2 Day 1 Night Downstream Cruise to Luang Prabang (Half-board)

North of Laos

2 Day 1 Night Downstream Cruise to Luang Prabang (Half-board)

Duration :   2 Days 1 Night
The Price :   $220.00
Max People :    40
Start Location:   Houy Xay
Total Seats :  40/40
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Experience one of the world’s most magnificent waterways in comfort. We’ll stop at Pak-Ou Caves, an ancient pilgrimage site with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha images left there over hundreds of years. You’ll have the opportunity to spend the night in Pakbeng before heading to Houay Xay. Along the way, you will see secluded villages while cruising through inspiring gorges and mountain range labyrinths. This is a relaxing and peaceful cruise. You will be surprised at how relaxed you become if you live in a busy world.

Places You’ll See :

1Pakou Caves

Schedule Details

Day 1 Houy Xay - Pakbeng
  • Meal: Lunch
At 08:00am, the guests will meet our English-Speaking guide with a welcome sign at Houay Xay immigration office (Lao border).

Our guide will assist customers to apply for the visa. After getting the VISA, guests will take a sharing transfer (minivan) to the slow boat pier to embark on the boat. During the morning, Quick lecture about Do’s and Don’ts in Laos and fun facts will be presented by our guide.

*NOTE: We recommend to the travelers to be at Chiang Khong thai immigration border at before 07:30am to make sure to meet our guide in Lao side on time.

Lao traditional Lunch set is served on board.

Before reaching Pakbeng, we will stop to visit a traditional Kamu village (Ban Houa Phalam), a tiny cozy place which host about 90 families. Travelers will learn about rural lifestyle in a very remote area.

The boat will arrive at Pakbeng before the night.

Overnight in your hotel in Pakbeng.

Day 2 Pakbeng - HouyXay
  • Meal: Lunch

The boat will leave Pakbeng at 08am.

Enjoy the beautiful nature and jungle during your journey. In the morning, our guide and cooker will make a short demonstration on how to make some lao desserts and local drinks that travelers will eat later in the afternoon.

First stop will be at Ban Baw village, a complex but harmonic mixed of three ethnicity: Lao Loun, Shan and Tai Lue. Today the village is famous for its lao lao whiskey making.

Right after the visit, a Lao traditional Lunch set is served on board.

In the afternoon, the boat will stop for the second visit at the Pak Ou Caves (Tham Ting) and its over two thousands Buddha statues. It is one of the most important Pilgrimage place for lao people. After the visit, enjoy the homemade desserts and drinks made by our team and the travelers.

The boat will arrive in Luang Prabang before 4:30pm.

What's Included

  • Breakfast
  • Guide
  • Meal
  • Transportation

What's Excluded

  • Accommodation
  • International Flight
  • Tips for guide and driver
  • Visa Fee

Activities

  • Boat Cruise