Vientiane - Luang Prabang -
Mekong Cruise - Ban Houey Xay

Tour code : WT. LAO 02
Duration : 6days 5 nights,
Type of tour :Private Tour
Start and end : in Bangkok / Chiang Rai
Minimum passengers : 2 persons
Trip grade: Easy / Moderate
Tour route : Bangkok - Vientiane - Luang Phrabang - Mekong upstream Boat Trip -- Pakbeng - Ban Houey Xai - Chiang Khong - Chiang Rai Airport

Day 1 10.30 leave Bangkok for Vientiane by the flight TG 690 or QV 421. Meet and transfer from the airport and city tour in Vientiane to Haw Pra Kaew, Wat Sisaket, Pra That Luang, and The Arch of Triumph (Patuxai) then transfer to the Airport
Leave for Luang Prabang by afternoon Flight and transfer to the hotel

Day 2 City Tour in Luang Prabang to visit Wat Xieng Thong, Wat Visoun, Wat May and the sacred Mount Phousi

Day 3 At leisure for your own discovery of Luang Prabang

Day 4 Whole day exciting cruise upstream Mekong River by slow boat to Pak Beng
Overnight at simple guesthouse in Pak Beng

Day 5 Slow boat journey upstream Mekong River to Ban Houey Xay with some stops at ethnic minority villages. Visit Houey Xay Town before departure to Chiang Khong District (Thailand) in the afternoon. Overnight at a simple hotel in Chiang Khong.

Day 6 07.30 transfer to Chiang Rai Airport for the morning flight return to Bangkok


Note
1.
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 on the day of the tour.

2.About Laos Visa :
You can get a Laos Visa on arrival only if you enter Laos through 2 places either The Vientiane "Wat Tay" Airport or The Friendship Bridge (from Nong Khai of Thailand cross the bridge to Vientiane) with USD 30 for a visa fee. Please prepare 2 recent photos and your passport (with more than 6 months of validity) and its copy

If you want to enter Laos through other immigration check points such as Chong Meck, Boten, Houey Xay, etc you need to have a Lao visa stamp before from the Laos Embassies in your country or in many countries worldwide including Bangkok. Normally it will take 2-3 working days to get visa from the Laos Embassy.

Price

Group Size

Price / Person in US$
2 persons
540
3 persons
520

4- 5 persons

500
6-9 persons
480
A single room
supplement

60

Luang Prabang
first class hotel
supplement
40
Meals (full board) supplement
90
Prices include Mid-range hotels on a twin sharing basis in Luang Prabang , simple accommodations in Pak Beng, standard hotel in Chiang Khong, daily breakfast , transfers-visits-and excursions as per itinerary in a private vehicle with an English speaking guide, Laos domestic airfares with airport taxes, Laos visa autorization formality , travel accident insurance
Prices exclude drinks, personal expenses, airfares and airport taxes for : Bangkok - Vientiane (about USD115 ) and Chiang Rai - Bangkok (aboutUSD 57) - Laos visa on arrival fee(USD 30)
Things to bring :

warm clothes in Winter (Nov.- Jan.), a rain coat in the Rainy Season (Jun.-Oct.), long pants & long sleeves shirt , personal medicine, flashlight.