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Contempla centenares de figuras de Buda en las Cuevas de Pak Ou y visita Bang Xang Hai, conocida popularmente como la aldea del whisky.

Destacamos
- Travesía por el Mekong en una barcaza tradicional
- Explora las espectaculares Cuevas de Pak Ou
- Parada en Ban Xang Hai, un pintoresco pueblo dedicado a la producción de whisky

Disfruta de un corto paseo hasta el muelle, donde subirás a bordo de una embarcación típica que te llevará de viaje por el increíble Mekong, uno de los ríos más largos del mundo. Admira el idílico paisaje de la ribera y aprecia el estilo de vida de los lugareños mientras navegas en dirección a las Cuevas de Pak Ou, situadas entre los acantilados de piedra caliza donde confluyen el Mekong y el Nam Ou.

Las Cuevas de Pak Ou están divididas en dos partes (Tham Ting y Tham Theung) que esconden tesoros en su interior: ambas están repletas de esculturas de Buda en miniatura que se han ido depositando durante siglos, lo que las ha convertido en un lugar de peregrinación, especialmente durante el Año Nuevo Laosiano, cuando las cuevas se llenan de cientos de peregrinos que lavan ceremonialmente las estatuas de Buda. Tómate tu tiempo para explorar las cuevas superiores e inferiores antes de degustar un delicioso almuerzo laosiano en un restaurante de la zona.

A poca distancia de las Cuevas de Pak Ou se encuentra Ban Xang Hai, una pequeña aldea que durante muchos años se ha dedicado a la producción de tinajas de barro para fermentar el vino de Laos. En la actualidad, se mantiene la tradición pero el pueblo también se ha especializado en la elaboración de whisky y vino. Aprovecha la ocasión para catar estas dos bebidas antes de regresar a Luang Prabang por la tarde.

DAY 1: LUANG PRABANG – ANCIENT TOWN

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. Return to the hotel for breakfast. After breakfast, a city tour begins at the former Royal Palace, now the National Museum. Continue to Wat Mai, a temple renowned for its golden bas-reliefs. Then the Wat Sene with its beautiful golden façade, temple: Wat Xieng Thong. In the afternoon, visit Wat Visoun , Wat Aham, Wat That where the ashes of King Sisavang Vong are interred inside the large central stupa. Continue to climbing the 328 steps to the top of Mount Phousi to enjoy a panoramic view of the city and the surrounding countryside, Stop at the night market. Overnight in Luang Prabang Villa Santi Resort

DAY 2: LUANG PRABANG – PAK OU CAVE

After breakfast embark for a boat trip on the Mekong River to visit the mysterious Pak Ou Caves. Then back to Luang Prabang with stop off Ban Xang Hai to sample local rice wine and visit its handicrafts. Overnight in Luang Prabang Villa Santi Resort

DAY 3: LUANG PRABANG – VANG VIENG – VIENTIANE

After breakfast, departure from Luang Prabang to Vientiane, on the way overstop in Vang Vieng, then continue to Vientiane. On arrival in Vientiane transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Vientiane Plaza Hotel.

DAY 4: VIENTIANE – CITY TOUR

After breakfast full day dedicated to the visit of capital city: Wat Sisaket, Wat Phra Keo, the Patuxai monument, That Luang, the holiest place in Laos and the Vat Simuang, the most popular and venerated temple in Vientiane. Visit of market with handmade crafts and sarongs. Overnight in Vientiane Plaza Hotel

La gira por la ciudad incluye visitas a Wat Sisaket con sus miles de estatuas de Buda en miniatura; Wat Prakeo, el antiguo templo real que ahora sirve como un museo nacional de objetos religiosos; Wat Simuang, el sitio de la ciudad y el pilar de la casa guarda el espíritu de Vientiane, la famosa Pha Luang Que, el más importante monumento nacional en Laos y un símbolo de la religión budista y la soberanía y la Patuxai letón, un gran monumento que recuerda el Arco de Triunfo en París.

