Lao Ethnic Groups, Rural Cambodia, Angkor Must-See 20 days

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From Luang Prabang to Siem Reap

Duration: 20 days

Place: Luang Prabang - Kamu Lodge - Oudomxay - Nong Khiaw - Vang Vieng - Vientiane - Phnom Penh - Siem Reap

Meals: 19 Breakfast, 4 Lunch, 4 Dinner

Group size: Min , Max

Operated in: English

Excluding international flights

Highlights

Lao Ethnic Groups, Rural Cambodia, Angkor Must-See 20 days: discovering natural wonders the charm and traditions of two countries

  • Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage city, former religious capital of Laos, at the heart of dozens of elegant temples
  • Oudomxay: a mountainous province in northwest Laos, bordering China, with many small surrounding villages inhabited by the Lue, H’mong and Black Thai minorities
  • Vientiane: a small and green capital with shaded streets, featuring a peaceful colonial quarter, the large Khua Din market and numerous jewelry and weaving workshops...
  • Vang Vieng: a small town in Laos located north of Vientiane, on the banks of the Nam Song River. It is surrounded by impressive limestone mountains and caves...
  • Phnom Penh is a smart capital, nicknamed the "pearl of Southeast Asia" during the colonial era, Phnom Penh is coming back to life after a painful past
  • Siem Reap discovery of the mythical site of Angkor and the Tonlé Sap with the daily life of villagers subject to the vagaries of the waters

Itinerary

    • Welcome by the tour guide upon your arrival at the airport, and transfer by private car to the hotel
    • Climb Mount Phousi to admire a panoramic view of Luang Prabang at sunset
    • Moment of relaxation with a Laotian massage Red Cross
    • Overnight in hotel
    Meal: Dinner   |   Stay: Villa Chitdara
  • Luang Prabang is a city listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site

    Uncover the ancient religious capital of Laos, and be surprised by its serenity and spirituality by tuk tuk:

    • Experience unforgettable moments by attending the procession of barefoot monks, who silently collect alms, dressed in their saffron robes, as they walk the streets of the city to collect their food
    • Marvel at the Wat Xieng Thong, is the center of a small religious complex, considered the most beautiful Buddhist temple in Luang Prabang because of its elegant roof down to the bunk ground and the temple of Wat Visoun, the oldest temple in Luang Prabang, it houses numerous gold statues of Buddha
    • Meander through the That Makmo, stone stupa and Vat Aham, a major shrines in the city dedicated to the ancestors of Laos
    • Explore the National Museum (former Royal Palace) which displays a collection of personal artifacts of the royal family and the temple of Wat Mai, Buddhist temple, the largest and most richly decorated temples of Luang Prabang was the residence of a Buddhist patriarch before 1975
    • Stroll into the market before Darat to climb Mount Phousi where you will discover a panoramic view of the ancient royal capital and the Mekong River at sunset
    • Attend an outstanding Baci ceremony and traditional dance show
    • Breakfast and lunch included
    • Overnight in hotel
    Meal: Breakfast, Lunch   |   Stay: Villa Chitdara
  • Luang Prabang - Boat - Pak Ou - Boat - Kamu Lodge - Boat - Luang Prabang

    In slow-boat, classic boat, to explore a lively riverside scenery, set on the banks of the Mekong River on board a traditional wooden boat to Kamu Lodge

    • Visit two sacred caves of Pak Ou Cave of Tham Ting Cave Tham Phoum. Highly venerated caves in Laos and housing thousands of statues. The caves offer a magnificent view over the Mekong, which in this place mixes its waters with those dark, transparent Nam Ou river
    • Up Kamu Lodge, keep cruising for about 1 hour 30 through landscapes of great beauty. A wilderness where the rainforest invaded the shores
    • Participate in activities (optional) such as planting rice, gold panning and fishing in the Mekong and visit the village inhabited by the ethnic “Kamu” to experience its origin and authenticity
    • Return to Luang Prabang by boat
    • Overnight in hotel
    Meal: Breakfast   |   Stay: Villa Chitdara
  • Luang Prabang - Ethnic minority villages

