On This trip
you will visit 3 World Heritage sites in 3
different countries and atmosphere.
In Thailand,
you will have time to visit
Ban
Chiang
Museum
, one of the world Heritage site in
Thailand
and its excavation site, and Pra That
Bangpuan, a major religious site of over
3,000 years, as well as
Phu
Prabart
Historical
Park
, located in a beautiful natural surrounding.
In Laos,
you will have a great experience to travel
on road from
Vientiane
to Vang Vieng, a small, but nice town located
on
Nam
Song
River
. Then travel on a scenic road to Luang
Prabang, one of the World Heritage in
Laos
. It's a living World Heritage with many
things worth seeing. After that continue
traveling to Xiang Khoung, visit to the
impressive archeological site of Plain Of
Jars, the amazing jars & its legend. From
Xiang Khoung, continue traveling on road to
Namkan Border, and cross to Vinh.
In Vietnam,
on arrival in Vinh, visit to the lively
Hochiminh Square
. From Vinh, travel to
Halong
Bay
, one of
Vietnam
'
s World Heritage site, explore beautiful cave
and fantastic scenery, and then end up at
Hanoi
with visit to the highlights of
Hanoi
. After ending the trip, take the departure
flight back home.
Day 1
Bangkok
-
Udorn Thani (B)
Am Transfer from
hotel to
Domestic
Airport
Take a morning flight to Udorn Thani
Arrival in
Udorn
Thani
Airport
. Meet and transfer to Charoensri Grand Hotel
in the town of
Udorn Thani
. City tour in Udorn Thani and
OTOP
Villages
Pm After lunch, travel to visit
Ban
Chiang
National
Museum
& its excavation site. And visit an imitate
Ban Pulu pottery village. After that return
to the hotel.
Overnight at a hotel in Udorn Thani
Day 2 Udorn Thani - Phu
Prabart - Nong Khai (B)
08.00 Breakfast at
the hotel. Travel to visit
Phu
Prabart
Historical
Park
. Spend the whole day in this natural and
historical park. Walk along the natural &
historical trail, listen to Usa-Baros
legend, observe different strange shapes of
sandstone rocks, prehistoric rock painting,
On the way, you will also see beautiful wild
flowers and orchids. You will end with
visiting Pra Buddha Bart Buabok, the Lord
Buddha's footprint. After that travel to
Nong Khai. Dinner Cruise on
Mekong
River
.
Overnight at a hotel in
Nongkhai
Day 3 Udorn Thani -
Vientiane
-
Vang Vieng (by road) (B)
Am Breakfast at the
hotel. At leisure.Travel to
Vientiane
via
Friendship
Bridge
, Nong Khai Border.On arrival at
Friendship
Bridge
, you are met and transferred to
Vientiane
.
Vientiane
is the charming and fascinating
capital of
Laos
. This small town conjures up exotic images,
with the curious mix of Lao, Thai, Chinese,
Vietnamese, French influences. We explore
the town this afternoon; with Wat Sisaket
which is the oldest temple still standing in
Vientiane
. This amazing structure features remarkable
frescoes and Buddha images. The following
sight is Haw Prakeo, the former royal
temple
of
Laos
monarchy, where previously housed the famous
Emerald Buddha Statue. We then visit the
imposing
Patuxay
Monument
, which is well known as
Vientiane
's own Arc de Triumph before continuing to the
famous That Luang Stupa.
After your delicious lunch of Lao cuisine, we
are heading out the town, journeys
northwards Vang Vieng, the drive takes you
through the spectacular countryside towards
the mountain region. We reach our today
final destination, Vang Vieng, which is
nestled on a bend of the
Nam
Song
River. The small and tranquil
village
of
Vang Vieng
is rapidly developed with the advent of
tourist, but the beautiful scenery with a
mixture of quiet water and limestone
outcrops unchanged for century. After
checking into hotel we take a wander to
catch our first glimpse of this hill
town.Overnight in Vang Vieng.
Day 4 Vang Vieng - Luang
Prabang (by road) (B)
Breakfast, Upon
leaving Vang Vieng, the roads begin to
deteriorate; however the stunning mountain
scenery makes for an interesting journey. We
wind our way through Kasi and
Phoukhoune to Luang Prabang. This town
with its gleaming temple roofs, fading
colonial architecture and stunning mountain
backdrop has been claimed by UNESCO to be
"the best preserved traditional city in
South East Asia
". There is little traffic on Luang Prabang
roads and monks in orange robes scurry in
all directions carrying umbrellas to shade
themselves from the Sun.
Overnight in Luang Prabang.
Day 5 Luang Prabang - Pak
Ou - Khouangsi (B)
This morning you may
want to wake up early and participate in the
daily early morning ritual of saffron-clad
monks with their black Alms-giving
bowls being given offerings from the local
people, including the ubiquitous sticky
rice.