Day 1: arrival and Luang Prabang.
Upon arrival at the airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Luang Prabang is perhaps the best-preserved traditional city in Southeast Asia. The tranquility and charm of this town with its splendid natural scenery and cultural sights make it one of the most delightful places to visit in Laos. After a short rest, we visit the impressive stupa of Wat Visoun and the shrine of Wat Aham, Wat Mai. We then ascent up to the top of Mount Phousi for an enjoyable exploration of the sacred, gilded stupa as well as a beautiful sunset view of the city and the Mekong River. From there, we explore the Night Market, where you can find a lovely selection of handmade textiles made by the local and hilltribe people surrounding Luang Prabang. Overnight in Luang Prabang Villa Santi Resort.

Day 2- Luang Prabang, Pak Ou Cave and Khouangsi Waterfall.
An optional early start gives you the fantastic opportunity to participate in the daily morning rituals of saffron-clad monks collecting offerings of Alms (ubiquitous sticky rice) from the faithful residents. This tradition is very unique in Laos, being the only Buddhist nation still preserving the procession.

After breakfast, we enjoy a short-guided tour seeing the city’s oldest temple of Wat Sene and the magnificent Wat Xiengthong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represents classical Laotian architecture. We then board a cruise upstream on the Mekong River, which also gives us a panoramic view of the tranquil countryside as well as an interesting visit to the mysterious of Pak Ou Caves, two linked caves crammed with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes left by pilgrims. Along the way, we stop at the small village of Ban Xanghai, where the local rice wine is distilled. We return to Luang Prabang in the afternoon.

We continue our excursion toward Khouangsi Waterfall, en route, we visit local villages of Lao ethnic minority groups at Ban Ouay, Hmong Village, Ban Ou, Laoloum Village and Ban Thapene, Khmu Village, then drive to the beautiful Khouangsi Waterfall where you can splash around in the turquoise pools or walk along the forest trails. The Khouangsi Waterfall setting really illustrates paradise. We return to the city by late afternoon to observe the sunset at WAT PHABATH. Overnight in Luang Prabang Villa Santi Resort.

Day 3 - Luang Prabang and Elephant Camp (elephant ride + soft trekking).
Elephant and soft hiking tour to Khamu village (walking time 3 hours, easy level, in dry season Tad Sae Waterfall is dry). You will experience the protected Elephants at the “Elephant Park Project” along the Nam Khan riverbanks. You can enjoy the 1 hour elephant ride on the back of a protected Asian Elephant. A short and easy hiking tour will lead you out into the Fair Trek project area where villages profit directly from your visit. A small Khamu community lives below a high rising mountain range. Depending on the time available your Lao style Lunch will be served at Ban Houay Fai and return to Tad Sae waterfall, boat ride back to All Lao Services. Your car will bring you back to Luang Prabang. Overnight in Luang Prabang Villa Santi Resort.

Day 4 - Luang Prabang and departure.
After breakfast, we visit The National Museum at the former Royal Palace, which displays a lovely collection of the artefacts reflecting the richness of Lao culture dating from the days of the early kings right through to the last sovereign. Also the Central Market is not to be missed. After visiting these sights in the morning, you have free time to explore the town and stroll around the shopping area. We continue to Ban Xangkhong, a village well known for its silk weavings and for its Saa (jute) Papermaking. The tour ends after your transfer to the airport for departure.

En este recorrido los participantes disfrutarán de un recorrido de 3 horas en coche de la carretera nacional N º 13 norte a través de bellos paisajes y cordillera. En el camino de la visita de las aldeas de pescadores de Ban Mo, Hine Heum y otras minorías étnicas de los pueblos letón Telar. Luego visita la ciudad de Vang Vieng, donde visitaremos la cueva de Jang, un local tradicional de plantación y la minoría Lao Lum pueblo de Ban Pha Tang. Los huéspedes disfrutarán de un paseo en barco por el río Nam Song seguida por una vuelta a Vientiane. En el camino, Tey se detendrá en la aldea hmong y el mercado de productos frescos locales donde la gente de trueque de sus productos agrícolas. Habrá un almuerzo en un restaurante local.

