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Vientiane - Vang Vieng 5 Days by Road

Day1. Arrival - Vientiane
Up on arrival Vientiane Capital of Lao. Wattay International airport meet our guide and you
are welcome to Vientiane the capital of Laos, situated on the bend on the left bank of the
Mekong as the largest city. Transfer to hotel for check-in. And have lunch at the local
restaurant. In the afternoon, we take a sightseeing tour of Vientiane, to visit religious
museums of Wat Sisaket, the oldest temple to have been survived from the Siamese war of
1828 and its cloister contains more than 8000 Buddha statues; Wat Ho Prakeo, the former
home-temple of the Emerald Buddha statue or Pra Keo, but today it contains a collection of
Buddha statues, antiques and all artifacts found in around Vientiane; That Luang Stupa, the
single most important monument in Laos, which was built to cover the original small stupa
containing a piece of the chest bone of Buddha; Patouxay (Arch de Triumph), built quite
recently in commemoration of those who died during the wars in the past and it is today as
the land-mark of Vientiane.

Day2. Vientiane - Nam Ngum Lake - Vang Vieng
Breakfast at hotel, we depart to visit the Morning Market, the biggest shopping center in
Vientiane and we make our way by route No. 10 North to Vang Vieng, via Nam Ngum Lake,
(90 km N), with hundreds of small islands. En-route, we stop to visit Ban Bor, a village where
natural salt is produced. Arrive Nam Ngum Lake, we enjoy our lunch at local restaurant
overlooking panoramic view of the lake. After lunch, we relax by taking a boat ride about an
hour viewing around small islands. We continue to drive north into the central highlands, on
the way we also stop at Ban Viengsay, a silk weaving village of Tai Neua who originally
migrated from North near China border during the war. We arrive in Vangvieng and catch
the sunset over the mountains

Day3. Vang Vieng (Trekking)
Breakfast at the hotel, we start the day by exploring the highlights of this scenic area, we
drive outskirts of Vangvieng to visit natural caves of Tham Norn, one of the biggest caves in
Vangvieng.We begin to trek through some beautiful forest at the valleys of the range of high
limestone mountains as well as rice fields, garden and food gardens to another cave of
Tham Phapork. Optional hike or take a local taxi-tractor to visit another cave, Tham
Poukham where there is a swimming pool on a stream for your peaceful relaxation or swim in
the cool water. Picnic lunch is served under the shady tree along the way. In the evening,
you are welcome by a family host at Ban Nathong, a small village of Low-land Lao. You will
learn more about traditional way of rural life with their fascinating culture of people there.
We spend the night in traditional style homes and enjoy the Lao typical cuisine with Lao
family

Day4. Vang Vieng - Vientiane
Breakfast with hosting family, and say good-bye to villagers, we take a local taxi-tractor to
get back to Vangvieng. We also visit Tham Chang, one of the deepest caves which is near
Vangvieng and we also visit local market at Vang Vieng. Lunch is free on own at
Vangvieng.Return to Vientiane on the road No. 13, on the way, we stop at Ban Phone, a
village where people making bamboo baskets, bamboo dinning tables...etc, and we continue
to visit Vang Xang, an archaeological site where we will see Buddha sculptures in Mon style
from 11th - 13th centuries carved on stones hidden in the forest.We arrive in Vientiane in
late afternoon, and transfer to our hotel.

Day5. Vientiane - Departure
After breakfast, this morning is spent free at leisure or own exploration till we depart to
Wattay airport or the Friendship Bridge for departure to next destination.
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