11 Days
10 Nights
01 March 2014 30 March 2015
Nature
Laos &
Vietnam
Day 1 Luang Prabang Meals: None
Meet your guide and driver, transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon, you will be treated to the refined grace of a private baci
ceremony at a small village called Ban Khomkhuang. These
gentle villagers led by their Nai Ban (village chief) offer visitors
tidings of good luck and fortune for their life and travels by gently tying cotton cords symbolizing luck, friendship and good
health around your wrists. The baci ceremony will be held at a
private family home.
Overnight at Le Sen Boutique Hotel, Executive Suite
ing the history of the site, which was once a major settlement
during the Indochina War. After breakfast we will return to Son
Koua Village by boat. From Son Koua, you travel to Sam Neua
(approximately 6 hours).
Overnight at Sam Neua Hotel, Standard room
Day 6 Sam Neua – Viengsay – Mai Chau Meals: B L
Travel on to Viengsay where you’ll visit the ‘hidden cave city’
where over 20,000 lived for 9 years to escape US bombings. In
the afternoon, drive to the Nam Meo Lao/Vietnamese border to
continue your travels to Mai Chau.
Overnight at Mai Chau homestay
Day 7 Mai Chau – Cuc Phuong National Park Meals: B L D
Drive to Cuc Phuong National Park, and visit the Endangered
Primate Rescue Center where you can observe some of the
rarest primate species in the world. In the afternoon, visit the
Cave of Prehistoric Man, where human skeletons and stone
Day 2 Luang Prabang Meals: B L
The bells of the town’s monasteries toll at dawn when golden tools dated to some 7.500 years old have been found.
lines of monks emerge to receive their morning rice from the Overnight at Cuc Phuong Guest House - Standard room
townspeople. Attend this ancient ceremony, and walk through
the local morning market. Afer breakfast, tour the elephant pro- Day 8 Cuc Phuong National Park Meals: B L D
ject and enjoy an hour long ride on the back of one of these After breakfast the car will bring you to the starting point for a
wonderful creatures. Venturing into the beautiful Lao country- 9km hike to visit the Ancient Tree, followed by a picnic lunch
in the forest. Finally, visit the some 200 – 230 million years old
side, and stop at the cascade falls of Tad Sae.
Dinosaur Fossils.
Overnight at Le Sen Boutique Hotel, Executive Suite
Overnight: Guest House at Bong substation – Standard room
Day 3 Luang Prabang – Viengthong Meals: B L
Day 9 Cuc Phuong National Park - Halong Meals: B L D
Transfer to the Mekong River where you will board your
Travel to Ha Long Bay, one of the most spectacular UNESCO
private boat to the Pak Ou Caves, a mystical pilgrimage site
World Heritage Areas and the world’s largest marine limestone
perched high above the Mekong River. Visit a whiskey village
and lunch at a local restaurant. Continue to Viengthong where ‘karts’ landscape. Board a a wooden junk built from the model
of the old Vietnamese court vessels and cruise amongst the
you will overnight in a simple guesthouse.
spectacular limestone cliffs.
Overnight at local guesthouse, standard room
Overnight on Bhaya Cruise, Deluxe cabin
Day 4 Viengthong – Nam Nern Substation Meals: B L D
Start your two day/one night expedition in Nam Et/Phou Loey Day 10 Halong – Hanoi Meals: B D
Travel back to Hanoi in the afternoon. Have dinner in a traNPA (National Protected Area). Travel by car and by boat
through villages and forests. At mid-afternoon, you will depart ditional Vietnamese house which belongs to the colonel Ban.
for the night safari by foot and boat. Stopping near a salt lick, This person was involved in the main war and conflict in Vietyou will hike into the forest. Animals that may be seen include nam. He started his career during the Dien Bien Phu battle and
continues the strike against the American until 1975.
Sambar deer, otters, barking deer, various species of civets,
Overnight on Lan Vien Hotel, Superior room
slow loris, porcupine and owls.
Overnight in local ecolodge, standard room
Day 11 Hanoi – Onward Meals: B
Relax on your own until time to transfer to the airport for your
Day 5 Nam Nern Substation – Sam Neua Meals: B L
After waking up the guide takes you on a walk around the jun- flight onward.
gle, teaching about the use of medicinal plants and explainPRICES LAND ARRANGEMENT
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Price land arrangement (not including airfare) in USD per person
Price per pax in double sharing
INCLUDING
- All transfers and transport as per
the program
- All accommodations as per
program (based on double sharing
room)
- Service English speaking station
guides as per program
- All meals as mentioned (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner).
- All entrance fees on tour
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NOT INCLUDING
- Air tickets both domestic and
international
- Insurance
- Personal expenses
- All drinks
- Visa fees and/or visa authorization
(Laos)
- Tips
- Other expenses that not mentioned
on the itinerary
- Any peak season surcharge (normally New Year period)