This Luang Prabang city exploration will create a lasting memory. Visit the famous ancient temples, the National Museum, the Whiskey village, and the important Buddhist Pak Ou Caves on the banks of the Mekong River. This Luang Prabang day tour combines the greatest highlights in just a day.
Luang Prabang World Heritage, Pak Ou Caves, River Sunset Cruise
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SEE THE BEST OF THE CITY AND THE PAK OU CAVES
This Luang Prabang city exploration will create a lasting memory. Visit the famous ancient temples, the National Museum, the Whiskey village, and the important Buddhist Pak Ou Caves on the banks of the Mekong River. This Luang Prabang day tour combines the greatest highlights in just a day.
Highlights
9 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
9 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Boat Cruise
Bottled water
Lunch (Vegeterian options available)
English-speaking driver guide
Transportation
Activities as mentioned in the itinerary
Entrance fees in the afternoon
Specialty Drinks
Tips
Entrance fees in the morning (temples and museum)
Itinerary
1
Wat Xiengthong
We will pick you up at 8:30 and take you to a small park on the peninsula tip. You will have a brief introduction to Luang Prabang, standing where the Nam Khan River meets the Mekong River. From there, walk to Wat Xieng Thong, the most revered temple in the country. Learn from your guide the typical architecture of the Luang Prabang style temples with their spectacular low sweeping roofs. Join local pilgrims for a glimpse into the daily Buddhist beliefs of the people.
1 hour
2
Royal Palace Museum
Next, we will go temple hopping in the neighborhood. At Wat Sene, where there is a school for novice monks, you may meet again with novice monks you met on the morning alms. Afterwards, we will visit the Royal Palace museum. It houses a lot of interesting historical items. Every item tells a story…so you will learn quite a lot from your guide about Lao history and about Laos’ royal.
1 hour
3
Mount Phousi
The morning tour ends with a climb up Phousi Hill. Rising 150m in the centre of town, you enjoy spectacular 360 degree views across the city and its many temples, and over the surrounding landscape to the mountains in the distance. You will be taken to the city center or to your hotel to complete the tour.
2 hours
4
Pak Ou Caves
You will have lunch and visit Pak Ou Caves. We arrive at a small boat landing dock where stairs lead you straight to the cave. These limestone caves have been places of worship for thousands of years, and Buddhist statues and idols have filled these natural caves. Hear legends and stories about the caves from your guide and explore the caves.
3 hours
5
Luang Prabang
After visiting the caves, the boat will enter the Ou River to see the spectacular limestone cliffs. Then a 30-minute boat ride down the Mekong River will take us to Whisky village. Here you see the process of making Lao Lao, the country’s beloved rice whiskey, and taste the fresh local delights. Then we will go down the Mekong River and enjoy a sunset cruise to Luang Prabang. Tour. Ends at around 6.00 pm.