Yunnan - Laos Overland
Tour code : WT. CN 02
Duration :14days 13nights,
Type of tour :Private Tour
Start and end : Kunming /Bangkok ,
Trip Grade:
Easy
Tour route: Kunming - Dali - Lijiang - Xishuang Banna - Meng La - Boten (Laos) - Luang Nam Tha - Muang Sing - Luang Phrabang - Vientiane (or begin and end in Bangkok


Itinerary

Day 1 Day 01 Kunming Arrival (D)
Meet at airport and transfer to the hotel.City tour if time permits.
Overnight at Kunming Hotel**** or similar.

Day 02 Kunming-Dali by air (B,L,D)
Take early morning flight to Dali.Visit the morning market and Bai family in Xizhou, batic factory and local temple in Zhongcheng, Three Pagodas,afternoon cruise on Erhai Lake with small boat to Shuttle Island.
Overnight at Asia Star Hotel****

Day 03 Dali-Lijiang by road (B,L,D)
Drive to Lijiang by new road,with sightseeing of Xinhua village in Heqin county.Visit Black Dragon Pond, Dongba Culture Museum and the old town of Lijiang.
Overnight at Grand Lijiang Hotel*** or similar.

Day 04 Lijiang (B,L,D)
Full day tour to Yak Meadow of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain ( by chairlift), Yufeng Temple, Baisha fresco, and Longquan Naxi village.
Overnight at Grand Lijiang Hotel or similar.

Day 05 Lijiang-Kunming-Jinghong by air (B,L,D)
Take morning flight back to Kunming. Excursion to the Stone Forest,visit a Sani Tribe village en route.Transfer to airport for catching the evening flight to Jinghong.
Overnight at Dai Garden Hotel ****

Day 06 Jinghong (B,L,D)
Full day excursion to Menghai and visit the local market, the Octagnal Pavillion, tea factory and the local villages and markets.
Overnight at Dai Garden Hotel

Day 07 Jinghong-Mengla (B,L,D)
Drive to Mengla via Menglun Botanical Garden, visit the Jinuo minority village,local market and temples.
Overnight at Jinxiu Hotel**

Day 08 Mengla-Boten(Laos)-Luang Namtha (B,L,D)
Drive to Boten Pass and make entry into Laos around 11 am
Meet with your Laos guide.Drive on a pick-up truck to Luang Namtha.Arrive mid-afternoon.Visit Luang Namtha and surroundings.Overnight in a simple guest house by Nam Tha river.

Day 09 Luang Namtha - Muang Sing (B,L,D ).
Breakfast.Continue on a pick-up truck to Muang Sing the first capital city of the former Lu Kingdom of Sip Song Phan Na (12000 ricefields).Arrive late morning.Discover the small town and the villages of various ethnic groups such as the Lantene,the Black Hmong , the Iko , the Lu... Short walk from a village to another.Overnight in a simple guest house.

Day10 Muang Sing - Oudomxay (B,L,D )
Breakfast.Visit the colourful market of Muang Sing before to depart on a pick-up truck to Oudomxay , by a mountainous road surrounded by beautiful sceneries and wild forests.Several stops on the way to discover traditional villages of ethnic groups mostly , Hmong ,Iko or Khmus . Arrive by the end of the day.Overnight in a simple guest house.

Day 11 Oudomxay - Nam Ou/Mekong Boat Trip - Luang Prabang (B,L,D ).
Breakfast. Continue by pick-up truck to Luang Prabang through Nam Ou valley .Several stops on the way to visit charming villages such as Pak Mong. At Ban Hat Kho, village of Lu ethnic minority,board a slow motorized sampan and cruise downNam Ou to the holy caves of Pak Ou. Visit and continue boat trip on the Mekong River to Luang Prabang. Arrive late afternoon.Transfer to Parasol Blanc (or similar first class hotel).

Day 12 Luang Prabang (B,L,D )
Breakfast.Visit Luang Prabang and her most beautiful temples such as Wat Xieng Thong , Wat Khilly , Wat Vixun , Wat May Wat ThatLuang . Excursion in the afternoon to Ban Xang Khong and Xieng Lek , villages well known for their weavings and handmade paper production.Return late afternoon to enjoy the sunset from the Phousy holy hill .

Day 13 Luang Prabang (B)
Breakfast. Free for your own discovery of Luang prabang Recommend to visit the former royal palace and the main markets of Luang Prabang.

Day 14 Luang Prabang - Vientiane- Udon Thani - Bangkok (B,L)
Breakfast. Late morning transfer to the airport for a flight to Vientiane on QV 102
(1125 /1205 ). On arrival, sightseeing of the Lao Capital City before transfer to the Friendship Bridge .
Cross to Thailand before 17h30 and transfer to UdonThani Airport for an evening flight to Bangkok


Prices

2-3 persons
USD/person

4-7 persons
USD/person

8-9 persons
USD/person

Single room
supplement

2100
1930
1630
360

The prices
include

  • All transfers and tours as described in the prog
  • meals fullboard
  • hotel accommodations in sharing twin room with daily breakfast ,
  • domestic air fares in China for Kunming - Dali // Lijiang - Kunming -Jinghong
  • entrance fees
  • English speaking guide services

The prices
do not
include

  • personal expenses and drinks,
  • international air fares and airport taxes
  • domestic air fares for Udon-Bangkok
  • China Visa Fee
  • tips and gratitudes
Note

Air ticket :Bangkok - Kunming// Udon - Bangkok also offered on request