Starts at 10:00am and finishes at approximately 5:00pm (including eating time). We meet up at Tamnaklao restaurant and start approximately 1-hour market tour to find some fresh ingredients. And then we are back to restaurant for morning tea break. And then it’s time for demonstration and cooking of two dishes:
* Luang Prabang Salad – learn how to make the delicious Lao hard-boiled egg mayonnaise
* Feu Khua – sticky rice noodles with chicken and vegetables
These two cuisines will be your lunch and after that it’s demonstration of 3 dishes:
* Chicken Larp – famous Lao cold meat salad
* Kheu Sen Lon – soy vermicelli noodle dish
* Oh Paedak – a moist pork dish which is a great example of delicate Lao flavours

You will have chance to taste the 3 dishes and choose to cook 2 at your work station, following the instructions in the Cook Book and aided by the instructors.
Afternoon tea break it’s the demonstration of 2 more dishes:
* Kheu Muk Kheua Gup Moo – pork with eggplant
* Gheng Phet – eggplant, chicken, coconut milk, beans and basil
You continue tasting these 2 dishes and choose to cook 1 at your work station, following the instructions in the Cook Book and aided by the instructors. Finally there is demonstration only, you are shown how to cook Cowniouw (Lao sticky rice) and Jeowbong (the famous Luang Prabang chilli paste). Eat what has been cooked in the afternoon for your early evening meal.

Make your way through the gorgeous greenery in Laos as you head over to the well-known Tad Sea Waterfall.

HIGHLIGHTS:

* Surround yourself with serene scenery
* Be wowed by the waterfall
* Splash about whilst riding an elephant

Set out on a 20 minute drive through the wilderness and then take a short boat ride before reaching the desired destination. Allow yourself to marvel at the natural wonder which has stream upon stream of water (especially during wet season) which make a sound that resembles a subtle thunder clap. You are more than welcome to jump in for a swim as the large pools at the bottom offer the perfect means to crack on with that. It’s a peaceful and pretty place which lets you get up close and personal with nature.

See and feel the ambience for yourself as you get to see the natural habitat of the endearing elephants. During wet months, the water is in abundance so you can really make the most of it. You spend an hour riding an elephant around the rural environment which in itself is an out-of-this-world experience. If you’d like to take a walk on the wild side, there is a zip-wire there!

Descubre las principales atracciones de Luang Prabang, una ciudad declarada Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO que te sorprenderá por su arquitectura colonial, magníficos templos y joyas naturales.

Destacamos
- Conoce cómo vivían los miembros de la realeza en el antiguo Palacio Real
- Visita los monasterios de Vat Xieng Thong, Vat Saen y Vat Visoun
- Fotografía las famosas cataratas de Kuang Xing

Explora el patrimonio histórico de Luang Prabang acompañado de un guía que te relatará interesantes historias sobre esta encantadora ciudad, conocida por sus templos budistas. Durante la mañana visitarás el antiguo Palacio Real, convertido hoy en museo. Además de contemplar la sobria arquitectura exterior, podrás pasear por las dependencias y admirar el mobiliario, vajillas, vestimenta, etc. de los antiguos miembros de la realeza así como una bella colección de coches. También en la primera mitad del día tendrás la oportunidad de descubrir algunos de los templos más hermosos y fotografiados, como los monasterios de Vat Xieng Thong, Vat Saen y Vat Visoun.

Después del almuerzo, pondremos rumbo a la aldea cercana de Ban Phanom, famosa por su tradición textil. Sus habitantes todavía conservan las técnicas para tejer que se utilizaban en épocas anteriores, cuando el pueblo tejía textiles para la realeza.

La siguiente parada son las increíbles cataratas de Kuang Xing, un paraíso ubicado en un parque natural a las afueras dela ciudad. Sin duda, este lugar, rodeado de piscinas naturales de aguas turquesas, es ideal para disfrutar de un refrescante baño.