Am After breakfast,
we visit The National Museum at the
former Royal Palace, which displays a
lovely collection of the artifacts
reflecting the richness of Lao culture
dating from the days of the early kings
right through the last sovereign, then
transfer to boat pier, We then board a
cruise upstream on the
Mekong
River
, which also gives us a taste of the tranquil
countryside and an interesting visit to the
mysterious of Pak Ou Caves, crammed
with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha
statues of various shapes and sizes. Along
the way, we stop at Ban Xang Hai to visit
the rice wine distillation.
Pm Continue driving to the
beautiful Khouangsi Waterfall where
you can splash around in the pools or walk
along the forest paths, return to Luang
Prabang by late afternoon and continue to
Ban Phanom, a well known weaving
village, return to the city by late evening
for observing the sunset at Wat
Siphouthabath. Overnight in Luang
Prabang
Day 6 Luang Prabang -
Xieng Khouang (by road) (B)
Early morning, we
are driving toward Xiengkhouang, the road is
stunning, but the scenery is perfect for a
leisure drive, we step down and visit Hmong
Villages along the way, we arrive in
Phonesavanh by lunch and proceed to visit
Plain of jars. The Xieng Khouang is one of
the heaviest bombing in
Laos
by
US
air strike once
Indochina
war, which was devastated by American bombing
between 1964 and 1973. Upon arrival, we
transfer out to visit the Plain of Jars,
an impressive archaeological site where
hundreds of large stone jars are littered
all over the plateau. We also have time,
this afternoon seeing the old capital of
Muang
Khoun
Province
and the nearby villages, home to the Hmong
hill tribe and Tai Dam people.
They have an interesting local culture and a
colorful history. Overnight in Phonsavanh
Day 7 Xieng Khouang -
Namkhanh Border - Vinh (by road) (B)
Early morning, we
visit Central Market of Phonsavanh to
watch different Hill Tribes to barter and
exchange merchandises. Then heading out the
this small town to Vang Vieng, on the way,
we drop off and see a site more than 200
years old Buddha images in Thampra
and varied Hmong and varied hill tribe
minority villages along the road. They are
nice, friendly and welcome you to visit.
After a photo stop, we continue driving up
hill, enjoying mountain splendid natural
scenery, forest and landscape.
Continue to Laos-Vietnam
border ( Namkhanh)-after immigration
formalities then depart to Vinh City. Lunch
on route- arrive Vinh City late afternoon
Check-in and Dinner at the hotel Visit The
Ho Chi Minh Square and return to hotel for
Over night.
Day 8
Vinh
City
-
Halong (by road) (B)
Break fast at the
hotel
Short Visit Ho Chi Minh Home land, then
Continue to-ward Halongbay, The World
Heritage city
Board on Cruise for Lunch getting the most
beautiful sceneries of Halongbay as: Thien
Cung Cave Dau Go Cave, view the beautiful
scenery of Halong, and return to hotel
Dinner and Over night.
Day 9 Halong -
Hanoi
(by road) (B)
Break fast at the
hotel
Excursion by Road to
Hanoi
on the way visit Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and
One Pillar Pagoda - One of
Vietnam
symbols. Then Visit Ho
Chi
Minh
Museum
. Lunch at the local Restaurant.
Arrive in
Hanoi
late afternoon Dinner at the hotel, after
Dinner enjoys water Puppet show at Thang
Long Theatre
Day 10
Hanoi
-
Departure (B)
Breakfast at the
hotel
Free until Transfer to airport
End of services
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Group Size
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USD/person
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2
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1,9785
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3-4
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1,708
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5-7
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1,575
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8-9
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1,380
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Single Supplement
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336
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Nong Khai Grand Thani |
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Vang Vieng |
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Luang Prabang |
Villa Santi |
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Xieng Khouang |
Phuphadaeng |
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Vinh
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Xanh
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Halong Bay |
Suoi Mo |
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Hanoi |
Hua Binh |
Note
1.The fee includes
-Transportation in
private air-conditioned
-Accommodation in twin shared basis
-Boat trip as stated in above sights
-English speaking guide
-Admission fee to indicated sights
-Meals: only breakfast
-Government tax and service charge
-Luggage handling and drinking wate
2. The fee excludes
-Visa stamping fee
on arrival US$30.00/pax
-Domestic airfare: BKK-Udorn Thani
-International airport departure tax
US$10.00/pax
-International air tickets from
Vietnam
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Travel accident Insurance: 1 million
baht/person
-Tip, drinks, personal expenses
3. Things to bring:
warm clothes in winter (Nov-Feb), rain coat in
rainy season (Jun-Oct), hat, sunglasses,
personal medicines
4.Itinerary:
Due to the nature of the tour,
the weather, road condition, local
circumstance, prevailing safety factors, the
route & itinerary may vary to those
published but the content of the tour will
remain similar. The final decision of the
actual itinerary will be done by the tour
operator's staff
