After breakfast, you will start the Vientiane city tour with a visit to Wat Si Saket. It is the oldest temple in this city with a five-tiered roof. The cloister showing 2000 Buddha sculptures, which are made of ceramic and silver, will be a highlight of the visit. The colorful structures are also worth seeing.

Opposite Wat Si Saket sits Wat Ho Phra Keo, where once the Emerald Buddha had been enshrined for over 200 years. You will be amazed by the Khmer statues and Buddha sculptures made of gold and jade, as we will as the beautiful carvings on the walls and pillars.

Then you will be guided to visit the majestic Pha That Luang, which is located centrally in this city. On arrival, your eyes will be caught by the gilded top and Lao-style walls. The various sculptures inside will bring you an eye-opening experience. The enormous sleeping Buddha sculpture, which is gold-covered and with an amazing size of 147.6 feet high, is also a famous attraction here. The Buddha’s reclining position and sleeping face will bring you a sense of peace.

After breakfast, your guide will pick you up at the hotel and escort you to the train station to take a high speed train to Luang Prabang. Upon arrival, your Luang Prabang local guide and driver will meet you and escort you to check into the hotel. After a short rest, you will be guided to visit the 110-year-old Royal Palace Museum, which once the residence of Laotian emperors and rebuilt as a museum after abolishing the monarchy. It has a splendid façade combined with Laotian and French architectural styles and lots of royal antiques, such as weapons, statues, and paintings on exhibition.

Then you will visit the 16th-century Wat Xieng Thong, a temple complex featuring a representative architectural style of Luang Prabang. The golden carvings and exquisite Buddha reliefs are fine and pretty. The glass mosaic paint depicting ‘the Tree of Life’ is an impressive view to see.

Next, you will visit the oldest temple in Laos - Wat Visoun, a massive stupa which was repainted in white. The beautiful carvings on the railings and the ancient bronze and jade Buddha status, which was built 2000 years ago, become the highlights of this 16th-century temple.

The next stop is Wat Aham near the Wat Visoun. It is a small but delicate temple with a red façade carved with golden patterns. Inside the temple, you will see many beautiful frescos portraying Buddhist percepts.

Then you will visit Wat Mai, another Luang Prabang-style temple, which was built in the 19th-century. The artistically carved pillars, golden reliefs, and the whole Ramayana the Epic will end your day tour in a peaceful ambiance.

In the morning, you will join the Alms Giving Ceremony in the company of your guide. You will witness people wait in line along the roadside to give monks food and indulge in a spiritual ambiance. It is a nice opportunity to get close to this traditional rite performed every day. After that, we will return to the hotel to have breakfast and then head to visit the morning Phousi Market.

Afterward, an enjoyable Mekong River cruise will take you to Pak Ou Caves, comprising two caves full of Buddha sculptures with centuries of history. The thousands of stone Buddha statues will leave you with a lifetime experience. En-route, you could also stop at Ban Xang Hai Village and sample some delicious local rice wine. On the way back to Luang Prabang by private vehicle, you will stop at Ban Xang Khong village to learn about the traditional Saa Jute paper-making.

After breakfast, your guide will pick you up at the hotel and take you to Kuang Si Falls. This biggest waterfall in Luang Prabang falls from a 100-meter-cliff from a mountain and comprises many beautiful pools at the foot of the mountain. The clean water with gurgling sounds and the blue pools form a fairy scene.