After breakfast, transfer to Chiang Khong border. 

It’s an early start to the day as you board the boat for your cruise down the mighty Mekong. Relax with a good book on deck, as you cruise the languid waters and soak up the stunning scenery on your way to Pak Beng. You’ll stop riverside at a small village to meet the locals and get a peek into their lives. The cruise will overnight at Pak Beng

Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch

Timing: 

09:00 AM: Border crossing to Laos 

10:00 AM: Start cruise from Houayxay to Pakeng

12:00 PM: Lunch on boat

14:30 PM: Visit Local villages 

17:30 PM: Arrive Pakbeng

Wake up early to explore the market where locals from surrounding villages come to sell fruit, vegetables and trade goods. After a hearty breakfast at the lodge, board the boat around 8:30am for the second leg of your cruise. The highlight today is the whiskey village where sticky rice is turned into the famed Lao Lao whiskey and distributed nationwide! Take a tipple if you dare its powerful stuff! You will also stop off at the Pak Ou Caves at the mouth of the Nam Ou River. The Pak Ou Caves are only small but jammed packed with Buddhist statues left by devotees making merit and hoping for good luck. Take a photo and make a wish! The boat then starts the final leg of the journey, arriving in Luang Prabang late afternoon.

Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch

Timing: 

07:30 AM: Cruise from Pakbeng to Luang Prabang 

12:00 PM: Lunch on boat

14:30 PM: Visit Local villages and Pak Ou cave

16:30 PM: Arrive Luang Prabang

Merit-making is a significant part of life for Laos people. People make offerings to monks at Buddhist temples to pray for good luck and keep misfortune away. Merit offering to monks would also be passed on to the spirits of deceased relatives. Devotees also pray for a healthy and prosperous life as their highly respected monks conduct the ritual of chanting and worshipping to show their respect to Buddha. Join us on a journey to experience the whole merit-making and offering process as we depart at 8:00AM to Phosy market to meet our local family. The family will guide us on what we need to prepare for the merit-making ceremony. Shop for some fresh and organic ingredients such as fish, vegetables, and fruits. After getting all the ingredients, we will head to your local host’s house to start cooking those typical dishes, which Laos people always prepare to make merit to the monks. Enjoy making khao niew (sticky rice), bamboo shoot soup (Keang Nor Mai), steamed fish in banana leaves (Mok Pa), Luang Prabang stew (Ork Lam), and eggplant sauce (Jeo Mak Kheua) with the host family.Once the cooking is done, we will proceed with the dishes to the nearby Buddhist temple to offer to the novices and monks. Your local host and our tour guide will guide you through the whole ceremony of offering merit, receiving a blessing from highly respected monks at the temple. By the end of the offering ceremony, bid farewell to all the monks as we walk back to the local host’s house and enjoy lunch together.  Then, You’ll visit Wat Xieng Thong, one of the largest and most decorative temple. Later, travel a short distance to the stunning Kuang Si Waterfalls where you can take a swim. 

Back to the hotel in the late afternoon

Meals:  Breakfast

Timing: 

08:30 AM: Transfer to Local Market & do Merit Making Experience 

12:00 PM: Lunch on client’s expense

13:00 PM: Visit Wat Xiengthong, Then Transfer to Kuangsy Waterfall

16:00 PM: Back to Town

Today take a high speed train to Vang Vieng. it will take around 45 minutes. Upon arrival, our driver will pick you up at the station and transfer you to hotel for check in at your hotel and take your time at leisure

Meals:  Breakfast

Timing: 

09:00 AM: Transfer from hotel to Luang Prabang train station for catching train to VV with train code C85 10:20 – 11:09. Or C91 13:20 – 14:24 (Note: timing is flexible) 

11:20 AM: Transfer to hotel 

Hotel check in and free at leisure for optional tour

Free day for optional tour:

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Today take a train to Vientiane, The Capital City of Laos. It will takes 45 minutes. Upon arrival Vientiane, transfer to your hotel for check in. Afternoon free at leisure or pick up the city tour as optional (not including in the main package)

Optional afternoon city tour

Begin a whirlwind tour starting at Pha That Luang a national symbol of Laos that is represented on the national seal and currency. Admire the large stupa covered in tons of gold leaf and surrounded by 30 smaller stupas, and make sure you see the impressive hand painted frescos that adorn the internal walls. Climb to the viewing platform of Patouxai, Vientiane’s arc de triomphe, and a window into its French-colonial history. Then continue to visit Lao Textile Museum and Contemporary arts Museum.

Meals:  Breakfast

Timing: 

10:00 AM: Transfer from hotel to Vang Vieng train station for catching train to Vientiane with train code C85 11:13 – 12:12. Or C91 14:28 – 15:23 (Note: timing is flexible) 

12:30 AM: Pick up at train station and transfer to the hotel

Today our guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel and transfer to airport. 

Meals:  Breakfast