Arrival and transfer to the hotel for accommodation for 03 nights. Rest of the day at leisure.
Evening – Free at own leisure
Overnight in Bangkok
Breakfast at hotel then visit Royal Grand Palace & Emerald Buddha Temple & Reclining Buddha Temple.
Take a ferry boat across Chao Phaya River to visit Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn). Afterwards - return to hotel
Overnight in Bangkok
Breakfast at hotel then visit Damnernsaduak Floating Market & Railway Market
Drives to the market - on the way visit Salt Farm & Coconut farm - see homemade Sugar from Coconut milk.
Take a speed boat ride on small canal to visit the market. Free time to walk around the market. Afterwards visit also Railway Market (Talad Romhub).
Lunch – at local restaurant
Afternoon return to hotel for resting or shopping
Overnight in Bangkok
Breakfast at hotel and check out
Transfer to Bangkok International Airport for an onward flight to Chiang Mai
Upon arrival at Chiang Mai International Airport, meet your local guide and a day visit around Chiang Mai.
Visit Karen Long Neck Village
Visit Wat Suan Dok Temple
After lunch visit Wat Chedi Luang Temple.
Afternoon check in at hotel
Evening is free
Overnight in Chiang Mai
Suggestion Flight: PG223 BKK CNX 09:55 11:15 (Airfare excluded on our price)
Breakfast at hotel
Transfer to Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Full Day Tour
Meet the elephants. Feed, interact, and play with the elephants in a natural environment as you learn about their behavior and history. Take photos with the elephants.
Take a short walk (1.5 km) with elephants
Please don't forget to bring a walking shoes Mud Spa with the elephants
Walk with the elephants to a river and bathe them.
Eat a traditional meal and then say goodbye to the elephants.
Leave the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary and drive approximately 1.5 hours to Chiang Mai.
Drop off at your hotel or accommodation
Overnight in Chiang Mai
Breakfast at hotel – Check out
Overland transfer to Chiang Rai – On the way visit: Hot spring at Mae Khajan and White Temple
Overnight in Chiang Rai
Breakfast at hotel – Check out
Visit Golden Triangle and Mae Sai bordering market
Continue drive to Chiang Khong
Overnight in Chiang Khong
Breakfast at hotel – check out
Transfer to Thai- Laos border on Friendship Bridge.
With bus ticket across the border to Laos immigration
Then, the guests will meet our English-Speaking guide with a welcome sign at Houay Xay immigration office (Lao border).
Our guide will assist customers to apply for the visa. After getting the VISA, guests will take a sharing transfer (minivan) to the slow boat pier to embark on the boat.
During the morning, Quick lecture about Do’s and Don’ts in Laos and fun facts will be presented by our guide.
Lao traditional Lunch set is served on board.
Before reaching Pakbeng, we will stop to visit a traditional Kamu village (Ban Houa Phalam), a tiny cozy place which host about 90 families. Travelers will learn about rural lifestyle in a very remote area.
The boat will arrive at Pakbeng before the night.
Overnight in Pakbeng
NOTE:
Shompoo Cruise DEPARTURE DAY
October to March: Monday Thursday, Friday and Sunday
April to September: Monday and Friday
The boat will leave Pakbeng at 08am.
Enjoy the beautiful nature and jungle during your journey. In the morning, our guide and cooker will make a short demonstration on how to make some lao desserts and local drinks that travelers will eat later in the afternoon.
First stop will be at Ban Baw village, a complex but harmonic mixed of three ethnicity: Lao Loun, Shan and Tai Lue. Today the village is famous for its lao lao whiskey making.
Right after the visit, a Lao traditional Lunch set is served on board.
In the afternoon, the boat will stop for the second visit at the Pak Ou Caves (Tham Ting) and its over two thousands Buddha statues. It is one of the most important Pilgrimage place for lao people. After the visit, enjoy the homemade desserts and drinks made by our team and the travelers.
The boat will arrive in Luang Prabang before 4:30pm
Overnight in Luangprabang
Wake up as the sun rises, we will prepare to join the most sacred tradition of Laos, the daily morning alms giving, which dates to the 14th century. More than 200 Buddhist monks depart from various temple to gather their daily meal from the faithful residents sitting quietly on the streets
We then visit the temporary morning market near the former Royal Palace. Just set on the ground, the local people come here to barter their day’s catch from rice, to vegetable, to fish, or chicken.