    Free morning to explore the city

    Free time to stroll the night market, the market H'Mong which starts at 5pm

    • Local crafts are strongly represented with originality and variety. Many small shops that offer prepared meals, hot or cold, to discover the real local cuisine
    • Overnight in hotel
    Meal: Breakfast   |   Stay: Villa Chitdara
  • Luang Prabang - Oudomxay: 200 km - 5h

    • Depart to Oudomxay by private car
    • Stroll through the local market to discover all the spices and herbs that flavor Laotian cuisine
    • Short tour of the city and discovery of a nearby weavers' village
    • Towards Oudomxay, crossing many ethnic villages Ban Na Teui, Namor, Ban Tawan, which are populated by Lao Houei, Yao Mien, Lanten, Hmong
    • Overnight in hotel
    Meal: Breakfast  
  • Oudomxay - Muang La: 50 km - 1h30

    • Depart to Muang La. The region is populated by ethnic groups and see their homes along the way
    • Through the villages of Ban Na Teui, Namor, Ban Tawan, which are populated by the Lao Houei, Yao Mien, Lanten, Hmong
    • Arrive at Muang La at the end of day
    • Overnight in guesthouse
    Meal: Breakfast  
    • Continue the visit to Pak La village, with a panoramic view of the Nam Phak River, dotted with terraced rice fields
    • Meet the warm-hearted locals of the Kamu ethnic group
    • Enjoy a typical lunch of local specialties prepared by the village women
    • Visit the famous and mysterious temples
    • Dinner and overnight in hotel
    Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner  
  • Muang La - Muang Khua - Boat - Nong Khiaw

    • In Muang La, discover the temple of the Sacred Buddha, a place of pilgrimage
    • Visit Muang Khua, located halfway between China and Vietnam, on the banks of the Nam Ou River
    • Descend the river by boat to reach Muang Ngoy and admire the splendid karst landscapes in the heart of unspoiled nature
    • Overnight in hotel
    Meal: Breakfast   |   Stay: Mandala Ou Resort
  • Nong Khiaw - Luang Prabang: 140 km - 3h

    • Visit the village of Ban Na Nyang, a village well known for its traditional cotton weaving technique
    • Overnight in hotel
    Meal: Breakfast   |   Stay: Villa Chitdara
  • Luang Prabang - Vang Vieng: 180 km - 4h
    • Road trip to Vang Vieng in an environment of rice fields and mountains
    • Stop in a Meo village, and visit a tea plantation
    • Overnight in hotel
    Meal: Breakfast  
  • Vang Vieng - Vientiane: 130km - 2h

    • In the morning visit the local market and discovering the triangle rock caves of Tham Sang
    • Cave elephant called Tham Sang, the Tham Hoi, the Tham Loup and Tham Nam
    • Stop at the historic site of Vang Xang
    • The owner will develop its activities relating to tourism fair in the village of Na Thong
    • Transfer to Vientiane
    • Visit Khua Din market
    • Overnight in hotel
    Meal: Breakfast   |   Stay: 36Manor International Sport Hotel
  • Marvel at the main attractions of the capital city such as temples and monuments:

    • Vat Sisaket is the only temple in Vientiane that has not been destroyed by the Siamese in the raid of incendiary 1828
    • Phrakeo Ho, the former royal chapel where was kept the Emerald Buddha, palladium of the Kingdom of Lane Xang
    • Patouxay, the triumphal arch built in 1959 is a large golden stupa of That Luang, founded by King Setthathirath in 1566 and symbol of Lao sovereignty and Buddhist religion. It is supposed to contain a hair of Buddha
    • Temple Wat Si Muang, the most visited temple in Vientiane, is considered the seat of the guardian spirit of the city
    • Relax in the monastery of Wat Sokpaluang to assess in a quiet steam bath and massage Amidst a large park, a hut on stilts as a steam room. A large outdoor heated pot a decoction of herbs and aromatic plants and, through a pipe system, steam is circulated in the steam room
    • Enjoy dinner with the folk dance show
    • Overnight in hotel
    Meal: Breakfast, Dinner   |   Stay: 36Manor International Sport Hotel
  • Vientiane - Fly - Phnom Penh: 1h30

    Free time until transferring to the airport for the fight to Phnom Penh

    Overnight in hotel

    Meal: Breakfast   |   Stay: Okay Boutique Hotel
  • City tour of the capital which has retained all its charm with its beautiful colonial buildings, large avenues, and pretty monuments of Khmer architecture

