Itinerary
Day1: Arrival Day
Sabaidee and Welcome to Luang Prabang the old capital of the Laos P.D.R since 1560. You’re your new friends with the welcome flowers, practice some Lao Language and histories while you are on your private Minivan passing out many of the different atmosphere people, buildings and scenery of Luang Prabang the World Heritage City, drive along the one way of Namkhan and Mekong River Banks which is meet in the peninsula, looking through the French architect influenced of the French European Styles Houses. Drive back to your Hotel Check In refresh up for 30 minutes then visit the 360 Degrees View of Luang Prabang called ‘’ Phousi Mountain’’ it’s the most charming and beautiful outstanding for the photograph for the memorial time in Luang Prabang. After visited ‘’ Phousi Mountain’’ It’s the time for you to familiar with the Lao Currency ‘’ KIP’’ the opportunities practice as the local people to bargain your buying products here from many different products display at this night market ( walking street in Luang Prabang ) open at 5:00 pm and close at 10:00 pm daily open. After night Market it’s the time for you to get to try some Laos Local food at Tamnak Lao Restaurant, optional massage after dinner or back to Hotel.
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Day2: Full Day Visit Pak Ou Cave and Waterfall
Eat Breakfast at your Hotel and depart from your Hotel at 9:00 am for the boat trip to Pak Ou Cave or Buddha Cave with your private Luxury boat ride 2,30 Hours to the cave on the volley of the Mekong stop at ‘’ Sangkhong Village’’ the Por Sa Paper Products learn some of the procession how to make the products from these types of papers and trees, visit gifts shops for any of your gifts for friends or families as the journey. Continued the boat ride to ‘’ Visit Sanghai Village’’ the village has been found almost 500 years known as the whiskey expert makers this visit your will get the chance to try their whiskey with the different flavors such as white whiskey or Lao Lao, Red wine, white wine and also the taste of the traditional herbs fermented to relief your back paints, nerves….
Get back into your boat again to visit the Pak Ou Cave the cave has been found in the mid of 8th century by the first group of the Lao people entered to Laos from the South China, the cave was represented to the house of the spirits worshipers when the Lao as the animism country until the 14th century the king of Lanexang Kingdom called ‘’ Chao Fangoum” who was the strongest, powerful king in the regions who brought one of the Buddha Image called ‘’ Phra Bang’’ represented as the Buddhism in Laos until now day. Learn some his story from your guide, visit Lower Cave and Upper Cave then cross the Mekhong River for your Lunch at Manivan Restaurant. After lunch it would be the time for you to get wed! Your excited adventure day begins now. We will start the kayaking on Mekong river down stream epic the most beautiful kayaking in Laos. The kayaks will take around 2,30 hours and end at Ban Pakseuang Village where you will have your private minivans to meet you and drive back to Luang Prabang.
There’s nothing much to do tonight cause you will wake up tomorrow morning for 300 monks morning alms.
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Day3: 300 Monks Moring Alms, Morning Market and Nongkhiau
Wake up early meet at your lobby at 5:30 am for the 300 Monks morning alms and 12 different temples, you will have a chance to offer some rice and food to the monks. After you have shown your own making merits to the monks then we will walk to the local morning market which is walk through the old ancient building houses the French architecture when the French coronial in Indochina since 1893. This local morning market display many different products from the people around Luang Prabang. The market contains a lot of the organic fruits, vegetables, food and other of the handicrafts Luang Prabang handmade, taste some of the cooked food, seasonal fruits, coconut rice cakes. After morning market get back to your Hotel, eat breakfast, pack then take the drive 3 hours up north to Nongkhiau trip, visit the Pha Tok Cave the history Cave during the Secret War, Learn the history of the water people escaped during the war. Village Tour, Visit your home stay and make up your home stay bedding at the villagers houses, your guides will show you how to prepare the process of the local style beddings then up to the school to see your project at the school what you should prepare and be ready for your hard work by tomorrow.
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Day4: Full Day Service Project in Nong Ian Village, Nongkhiau
Eat Breakfast at the village meeting hall. During your breakfast the guides will explain to you about the service project.
