we take an excursion by road No. 10 to Nam Ngum Lake (90 km N), with hundreds of small islands. We stop en route to visit a cottage-salt factory, where natural salt is extracted at Ban Bor village. After arriving at Nam Ngum Lake by noon, we enjoy our Lao food lunch at a restaurant by the Nam Ngum Lake. In the afternoon, we relax by taking a boat ride about 1 hour for panoramic view around small islands.
On the way returning to Vientiane, along the road No. 13, we stops at local village, where most people weaving bamboo-baskets, dinning tables. Besides, we will see how Lao traditional rice-whiskey is distilled, and we can even taste and take away. Before getting back to Vientiane, we also stop at Vang Xang, an archaeological site containing the 11th century stone carvings of Buddha sculptures hidden in the forest. Transport: Private air-conditioned. Accommodation: Hotel. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 3: Vientiane - Departure.
Breakfast at hotel, we spend our independent exploration of this charming city by own till the time transfer to Wattay airport or the Friendship Bridge for departure to next destination. Transport: Private air-conditioned. Accommodation: Hotel. End of service. Includes: (B), (L).
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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