DAY 01: ARRIVE VIENTIANE (L)
In the morning, meet on arrival at 09h35, you are 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. In the afternoon, 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; 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; That Luang Stupa, 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; 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. Overnight at hotel in Vientiane

DAY 02: VIENTIANE – VANG VIENG (B, L)
The journeys northwards begin as depart the town and drive through the Atacular countryside towards the mountain region. Along the way we visit the busy and colorful market of Thalat where various hill tribes come to trade their goods and buy previsions. A next stop of our trip is Vang Xang, famous for the archeological site dating back 11th century. We reach our final destination, Vang Vieng, which is nestled on a bend of the Nam Song River. The small and tranquil village of Vang Vieng is rapidly developed with the advent of tourist, but the beautiful scenery with a mixture of quiet water and limestone outcrops unchanged for century. After checking into hotel we take a wander to catch our first glimpse of this hill town. Over night in Vang Vieng

DAY 03 : VANGVIENG – XIENG KHUANG (B, L)
We are driving overland on up Hill Mountain with splendid natural scenery to Xiengkhouang, where was devastated by American bombing between 1964 and 1973. Upon arrival, we transfer out to visit the Plain of Jars, an impressive archaeological site where hundreds of large stone jars are littered all over the plateau. If time permits, we are seeing the old capital of Muang Khoun [if time permits] and the nearby villages, home to the Hmong hill tribe people. They have an interesting local culture and a colorful history. Overnight in Phonsavanh

DAY 04:  XIENG KHUANG – LUANG PRABANG (B, L)
250 km out to and up Route 13, passing through ethnic minority villages, with some houses overhanging steep roadside drop offs. Look for the children playing in the dust with their piglets and puppies. See examples of swidden agriculture hacked out of steep hillsides and the varying checkerboard patches of regrowth as you continue your scenic journey. Arrive in Luang Prabang. Overnight hotel accommodation

Day 05: Luangprabang – City tour (B, L)
After breakfast, Visit Wat Visoun, the 16th century temple served as a small museum for religious artifacts; Wat Aham, the early 19th century temple, whose two guardian figures at the foot of the steps which represent two characters from the Ramayana - Hanuman, the Monkey God and a fierce Yaksa; Wat Xiengthong, the 16th century temple which, more than any temples in Luang Prabang, epitomizes all the elegance and grace of Luang Prabang architecture;  From there, we explore Street Night Bazaar, where you can find the lovely collection and handmade textile by local and hill tribe people surrounding Luang Prabang.  Overnight in Luang Prabang

Day 06 Luangprabang – Pak Ou (B, L)
Today, we continue our city tour, seeing the magnificent Wat Xieng Thong, which nestles at the meeting of the Mekong and the Nam Khan River . The temple structures are decorated in various ways with gilded stuccoes and doorways. The main Sim has a marvelous 'tree of life' mosaic pattern on an outer wall.  We then board a cruise upstream on the Mekong River , which also gives us a taste of the tranquil countryside and an interesting visit to the mysterious of Pak Ou Caves, crammed with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes. Along the way, we stop at Ban Xang Hai to visit the rice wine distillation. Upon disembarking, we drive to the famous weaving village of Ban Phanom where shoppers have a chance to try their hand at bargaining.

Day 07 Luangprabang – Khoungsi waterfall (B,L)
An morning breakfast, before we take a drive (30 km South) to visit Kuangsi Waterfall, which, though not very high, is spectacular and really beautiful with its green surroundings as the preserved National park. We stop en-route, stop to visit a fresh produced market namely Talad Phosy, and also visit Ban Na Oune, a small village of a hill-tribe group “Hmong”, probably the best-known minority group in Laos. Just before arriving at Kuangsi waterfall, there is another village of Khmu minority group, namely Ban Tha Pane that we will visit. Our picnic lunch is served at the shady park nearby Kuangsi waterfall. There is plenty of time for relaxing and a swim in cool water, before we head back to Luang Prabang in the late afternoon. The rest of the day is spent by visiting various craft-shops, including silver smiths’ and also Hmong market in town, where some skilled embroidery-works of Hmong ladies can be seen.

Day 08: Luangprabang – Departure (B)
After breakfast leisure at the hotel until transfer to airport flight to Next destination / End of service

Price/person in US dollar

Valid from 1 October – 30 April 2012

Hotel	1Pax	2-3Pax	4-6Pax	7-9Pax	10-14Pax	15+1Pax	SGL
3* hotel	1555	902	681	664	520	478	157
4* hotel	1774	1011	790	773	629	609	266
5* hotel	2287	1268	1047	1030	915	894	523

 Valid from 31 April – 30 September 2012

Hotel	1Pax	2-3Pax	4-6Pax	7-9Pax	10-14Pax	15+1Pax	SGL
3* hotel	1515	881	660	643	499	455	136
4* hotel	1719	983	762	745	601	571	238
5* hotel	2045	1147	926	909	765	757	402

Accommodation

Class	Vientiane	Vangvieng	Xiengkhoung	Luangprabang
3* hotel	Orchid hotel/std	Elephant crossing/std	Auberge hotel/std	Villa Chitdara/std
4* hotel	Vansana Riverside/dlx	Vansana Vangvieng/dlx	Vansana plain /dlx	Villa Santi hotel/dlx
5* hotel	Lao Plaza hotel /Regular	Villa Namsong/dlx	Vansana plain /dlx	Maison Souvanaphum

Excludes
* International air ticket and airport tax
* Visa on arrival 30 USD /Person
* Meal dinner not mention
* Insurance

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