Luang Prabang: Mekong Cruise to Caves, Waterfalls and Villages

Overview

There’s no need to negotiate with waterfront boatmen for this Mekong cruise. Booking online ensures a comprehensive guided door-to-door package at a fixed price. Cruise from Luang Prabang to the Pak Ou Caves with stops to taste rice whiskey and explore a cave. After lunch, travel by car to the Kuang Si Falls and a Hmong village. Choose between daytime, sunset, or 2-day experiences, or upgrade to a private tour.

• Mekong cruise and cultural tour, including Pak Ou Caves and Kuang Si Falls

• Try rice wine and whiskey in Ban Xang Hai and eat lunch with a view

• Upgrade for a private package, with your own boat, guide, and vehicle

• No more map stress: Tour picks up and drops off at your accommodation

What's Included

• Lunch

  Buffet-style lunch (Chicken and fish. 4-5 vegetarian options available)

• Coffee and/or Tea

• Air-conditioned vehicle

• All Fees and Taxes

What To Expect

1

Whisky Village

A unique little village on the banks of the Mekong River. Ban Xang Hai, is also known as whisky village, is famous for their handicraft products like distilling and selling whisky, hand woven fabric and jewelry.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

2

Pak Ou Caves

These two caves are located some 25km from Luang Prabang where the Nam Ou River flows into the Meking. The journey on a slow moving longboat to caves is decidedly picturesque. Motoring upriver you can see locals fishing and listen to the joyful laugher of children splashing in the water. The caves are revered throughout Laos and a very popular place for tourists and pilgrimsalike. There are some 4000 statyes abd statyettes in the caves, mostly of the Buddha, many stukk covered with paper thin gilding. The first cave is reached by a steep staircase from the river’s edge, while the second cave is a little deeper inside the mountain: bring a torchilight!

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

3

Kuang Si Falls

The Kuang Si Falls, sometimes spelled Kuang Xi or known as Tat Kuang Si Waterfalls, is a three levelled waterfall about 29 kilometres (18 mi) south of Luang Prabang. Upon reaching falls, relax and enjoy the magnificent natural surroundings. The water tumbles down and cascades gently into several cool, clear pools where you can enjoy a refreshing swim. The adventurous may walk to the top of the falls via a steep track where stunning views are awaiting them. Kuang Si Waterfalls also is a place where a rescue center for protecting sunbears, the endangered species, is located.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

4

Hmong Heritage Culture Center

On the way back from the waterfall, we visit a Hmong village. We walk through the village and stop at a small museum built by the villagers. We learn from the villagers dressed in traditional costumes about their original highland life.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

• Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 3 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability

• Not wheelchair accessible

• Service animals allowed

• Near public transportation

• Infants must sit on laps

• Not recommended for pregnant travelers

• Most travelers can participate

• This tour is not hard at all. But it's about 10 hours full day excursion including a long distance drive (60km). If old people and infants are in your group, please consider to choose 2 days split option or private option

• This tour/activity will have a maximum of 36 travelers