| Itinerary: |
| Day1: Luang Prabang Sight-seeing. |
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| 08:00 |
Pick up from your hotel by van. |
| 08:30 |
Visit the National Museum, the former Royal Palace which houses a collection of valuables including the famous Pra-Bang Buddha statue, gifts received from foreign dignitaries. Then we enjoy a short – guided tour seeing the former royal kingdom’s oldest temples and impressive stupas of Vat Visoun, the shrine at Vat Mai , Vat Aham, and Va Sene. |
| 12:00 |
Enjoy your lunch at a Mekong riverside restaurant. Then continue with a visit to the magnificent Vat Xieng Thong with its roof sweeping low to the ground, a classic representation of Luang Prabang temple architecture. |
| 15:00 |
Climb up to the top of Mount Phousi for a panoramic view over this once royal ancient kingdom. Visit the sacred gilded stupa of Vat Chomsi, the highest edifice in Luang Prabang. |
| 16:00 |
We take a van to Ban Xang-Khong inhabited by the ‘Lao Loum’ and well known as a
‘sa’ paper-making village. |
| 16:30 |
Transfer to our All lao Elephant Camp by van, a 30 minutes drive on a scenic riverside road surrounded by steep hills and terraced rice fields. |
| 17:00 |
Check in at our Mahout Eco Lodge with free-time to explore Ban Noon-Savath. |
| 18:30 |
Dinner is served at our Mahout Eco Lodge Restaurant. Relax and soak up the
atmosphere along the Nam Khan River. |
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| Day2: Elephant Bathing & Elephant Riding + Bamboo Rafting |
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| 06:30 |
Retrieve your elephant from the rain forest and direct it to the Nam Khan River for
bath. |
| 08:00 |
Breakfast is served at our lodge restaurant. |
| 09:30 |
Enjoy a unique experience with a 1.5 hour elephant ride through lush nature and
landscape amidst the quietude on the back of the protected elephant. |
| 12:00 |
Van transfer to Pic Noy Village, inhabited by the ‘Youn’ minority group. Then start bamboo raft down the Nam Khan River passing green hills and vegetable gardens drifting back to Luang Prabang for 1.5 hours to get to our All Lao Elephant Camp. Lunch is served along the way during a rest stop on the bamboo rafting segment. |
| 15:30 |
Van transfer back to Luang Prabang to your hotel or our office on main street. |
