Half Day Luang Prabang UNESCO World Heritage City Tour (H02)

Discover why Luang Prabang is considered one of the most fascinating places in Asia. We will have a tour to visit various temples and the royal palace in Luang Prabang. Hear many from local guide and learn about Luang Prabang, from its history to Buddhist stories and legends.

We will pick you up again at 8:30 and take you to  a small park on the peninsula tip. You will have a brief introduction to Luang Prabang, standing where the Nam Khan River meets the Mekong River. From there, walk to Wat Xieng Thong, the most revered temple in the country. Learn from your guide the typical architecture of the Luang Prabang style temples with their spectacular low sweeping roofs. Join local pilgrims for a glimpse into the daily Buddhist beliefs of the people.

Next, we will go temple hopping in the neighborhood. At Wat Sene, where there is a school for novice monks, you may meet again with novice monks you met on the morning alms.  Afterwards, we will visit the Royal Palace museum.  It houses a lot of interesting historical items. Every item tells a story…so you will learn quite a lot from your guide about Lao history and about Laos’ royal.

The tour ends with a climb up Phousi Hill. Rising 150m in the centre of town, you enjoy spectacular 360 degree views across the city and its many temples, and over the surrounding landscape to the mountains in the distance. You will be taken to the city center or to your hotel to complete the tour.

Optional

morning alms

The tour can begin early in the morning (Pickup time 5:15 – 05:45. Depends on sunrise time). We pick you up from your hotel and you have a fantastic opportunity together with the locals to witness the participating centuries old daily tradition of the alms giving ceremony. Following that, we visit local morning market. You return to your hotel for breakfast around 7;00 for breakfast.