Private Luang Prabang City Tour

4.8 (31 reviews) 12 hours Private tour

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About this activity

Visit the main highlights of Luang Prabang heritage area. in one day Walking with a licensed local guide, you will hear many local stories and get a taste of Luang Prabang’s culture, from the history of the temples and the city to the Buddhist stories and legends painted all over the walls of the temples.

This tour’s destinations include the main highlights of Luang Prabang such as Buddist temples (Wat Mai, Wat Xieng Thong, Wat Wisunarat, Wat Pa Phon Phao), Royal Palace museum, local market, ethnological center etc.. It is simply the must do Luang Prabang tour for any first time visitors to the country.

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At a glance

Duration: 12 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: Manifa travel

Ages: Adults (0–100 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private transportation
Included: English Speaking Local Licensed Tour Guide

Not included

Not included: Lunch: We will send it to the restaurant of your choice. If there are a large number of people, we can also make advance reservations for the restaurant.
Not included: Admission to temples and museums

Itinerary

Alms Giving Ceremony

one hour

Pickup from your accommodation at early morning around 5:15 am in March to October and 5:45 in November to February. We rise early to observe the sunrise procession of monks receiving alms and experience offering food to monks. Morning Alms (Sai Bat) is a longstanding tradition in Laos Buddhist culture, and is very unique to Laos. Laos is the only Buddhist nation still preserving the procession.
The Morning Market

30 min

After morning alms, we visit Luang Prabang morning market. The market lining a couple of quiet streets near the Royal Palace, starts early and is over by mid-morning. It sets up along a couple of side-streets next to one of the city’s many Wats. A butcher and some of the more touristy stalls have actual tables for their wares. But most of the vendors, selling anything from rice, to fresh vegetables, to steamed fish, frogs, and anything else that might be the day’s catch, just set up on the ground.
Old Quarter Luang Prabang

4 hours

Luang Prabang, designated a UNESCO World Heritage site for its unique blending of traditional Lao and European colonial influences in its architecture and culture, was the capital of the Lane Xang kingdom from the 14th to 16th centuries, as well as the center of Buddhist worship in the region.

Old quarter setting on a peninsula at the confluence of the Mekong and Nam Khan rivers, encircled by verdant mountains, offers a natural beauty that is complemented by the craftsmanship of Louangphrabang’s palaces, temples, and traditional houses.
Riverview Park

5 min

A small park at the tip of the Luang Prabang Peninsula where the Mekong and Nam Khan rivers meet.
Wat Xiengthong

40 min Admission not included

Wat Xieng Thong, once known as “The Temple of the Golden City”, holds great cultural, historic and architectural importance. It is serenely situated near the tip of the peninsula at the confluence of the Mekong and Nam Khan Rivers, with a grand staircase leading up from the Mekong. For centuries it was considered the ceremonial gateway to the town, with visiting dignitaries and soon-to-be-crowned kings arriving via these steps. (Entrance fee 30,000 kip)
Stop 6

20 min

The temple was built in 1718 by King Kitsarath with 100,000 stones from the Mekong river. It literally means "Temple of 100,000 treasures"
Royal Palace Museum

one hour Admission not included

[The museum is closed on the last Thursday of every month and cannot be visited] The Royal Palace, which is today the national museum and built by French colonialists between 1904-09, displays a lovely collection of artefacts and offers you an insight into the fascinating history and culture of Laos. (Entrance fee 60,000 kip)
UXO Lao Visitors Centre

40 min

UXO (Unexploded Ordinance) Information Centre exhibits the devastation that Laos continues to suffer as a result of the Second Indochina War. (closed on Saturday & Sunday)
Stop 9

15 min Admission not included

The oldest Buddhist temple dating to the 16th century, known for its large, watermelon-domed stupa.(Entrance fee 30,000 kip)
Mount Phousi

30 min Admission not included

Mount Phousi is a 100 m high hill in the centre of the old town, located on the peninsula between the Mekong and Nam Khan rivers. As the highest point in town, it boasts the town’s famous and favourite panoramic view. On the summit, the shiny golden stupa of Wat Chom Si sits firmly and greets visitors to the mountain. It was built in 1804 during the reign of King Anourouth and has become a symbol of Luang Prabang’s spiritual significance. (Entrance fee 30,000 kip)

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

Return to your accommodation or city center at about 5:00 pm

End point

Your accommodation or city center

Pickup points

Manyo Hotel and Resort
A+Shuya
Villa Thavisouk Legend
Palm Golden Luangprabang Hotel
L'hotel Souvannaphoum
Villa Phathana Royal View Hotel
La Nuit De Laos
Luang Prabang Legend Hotel
Burasari Heritage Luang Prabang
Villa Lao Wooden House
Anisa Mekong Riverside Villa
Le Bel Air Resort Luang Prabang

and 165 more pickup points

We will pick you up from any accommodation in Luang Prabang city.

8:30 am (no alms giving)

6:00 am (Joining alms giving, November to February)

5:30 am (Joining alms giving, March to October)

Cancellation

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

If you cancel	You get back
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Options

English, Half Day City Tour

Activity: Alms giving / Monrnig market (5:30 option only Pickup = sunset time, 1 hour ), Wat Xiengthong, Royal Palace, Mount Phousi

Duration: 5 hours: Alms giving / Monrnig market (sunrise time - 1 hour), morning city tour (4 hour)

Pickup included
Full Day City Tour

Activity: Alms giving / Morning Market (5:30 only), Wat Xiengthong, Royal Palace, Mount Phousi, Ban Xangkhong, UXO center, Wat Vison

Duration: 8 hours: Alms giving / Morning Market (sunrise - 1 hour), morning city tour (4 hour), afternoon city tour (3 hour)

Pickup included
City tour, Mekong Cruise

Activity: Alms giving / Monrnig market (5:30 option only), Morning city tour, lunch, 3 hr Mekong Cruise from Pak Ou Caves to city

Duration: 10 hours: Alms giving, market (sunrise time - 1 hr), morning city tour (4 hr) lunch (1 hr) Mekong cruise to caves, sunse cruise (4 hr)

lunch: buffet lunch @ manifa elephant camp

Pickup included