DAY1: VIENTIANE - ARRIVAL 

Welcome to Vientiane. Upon arrival, our guide will meet you at the airport and then escort you to your hotel for check-in. Free at leisure at the rest of day on your own.

DAY2: VIENTIANE – FULL DAY CITY TOUR (B)

This morning’s city tour enables you to see the major temples of Vientiane including the oldest, Wat Sisaket, with it’s thousands of miniature Buddha statues, and the former royal temple of Wat Prakeo, which housed the famous Emerald Buddha Image.

We also visit the national icon of Laos, That Luang Stupa, stopping along the way to take some pictures of the imposing Patuxay Monument, which is Vientiane’s own Arc de Triumph. 

In the afternoon we transfer out to see the Buddha Park, a scattered enchanting collection of Buddhist and Hindu sculptures on the Mekong Riverside meadow, close to the Friendship Bridge. There are approximately 200 religious images dating back over 500 years, which were created by a mysterious monk spreading his philosophy on life and revealing his ideas about the universe. A spectacular view of over the Mekong River at sunset is a perfect way to finish the day.

DAY3: VIENTIANE – PAKSE – VAT PHOU CRUISE – DOWNSTREAM PROGRAM (B/L/D)

Early breakfast, then transfer to Wattay airport for your flight to Pakse (suggested flight: QV305 @ 0600 – 0715), the provincial capital of Champasack where the Mekong and Sedon rivers meet. Upon arrival, our guide will meet you at the airport.

After meeting at Sinouk Coffee House in the centre of Pakse at 09.30am, you will be transferred to a long-tail boat for a 2.5 hour journey to Champasak. You are welcomed on board with a drink and a set lunch menu is served. The highlight on the trip in the afternoon is to take some local transportation and visit Vat Phou ruins and museum: the majestic pre-Angkorian 10th century temple complex. You are transferred back to the boat to enjoy the tropical sunset on the deck. A set menu dinner is served on boat and the boat docks for the night at Ban Mouang.

DAY4: HUEI THAMO –OUM MUONG TEMPLE – KHONG ISLAND (B/L/D)

The boat leaves at 06.00am and a continental breakfast is served on board from 07.00am. The first stop is at Huei Thamo village in order to visit some rural life and a mysterious hidden forest temple called “Oum Muong”. After you are back on board, the boat starts to cruise southwards passing by the wilderness paradise of “4,000 Islands”. A set menu lunch is served on board. By late afternoon the second stop is at Ban Deua Tia where you can walk through this small Laotian village to observe a traditional way of life. A set menu dinner is served on board and the boat docks for a night at Ban Deua Tia.

DAY5: DON KHONE – PHA PHENG WATERFALL - PAKSE (B)

The boat leaves at 06.00am and a continental breakfast is served on board from 07.00 am. The boat stops at Ban Veuthong where you are transferred by a small boat to Khone Island. You will visit the old French railway and walk across a bridge which links Khone Island and Det Island. After that, you are transferred to the mainland by a small boat to Xieng Di fishing village for a buffet lunch at a local restaurant. A bus transfers you to Pha Pheng waterfall also known as “The Niagara of The East” and you will arrive in Pakse around 04.00pm. Transfer to hotel in Pakse for check-in. Free at leisure at the rest of day on your own.

DAY6: PAKSE - DEPARTURE (B)

You will have free time till our guide meets you and escorts you to the airport for your international flight ongoing to the next destination.