Mekong River Slow Boat in Private Group

Arrival Luang Prabang. Welcome to the spiritual capital of Laos. Your private car and driver will meet you and transfer you to your hotel for check-in.

Overnight in Luang Prabang.

An optional early start gives you the fantastic opportunity to participate in the daily morning alms giving ritual to saffron-clad monks. This tradition is unique to Laos, being the only Buddhist nation still preserving this procession. Later in the morning we go to Phosi Market, which has an eclectic selection of foodstuffs and souvenirs.

Your day city tour begins after breakfast, with a visit to the Royal Palace Museum, which hosts a range of interesting artifacts. We are seeing the city’s oldest temples, the magnificent Wat Xiengthong with its roof sweeping low to the ground, representing classical Lao architecture.

After lunch we cross the Mekong river to the other side of the Mekong and arrive at the quiet village of Ban Chan, famously known for its clay pottery. In years gone by, the kings of Laos praised this village for their pottery making skills and it became the major way of life for its residents. Today, however, pottery-making is a disappearing trade. Upon arrival at the village, meet with a local family who has created a pottery house in cooperation with the Luang Prabang Tourism Department and is striving to preserve the pottery-making history and tradition of Ban Chan. We return back to the town and continue to climb the 328 steps to the top of Mount Phousi to enjoy a panoramic view of the city and the surrounding countryside and get back to your hotel by the evening hill tribe market where you may find plenty of local souvenirs to buy such as handicrafts and textiles.

Overnight in Luang Prabang.

After breakfast in the hotel.

We visited the impressive stupa of Wat Visoun and the shrine of Wat Aham. We then return to the city for a visit to Wat Mai. We continued our excursion towards Khouangsi Waterfall, stopping to visit some ethnic minority villages and see how these colorful people live. Once at the falls you can swim in the turquoise pools or walk along forest paths.
Your lunch today will serve near by the waterfall

After lunch we return to Luang Prabang and continue to Ban Xangkong, a village well known for silk hand weaving and making traditional Saa Paper. For sunset, we’ll sit and relax at Wat Phabath.

Overnight in Luang Prabang.

We are ready to welcome you on board and your boarding time at 06:30am, we expect your arrival earlier by 06:15 at the Le Calao pier.

Today, the Cruiser will take you upstream the Mekong to Pakbeng, we estimate your journey by 8-9hrs.

Your continental breakfast is served while the boat is cruising to Pak Ou Village, at the mouth of the Nam Ou River, where you will visit Tam Thing Caves of a Thousand Buddha. Enjoy your lunch on board. Arrive at Pakbeng around sunset and check-in at hotel in Pakbeng. Dinner is served on the terrace overlooking the Mekong.

Very early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to Pakbeng Pier. Your boarding time is 06:30am. You will board the second leg of the cruise upstream the Mighty Mekong River.

Enroute one stop is made to observe rural life along the Mekong and minorities such as the Khmu ethnic minority village.

Lunch will be served on board and then continue to Houeixay where you will arrive around 05:00-05:30pm. You may proceed to Chiang Rai on the same day, taking about 1hr and half.

• Prices are nett per person in United States Dollars (USD) and subject to change without prior notice
• Prices are based on twin-share basis and subject to room availability upon tour booking
• No refund for any un-utilized tour
• Airport transfer surcharge of USD 10 maximum per person per way for pick-up or send-off during 2100 hrs to 0600 hrs (adjust based on group size)
• Surcharge for peak season and public holidays may apply and variable by hotel (we will advise at time of booking)
• Terms and conditions apply

• Child under 6 years old sharing room with two adults without extra bed: maximum of 1 free-of-charge child/booking (breakfast paid directly to hotel)
• Child 6-under 12 years old sharing room with two adults without extra bed: 50% of package cost
• Child 6-under 12 years old sharing room with two adults with extra bed: 80% of package cost
• Child under 12 years old sharing room with one adult: 95% of package cost
• Child 12 years old and above: 100% of adult cost