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Plain of Jars and Hilltribe Discovery Tour
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Visit Luang Prabang to see the Wats and temples and the lovely scenery and then head out of town to the mysterious Plain of Jars. This trip will take you through stunning landscapes to one of the biggest mysteries in Asia, fields filled with huge earthen jars, thousands of years old. There is no definite explanation of what these jars were for, but many believe the fields are cemeteries and the jars held the remains of the dead. In this 6-day tour you will not only be amazed at the mysterious jars, but you will always remember the people and hill tribes you meet living on these same plains.
Day 1 Luang Prabang - Arrival and Afternoon City Tour
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Upon arrival in Luang Prabang you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
After you get checked into your hotel, your guide will take you on a city tour including Wat Xieng Thong, Wat Visun and Mt. Phou Si. You may return to your hotel or be dropped off to start your evening with a stroll down the main road browsing through local handicrafts at the night market.
Meals Included: None
Overnight at Le Calao Inn - Mekong View Room
Day 2 Luang Prabang - Day on the Mekong
After breakfast, take a longtail boat crossing to the right bank of the Mekong to visit the pottery village of Ban Han. From here take a thirty minute walk to Wat Long Khoune village to see its local temple. Return to your boat which will stop by a rice wine distilling village on its way upriver. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant and cross the river to visit the Pak Ou caves, famous for thousands of miniature statues of the Buddha. Return to Luang Prabang by longtail boat in the late afternoon.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Overnight at Le Calao Inn - Mekong View Room
Day 3 Luang Prabang to Phonesavanh
Depart Luang Prabang after breakfast for a seven-hour drive along the winding mountain roads to Phonsavan, home of the Plain of Jars. The scenery on the drive is some of the best in the whole country but this long journey on the winding roads can be difficult at times. Don’t worry; your guide will have all proper medications and solutions to ease the journey. On the way, you'll stop to visit a Hmong hill tribe village and have lunch at a local restaurant. Once you reach Phonsavan, visit a local mulberry farm and weaving center before checking into your hotel for the evening.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Overnight at Phouphadeng Auberge Plaine des Jarres - Standard Room
Day 4 Plain of Jars - Day 1
After breakfast you'll drive see the second and third Plain of Jars sites. Cross over a bamboo bridge and walk through a local farm’s rice paddies to visit jars at Site 3. After join back with the van and carry on to see Site 2. Enjoy the shade under the tree while taking in panoramic views atop Site 3. You will then drive to Muang Khoun district for lunch.
After lunch you'll explore Wat Phia, where bombs destroyed the entire temple but left a giant Buddha statue fully intact, and the overgrown That Foun Stupa. In the afternoon you will return back to town and stop to see the impressive first site of the Plain of Jars. Take time walking around the biggest and most picturesque of the sites before returning to your hotel for the evening.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Overnight at Phouphadeng Auberge Plaine des Jarres - Standard Room
Day 5 Plain of Jars - Day 2
In the morning, visit the local market in town before driving to the Muang Kham district, about one and a half hours outside Phonsavan. Here you'll visit the Tham Piu cave, a historic site where many Lao civilians were killed during the "Secret War." After touring the cave site, continue along the road to the natural hot springs. Take a short walk through the lush surroundings to see the source of the springs and have lunch at the restaurant across the road. After lunch, drive back to town to visit the UXO office and learn about de-activation efforts in the area and startling statistics about how Laos became the most bombed country in the world.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Overnight at Phouphadeng Auberge Plaine des Jarres - Standard Room
Day 6 Phonesavanh - Departure
Enjoy a relaxing morning of leisure at the hotel before catching your flight for Vientiane –
Meals included: Breakfast
Tour Rate: $1,345.00 per person double with $755.00 single supplement
Price Includes:
- Air tickets Bangkok - Luang Prabang / Phonesavanh - Vientiane - Bangkok
- Boat tickets as specified above
- Accommodation as specified above
- Air-conditioned car/van with driver
- Licensed English speaking guides
- Tours and admission fees as mentioned above
- Meals as specified in itinerary, including water
Price excludes:
- Personal expenses
- Visa fees
- Airport tax
- Drinks (except water) and meals not mentioned in itinerary
- Tips
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