De vuelta a Luang Prabang nos detendremos en la aldea de Ban Na Oun para apreciar algunas muestras de artesanía tradicional antes de hacer una última parada en la colina de Phou Si, donde podrás disfrutar de excepcionales vistas de la ciudad.

We depart from Luang Prabang and head towards Ban Phanom village which is famous for its weaving. After taking some time to look around we continue onwards along the banks of the river Khan before arriving at the amazing Henri Mohot Tomb. Here we spend a while looking around before continuing onwards to Ban Picknoi village which is home to people of the ‘Youane ethnic minority’.

After this it is time to cross the Nam Khan River via fishing boat, and head onwards to Ban Pickyai village which is home to both Youane & Leu ethnic minorities. The river cruise along the way passes through several rural villages, rice fields and some spectacular scenery before arriving at the village. As we carry onwards we pass through more ethic villages including, Ban Kokvan a village of Khmu ethnic minority and Ban Bohae a Hmong village. Here we stop for a while to enjoy a picnic lunch and take some time to relax. After lunch we head off via bicycle again on our way back to Luang Prabang. This is a journey of around two and a half hours along a paved road, during the trip back to Luang Prabang we stop for a short while at Ban Xang Khong which is famous for its handmade ‘Sa’ paper.

Day 1 - arrival in Vientiane.
Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. An orientation walk of Lao Capital is a pleasant way to spend the day, strolling around some of the city’s most historical sites and seeing some of the French colonial architecture. We will observe sunset by the Mekong riverside and experience the lifestyle of the local people. Overnight in Vientiane (Vientiane Plaza Hotel).

Day 2- Vientiane and Luang Prabang.
After breakfast we will visit the central market known as the ‘Morning Market’ which is a great place for browsing antiques, handmade textiles and gifts. From there, we will visit the major sights of the capital; including the oldest Wat Sisaket with thousands of miniature Buddha statues and the former royal temple of Wat Prakeo, which previously housed the famous Emerald Buddha Image. On the way to the famous and sacred structure of That Luang Stupa, we will stop to take some pictures of the imposing Patuxay Monument, which is well known as Vientiane’s own Arc de Triumph.

We then board our short flight to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage City Luang Prabang. On arrival, transfer to hotel. After a short rest, we will climb up to the top of Mount Phousi for an enjoyable view of the sacred, gilded stupa as well as viewing a beautiful and panoramic sunset over the ancient and once royal city and the Mekong River. We then will stroll around the Night Market, where you can find a lovely selection of textiles made by the local and the hill tribe people surrounding Luang Prabang. Overnight in Luang Prabang (Villa Santi Resort).

Day 3 - Luang Prabang and Pak Ou Cave.
An optional early start gives you the fantastic opportunity to participate in the daily morning rituals of saffron-clad monks collecting offerings of alms (ubiquitous sticky rice) from the faithful residents. This tradition is very unique in Laos, being the only Buddhist nation still preserving the procession. We enjoy a short-guided tour to see the city’s oldest temple of impressive stupa of Wat Visoun and the shrines of Wat Aham, Wat Mai, Wat Sene and the magnificent Wat Xiengthong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represents classical Laotian architecture.

We board a cruise boat on the Mekong River, which gives us a panoramic view of the tranquil countryside as well as an interesting visit to the mysterious Pak Ou Caves, two linked caves crammed with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes left by pilgrims. Stop at the village of Ban Xanghai, where they make the local rice wine. On the way back, we pass the local villages at Ban Xiengmene and Ban Chan before we see the royal temple at Wat Longkhoun, which once belonged to a royal family patronage nearby Sackarine Caves. Overnight in Luang Prabang (Villa Santi Resort).

Day 4 - Luang Prabang and departure.
Following breakfast, we visit The National Museum at the former Royal Palace, which displays a lovely collection of the artifacts reflecting the richness of Lao culture dating from the days of the early kings right through to the last sovereign. We then visit the silver smith’s and Fine Arts School and the Central Market, which is not to be missed. Transfer to the airport for your departure flight.