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Day5: Full Day Service Project
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Day6: Full day Service Project
Continued your hard working day and see how much you have finish on your project for your 3 days working here. You will work as the same schedule of your past couple of days until this late evening and this is your last day and night at Nong Ian Village. Get back to your home stay bucket shower then meet back at the village meeting hall for your last special night the villagers will prepare the hug dinner and the Baci-ceremony to say thank you so much for all of your hard work and the gifts for every one that you supported and helped them and it also mean for welcome to their village, be part of their family, success, good luck, wealthy, prospers and safe journey home. Eat dinner together after the ceremony share food, smiles, languages exchange, culture and play some games until a bit late night. Go back to your home stay make your own way last night relax and see you tomorrow morning.
Day7: Saying Good Bye and Depart the Village, Nongkhiau
It’s your last day already! Meet back at the village meeting hall and say good bye for your friends and the village then drive back to Luang Prabang. Arrive at the Hotel, relax and free afternoon until dinner.
Eat Dinner at Coconut Restaurant optional Massage or Night Market for your last day!
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Day8: Full Day Bicycling Visit Ancient City, Visit UXO Bombs Museum and Cooking Class
We know you got a lot of things done in your last 7 days in Luang Prabang and Nongkhiau. Today We will take an easy day renting your bicycles for your familiar with the Lao traffic on riding around the ancient city of Luang Prabang through the beautiful areas and visit old bridge of French when we do not have the new bridge this bridge was the main high way for Luang Prabang especially the northern 13 road, visit the golden temple for the his story of the circle of life then get back to the central visit UXO Museum the bombs museum found here and display the secret war on the video. It would be much activity for your morning. After your delicious lunch, we will ride to return your bicycles then straight to the cooking class school to learn how to cook Lao dish, don’t worry for your first time to cook the Lao food because we will have our expert cook to be with you until you get into it for sure! You will cook for your own meal for the dinner. After dinner we would say your optional getting massages or night market or if not that would be your time to return to your hotel for beds.
Day9: Your Second Village Community Service ( Nongtoke Village)
Eat Breakfast at your Hotel prepare for your second village community service the drive takes 40 minutes up hill on the dirty road.
When your arrive at the village our community service guide will take you to the meeting hall village to meet your new friends getting to know each other by self-introduction to make sure you all know people you work with.
Our guide will have the short meeting to give you the background of the village, which ethnic minority they are, population, language, religion and explain you about the service project details.
After you joined the meeting, it’s it the time for you to
Practice your second time of preparing your own beds like local bedding, squat toilets and buckets shower.
After you done with your bedding with the different station then our guide will take you to the site work to see what you are going to work on for your next day.
Dinner at meeting hall.
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Day9:First Full Day Community Service
Eat Breakfast at meeting hall then walk to your service project and start your day!
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Day10: Full Day Community Service
Day11: Full Day Community Service
Day12: Full Day Community Service and Evening Activities
It’s your last day in the village! Today we will end up the community service early evening because we know you work really hard and also your last day and night in the village. From the villagers thankful they will prepare the thank you dinner and the STRING CEREMONY to say good bye and thank you for all of your hard work on helping the village, safe journey, success, good luck, be healthy and wealthy for the future.
After your special string ceremony, we will invite all of the villagers and yourself to join the friendly dinner sharing the food and drinks together until time off to bed.
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Day13: Trekking and Kuangsi Waterfall.
Eat Breakfast at meeting hall and prepare your picnic lunch by your cooks then leave the village for the morning trek from Long Lao Village. The trek will take around 8.5 KMs, 3,5hours from the village to Kuangsi waterfall. There will be some smooth, easy parts, but some hard part we would prefer you to wear your trekking shoes for your comfortable.
When you arrive at the waterfall, you will get the chance to visit the Asian black bears rescued center, walk through the different crystal mineral water swim at the main swimming spot or you can select your private one to be away from the crow of people. Spend your most evening here feel the natural national protect area until you feel to head back to Luang Prabang and relax.
Drive 45 minutes back to Luang Prabang rest until your dinner!
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Day14: Your departure Day
It’s your last day saying good bye to your lovely Laotian friends for being with them for 2 weeks! Eat Breakfast at your Hotel and FREE MORNING until your check in time depart Luang Prabang to Bankok.
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