After breakfast at the hotel, we ascend the 329 steps to the top of Phousi Hill for a panoramic view of the city and the Mekong River
Then transfer directly to the beautiful Kuang Si, which is the biggest waterfall in the Luang Prabang area with three tiers leading to a 50-metre drop into spectacular azure pools before flowing downstream. The pools also make great swimming holes and are very popular with both tourists and locals
There is also the chance to walk to the nearby village of Ban Thapene, and explore the hidden waterfalls, which is rarely visited by other tourists
If you wish, take a short visit to the Bear Rescue Center, which houses a couple of dozen animals rescued from the hands of poachers and traffickers
On the way back to Luang Prabang, we will take a short visit to the Ock Pop Tock Living Craft Center, set serenely close to the Mekong, this beautiful, traditionally styled workshop, where
weavers, spinners and batik makers produce top-quality fabrics, offers free tours every half-hour.
The tour ends after a visit to the famous Night Market, where you can find a lovely selection of handmade textiles made by local and hilltribe people surrounding Luang Prabang
Overnight in Luang Prabang
After breakfast, our guide will take you on an in-depth walking tour of the city
The walk is oriented towards the lesser-known parts of the town including charming lanes showing the more traditional atmosphere of the heritage town
Along the way, we will see the four different types of buildings categorized by UNESCO.
The first one is the traditional Lao house which is made from tropical hardwood or bamboo and built on stilts.
The second is a half wood and half cement house built after the arrival of the French.
The third is the traditional French colonial building that are similar to those found in Vietnam and Cambodia.
The last form of architecture you will see is the old Chinese shop houses that were built to be used for both commercial and residential purposes
In the afternoon, we will visit some famous attractions inside city center including the oldest temple of Wat Sene and the magnificent Wat Xiengthong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represents classical Laotian architecture
We then continue with a visit to the Royal Palace Museum, which hosts a range of interesting artifacts.
Then, transfer to Airport to take departure flight to Hanoi
Upon arrival, transfer to hotel for check in
Overnight in Hanoi
Suggestion Flight: VN930 LPQ HAN 19:10 20:10 (Airfare excluded on our price)
This full day tour takes you around Hanoi's most interesting sights, including the Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and his Stilts House, Presidential Palace and the One Pillar Pagoda and the Old Quarter , visit Ethnology Museum, the Lake of the Restored Sword, the Temple of Literature, peaceful West Lake with lovers street Thanh Nien, the sedate Tran Quoc Pagoda, visit outside St Joseph`s Cathedral, then walking around Hanoi Old Quarter, In the evening enjoy a traditional Vietnamese water puppet show.
Overnight in Hanoi
After breakfast, our guide comes to pick you up from your hotel, depart 2 hour driving along green fields and villages. Your first stop at Hoa Lu, the former capital of Vietnam in the 11st centuries. Visiting the temple of King Dinh and King Le, admire the unique architecture from ancient times.
Boarding a small sampan to visit Tam Coc . Its means literally “three caves”. Which is called as Ha Long bay on land with majestic limestone cliffs, mysterious caves, peaceful streams, rice paddies and green fields.
Overnight in Ninh Binh
Morning depart for Ha Long Bay, we go through the scenic countryside. The wondrous Ha Long Bay is truly one of Vietnam's most impressive scenic sights. Heading out of the town we embark on a boat for an exploration of the legendary Ha Long Bay. Cruise amongst the bay's rock formations. As the sun sets, enjoy dinner onboard and your boat will anchor in the bay for the night.
Overnight on cruise
Note: the itinerary of Halong will be changed based on which cruise you choose and depending on the weather without prior notice.
Wake up early and see daylight filtering through the mist and towering rock formations, leaving you with a dream-like memory of your visit to Ha Long Bay. Enjoy a breakfast and perhaps join a Tai Chi class on the boat's deck before disembarking and heading back to Hanoi
Overnight in Hanoi
Note: the itinerary of Halong will be changed based on which cruise you choose and depending on the weather without prior notice
Free at leisure till time transfer to Airport to take your departure flight (check out time 12:00 noon)
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