Pick up at the airport on arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel. After a short rest, you will be free to wander around the city's Night Market offering handmade textiles woven by local people and ethnic minority communities. You will spend the night in Luang Prabang.
Day 2: Luang Prabang city (B, L, G)
After breakfast, you will enjoy a guided-tour seeing the city's oldest temple of Wat Sene and the magnificent Wat Xieng Thong with its roofs sweeping low to the ground, which represents classical Laotian architecture. You will then visit the impressive stupa of Wat Visoun.
In the late afternoon, you will climb up to the top of Mount Phousi for an enjoyable exploration of the sacred, gilded stupa as well as a panoramic view of the city at sunset and the Mekong River. The rest of the day will be free to wander around the ancient street or just relax with a Laos's beer along the Nam Khan River. You will spend the nigh in Luang Prabang.
Day 3: Luang Prabang/Kuangsi Waterfall/Luang Prabang (B, L, G)
Get up early in the morning; you will witness one of Laos' unique ceremonies – the daily 'alms giving' ritual of saffron-clad monks walking in a long line holding black bowls to receive offerings from local people. The traditional gift is a handful of 'sticky rice', but nowadays money is equally acceptable.
You'll then return to your hotel for a proper breakfast. Afterwards, you'll be driven to the Kuangsi Waterfalls, a serene beauty spot where you can splash around in the pools or stroll the forest paths. From there, you'll return to Luang Prabang and continue to Ban Phanom, a well-known weaving village. You will spend the night in Luang Prabang.
Day 4: Luang Prabang/Xieng Khoang (B, L, D, G)
After breakfast, you will visit the National Museum at the former Royal Palace. After that, you will be driven 306km uphill a mountain surrounded by wonderful natural scenery to Xieng Khouang, which was devastated by American bombing between 1964 and 1973. On arrival, you will visit the 1st sites of the Plain of Jars, an impressive archaeological site where hundreds of large stone jars are scattered all over the plateau. If time permits, you will see the old capital of Muang Khoun and the nearby villages, home to the Hmong hill tribe people. You will spend the night in Xieng Khoang.
Day 5: Xieng Khoang (2nd and 3rd site of The Plain of Jars) (B, L, D, G)
After breakfast, you will head out to the old capital of Muang Khoun province and its nearby villages, home to the Hmong hill tribe and Thai Dam people. The excursion continues to the 2nd and 3rd Plain of jars fields, where you can obtain more scenic views. Along the way, you will visit more local villages and learn about the local culure and lifestyle. You will spend the night in Xieng Khoang.
Day 6: Xieng Khoang/Vientiane (B, G)
After breakfast, you will take your flight back to Vientiane. After a short rest, your guide will show you around the Morning Market and the city seeing the city lifestyle of local Lao people. You will spend the night in the Vientiane.
Day 7: Vientiane City Tour (B, L, G)
After breakfast, you will visit the major sights of the capital; including the oldest Wat Sisaket, the temple with thousands of miniature Buddha statues and the former royal temple of Wat Prakeo, which previously housed the famous Emerald Buddha Image. You will then visit the famous and sacred structure of That Luang Stupa. You will finish your day by a visit to the Patuxay Monument, which is well known as Vientiane's own Arc de Triumph.
In the afternoon, you will be transferred 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. Your overnight accommodation will be in Vientiane.
After checking into the hotel, you will visit the impressive Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge and the Buddha Park, a scattered enchanting collection of Buddhist and Hindu sculptures on the Mekong Riverside meadow, close to the Friendship Bridge. You will spend the night in Vientiane.
Day 8: Vientiane/Pakse/Don Khone Island (B, L, D, G)
After breakfast, you will catch an early flight to Pakse. On arrival, you will be driven to visit the fascinating pre-angkorian ruins of Wat Phu, one of Southeast Asia's most dramatically situated temples - Wat Phu which is recognized by UNESCO in 2001. After that, you will continue our journey by long tail boat to Don Khong, the largest island in the South Mekong river region known as the 4000 islands, one of the most scenic areas in Laos. You will spend the night in Don Khone Island.
Day 9: Don Khone Island surrounding (B, L, D, G)
Early morning breakfast, you will explore the local villages of Ban Khone and visit the first Lao railway with its locomotive. You will then discover the Liphi waterfall, one of the most beautiful waterfalls marking the end of Lao border to Cambodia, also known as the Samphamith. With lucks, you may even see the rare freshwater Irrawaddy Mekong dolphin at Ban Hang Khone. Your overnight accommodation will be in Don Khone Island.
Day 10: Don Khone Island/Tadlo/Pakse (B, L, G)
Upon leaving Done Khone Island, you will continue our journey towards Tadlo, through Boloven plateau. This trip gives visitors the chance to venture off the beaten track and to discover some of the lesser-known areas of Laos, exploring the wild beauty of this southern region. Upon arrival at Tad Lo waterfall, you will visit the villages of Alak, Nge, and Katu, populated by ethnic minority groups. Returning to Pakse by late evening, you will spend the night in a hotel.
Day 11: Pakse departure (B, DP)
Free time until transferred to the airport for departure flight. Tour Incredible Laos ends.
