Luang Prabang Family Holiday

Upon arrival at the airport, you will be greeted by our guide and transfer to hotel. Nestled in a stunning setting amid lush mountains, this sacred city of golden temples and saffron robed monks provides endless opportunities for sightseeing. In the late afternoon enjoy a one hour walking tour of Luang Prabang’s atmospheric night market. Here you’ll find perhaps the most extensive collection of traditional and ethnic handicrafts for sale in Laos, the stalls overflowing with colourful textiles, sumptuous quilts, carvings, basketry, ceramics, clothing, handmade paper goods and even Beer Lao T-shirts. This beguiling market is open daily from dusk until about 10pm.

If you wish, get an early start (6:00am or so) and go watch or participate in the traditional Lao rite of Almsgiving to the monks. In the city, some 300+ monks file through silently collecting alms. This is an amazing sight and your guide will be on hand to demonstrate and explain this important ritual. Afterwards, visit the Morning Market and see an array of meats, vegetables and spices the locals use in their cooking. Then you`ll head to the Kuang Si waterfalls to spend the morning swimming and hiking through the beautiful natural surroundings and enjoying a picnic lunch. Returning to town in the afternoon, you`ll visit the ethnology center and partake in a serene baci ceremony.

A morning cruise along the Mekong River takes you to the Pak Ou caves and onwards to Kamu Lodge. You`ll check in to your safari-style accommodation and enjoy a lunch of delicious local dishes. This afternoon, adults and kids will love the activities at the lodge: rice planting, gold panning, fishing, trekking and village exploration are all possible.

After a leisurely morning at the lodge, travel by boat down river to Luang Prabang stopping at a village on the riverbanks along the way. Free afternoon until transfer to airport for departure flight.