Luang Prabang City Tour & Kuang Si Waterfalls

This full-day private tour combines a Luang Prabang city tour with an afternoon excursion to Kuang Si Waterfall. In Luang Prabang, you will visit various temples and royal palaces and learn about Lao history culture and local life. Walking with a local guide, you will hear stories about the history of the temples and the city, Buddhist stories and legends painted all over the walls of the temples, and more, giving you a taste of Luang Prabang's culture. In the afternoon, we will head to Kuang Si Waterfall. There will be time to bathe in the emerald green waterfalls and visit a bear rescue center. On the way back, we will visit a Hmong village and have the opportunity to meet the ethnic minorities and get a glimpse of their culture.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Alms Giving Ceremony, Th Sisavangvong (main road to town) Old Quarter, Luang Prabang 0600 Laos

[5:30 am opition only] In Buddhism, alms or almsgiving is the respect given by a lay Buddhist to a Buddhist monk, nun, spiritually-developed person or other sentient being. It is not charity as presumed by Western interpreters. It is important to know the ceremony is also a spiritual practice to accumulate good karma for those who give the alms. It is closer to a symbolic connection to the spiritual realm and to show humbleness and respect in the presence of the secular society. The act of almsgiving connects the human to the monk and what he represents.

The morning alms giving is a living Buddhist tradition for the people of Luang Prabang which, because of its beauty, has become a major tourist attraction. However, when tourists are unaware of its customs their inappropriate behaviors can be disruptive.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: The Morning Market, Alleys between Main St. (Sisavangvong Rd.) and Mekong River Old Quarter, Luang Prabang 0600 Laos

[5:30 opition tour only] I Following alms giving, we visit a local morning market. Luang Prabang morning market lining a couple of quiet streets near the Royal Palace, starts early and is over by mid-morning. It sets up along a couple of side-streets next to one of the city’s many Wats. A butcher and some of the more touristy stalls have actual tables for their wares. But most of the vendors, selling anything from rice, to fresh vegetables, to steamed fish, frogs, and anything else that might be the day’s catch, just set up on the ground.

We go back to your accommodation and have a free time for breakfast until 8:30 am.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Riverview Park, Luang Prabang Laos

The second part of this tour begins at riverview park on the peninsula tip. You will have a brief introduction to Luang Prabang, standing where the Nam Khan River meets the Mekong River. From there, walk to the famous Wat Xieng Thong temple.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Wat Xiengthong, Khem Khong Old Quarter, Luang Prabang 0600 Laos

Wat Xiengthong was considered the ceremonial gateway to the city and was the arrival and departure point for foreign dignitaries for centuries. We will walk up the stairs to the main gate and enter the temple like ancient dignitaries.

Wat Xieng Thong, once known as “The Temple of the Golden City”, holds great cultural, historic and architectural importance. It is serenely situated near the tip of the peninsula at the confluence of the Mekong and Nam Khan Rivers, with a grand staircase leading up from the Mekong. (Entrance fee 20, 000 kip)

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Wat Sensoukharam, V4WR+5M2, Luang Prabang, Laos

Next, we will go temple hopping in the neighborhood. At Wat Sene, where there is a school for novice monks, you may meet again with novice monks you met on the morning alms. The temple was built in 1718 by King Kitsarath with 100, 000 stones from the Mekong river. It literally means "Temple of 100, 000 treasures"

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Royal Palace Museum, Haw kham Old Quarter, Luang Prabang 0600 Laos

We will visit the Royal Palace. The Royal Palace, which is today the national museum and built by French colonialists between 1904-09, displays a lovely collection of the artefacts reflecting the richness of Lao culture. (Entrance fee 30, 000 kip)

The tour will end in the city center or you will be transferred to your hotel.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Mount Phousi, Main Street 5 Minutes Walk From The Tourist Information Center, Luang Prabang 0600 Laos

The morning tour ends with a climb up Phousi Hill. Rising 150m in the centre of town, you enjoy spectacular 360 degree views across the city and its many temples, and over the surrounding landscape to the mountains in the distance.

Free time until the afternoon to head to the waterfall

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang 06000 Laos

Kuang Si Waterfalls

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Stop At: Wat Phra Bat Tai, Chua Phat Tich Section 13 on 24 On the way to Kuang Si Waterfall, Luang Prabang 0600 Laos

Return to Luang Prabang from the waterfall in the evening. On the way back, stop at a Hmong resettlement village. Finally, weather permitting, visit a local temple, Phra Bat Tai, to watch the sunset over the Mekong River.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Napho, Laos

Visit Ban Naoun village near Napho. This is the Hmong resettlement village and there is a small Hmong museum made by the villagers. Stroll through the village and get a glimpse into the life and culture of the Hmong people, who originally lived in the highlands.

Duration: 30 minutes

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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.