    • Visit the National Museum of Fine Arts where a collection of pre-Angkorian and Angkorian sculptures is exhibited
    • Visit the Royal Palace with traditional Khmer architecture
    • Visit the Silver Pagoda and its magnificent Emerald and Gold Buddhas encrusted with diamonds
    • Visit Wat Phnom, the oldest in the city and which is the origin of the name of the Cambodian capital. See the statue of Madame Penh
    • Visit the Genocidal Crime Museum which was the prison -S21- site of the worst tortures before the extermination under the Pol Pot regime
    • Visit the Choeung Ek Killing Field camp, outside Phnom Penh, an extermination camp for prisoners recalling the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge
    • If timing permits, stroll through the Central Market, famous for its Art-Deco architecture
    • Lunch included
    • Overnight in hotel
    Meal: Breakfast, Lunch   |   Stay: Okay Boutique Hotel
  • Phnom Penh - Battambang: 290 km - 4h30

    • Relaxing morning at the hotel
    • Arrival in Battambang
    • Overnight in hotel
    Meal: Breakfast   |   Stay: Bambu Hotel
  • Battambang is the 2nd city of Cambodia, on the banks of the Sagker River. In an environment of countryside and rice fields as far as the eye can see, this small colorful town, with Khmer charm, leads a traditional and authentic life with its markets and artisanal villages

    • Then, stroll in the countryside with the famous and unique bamboo train
    • Visit to the provincial museum and city tour
    • Countryside landscapes along the Sangker River
    • Visit the Wat Slaket pagoda, residence of the Buddhist Patriarch
    • Then visit the temple of Wat Ek Phnom (10th century)
    • Visit to a rice paper workshop
    • Visit to a fish paste factory
    • Overnight in hotel
    Meal: Breakfast   |   Stay: Bambu Hotel
  • Battambang - Boat - Siem Reap

    • Departure for Tonle Sap Lake – one of the largest freshwater fish reserves, to explore the Kampong Khleang fishing villages and board a traditional boat for a cruise to Siem Reap
    • Crossing Tonle Sap Lake to reach the Sangker River and discovery of the Prek Toal Biosphere, which is home to a migratory bird reserve. Numerous dwellings on stilts, floating villages, where ancestral fishing techniques are still practiced. Floating homes or houses on stilts, depending on the floods!
    • Lunch is served on boat
    • On arrival in Siem Reap, transfer and check-in to your hotel
    • Overnight in hotel
    Meal: Breakfast, Lunch   |   Stay: La Niche D'Angkor
  • Angkor Thom – Ta Prohm – Angkor Wat

    • Explore the walled city of Angkor Thom, 10 sq km in size
    • Visit the South Gate, Bayon
    • See the fascinating Buddhist monastery of Ta Prohm, invaded by the jungle over many years
    • Visit the Baphuon with its splendid sculptures
    • Pass through the Terrace of the Elephants
    • See the Terrace of the Leper King with its beautiful carvings of gods, nagas, and dancers, and the Royal Enclosure and its small temple, Phimeanakas
    • Discover and explore Angkor Wat, built in the first half of the twelfth century, and dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu
    • Witness the sunset, from the top of the hill of Phnom Bakheng
    • Dinner Khmer show, with Apsara dances
    • Overnight in hotel
    Meal: Breakfast, Dinner   |   Stay: La Niche D'Angkor
  • Kbal Spean - Banteay Srei - Banteay Samre

    • Travel across the sacred Kulen mountain range to the Kbal Spean area
    • Stroll through the forest to visit Kbal Spean, known as ‘The River of a Thousand Lingas’
    • Visit Phnom Kulen, considered by Khmers to be on the most sacred mountain in Cambodia
    • See the temple Banteay Srei, a Hindu temple dating back to the 10th century
    • Visit the temple Banteay Samre, a Hindu temple dedicated in the 12th century to Vishnu Shiva
    • Zen moments with a Khmer massage
    • Overnight in hotel
    Meal: Breakfast   |   Stay: La Niche D'Angkor
  • Free time until the transfer to the airport for your departure flight
    Meal: Breakfast  
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