Collapse
Collapse

Pioneering new concepts in personalised travel

Quick tour search

Go

Collapse

Pioneering new concepts in personalised travel

Request a tour quotation

The tour you have selected to submit as a holiday request has been loaded to this page..

Please use the ABOUT YOUR TRIP section below the tour to make any requests or tell us about your personal preferences for your holiday.

When you have outlined your travel requirements, please then fill in the ABOUT YOU section at the foot of the page to give us the details of your party.

Quick Enquiry
Quick tour Search
Newly Added Tours
Sign in

Cruising the Upper Mekong 9 Days

View attached tour

Day 1:
Arriving overland or by air at Chiang Khong airport in northern Thailand, you’ll cross the border into Laos at Houei Say to board a traditional boat down the Mekong river to Pakbeng, and its lively ethnic market. You’ll stay the night at Pakbeng Lodge.
Day 2:
Today you’ll drift past riverside villages and unspoilt forest, visiting the multitudinous Buddha statues at Pak Ou caves, before arriving at Luang Prabang, where you’ll stay the night.
Day 3:
Today you’ll tour the city, visiting the captivating Wat Xieng Thong, Wat Mai, the Day Market and the picturesque viewpoint at Mount Phousi.
Day 4:
An early rise will find you on the streets for the famous alms ceremony. Later you’ll visit the forested surroundings of Kuangsi waterfall and the weaving village of Ban Phanom.
Day 5:
After breakfast, you’ll be driven to the airport for your short flight to the capital, Vientiane, and check-in to your hotel. You’ll have some time to rest, before a walking tour of the inner city will visit Wat Sisaket, Wat Prakeo, Lang Stupa and Patuxay Monument.
Day 6:
In the morning, you’ll take the short flight to Pakse, where you’ll be met and driven to board the boutique Vat Phou cruise boat, setting off downriver to the enigmatic Khmer ruins at Wat Phou. At nightfall, you’ll dine aboard the Vat Phou, before retiring to your cabin.
Day 7:
After breakfast, your trip downriver will continue to Huei Thamo and Oum Moung Temple, and later sail the waterways of the Mekong known as the region of 4000 islands, visiting the village of Ban Dua Tae, before re-boarding the Vat Phou for dinner.
Day 8:
Your cruise continues to the village of Ban Veuthong, from where you’ll board a long-tail boat to visit Khone island, still echoing with its French-colonial past, and Khone Peng waterfall. Later you’ll be transferred back to the mainland and driven to Pakse, where you’ll spend the night.
Day 9:
Your time will be free at leisure, until your driver picks you up for your short flight to Vientiane, in good time for your onward or homebound connection.

GUIDE PRICING

PRICE INCLUDES

US $ 2424

Breakfasts and accommodation sharing a twin or double room
Experienced English-speaking guides
Private chauffeur-driven air conditioned cars as appropriate

NOT INCLUDED

Domestic flights
Visas
Drinks, gratuities and personal expenses
Insurance

About your trip

Please use this section if you wish to make any specific requests for your tour.

About you

 
 
Submit your enquiry

CORONAVIRUS GETTING YOU DOWN?
With travel bans and lockdowns affecting global travel opportunities, it is heartening to see that many nations are now getting on top of the outbreak.
When all this terrible loss and heartache is finally over, we shall certainly need a holiday! However with so mụch uncertainly over when and how restrictions will be eased, it may seem impossible to lay any plans to cure the frustration of housebound travel dreaming...
FEAR NOT - HELP IS AT HAND!
This web site has a wealth of features to research and plan your next Asian holiday journey in the finest detail, which together with the help of our knowledgeable experts, will be ready to go whenever you are, and all with the assurance of penalty free rescheduling over the next two years.