1 Day Mekong Cruise to Pak Ou Caves and Kuang Si Waterfalls

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About this activity

There is no need to haggle with waterfront boatmen on this Mekong excursion. Booking online guarantees a comprehensive guided door-to-door package at a fixed cost. Cruise from Luang Prabang to the Pak Ou Caves, including pauses to drink rice whiskey and visit a cave. After lunch, go to Kuang Si Falls and a Hmong settlement. Select from daylight, sunset, or two-day adventures, or upgrade to a private trip. Mekong Cruise and Cultural Tour: Pak Ou Caves and Kuang Si Falls Try rice wine and whiskey at Ban Xang Hai and have lunch with a view. Upgrade to a private package, which includes your own boat, guide, and car. No more map stress: Tour picks up and drops off at your hotel.

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At a glance

Duration: 8–9 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 15 people
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: Asia Package Travel

Ages: Infants (0–3 years) · Children (4–8 years) · Adults (9–79 years)

What is included

Included

Included: In-person English Guide
Included: Coffee and/or Tea
Included: Lunch
Included: Air-conditioned vehicle
Included: All Fees and Taxes

Not included

Not included: Soda/Pop
Not included: Alcoholic Beverages

Itinerary

Whisky Village

30 min Admission included

A unique little village on the banks of the Mekong River. Ban Xang Hai, is also known as whisky village, is famous for their handicraft products like distilling and selling whisky, hand woven fabric and jewelry.
Pak Ou Caves

2 hours Admission included

These two caves are located some 25km from Luang Prabang where the Nam Ou River flows into the Meking. The journey on a slow moving longboat to caves is decidedly picturesque. Motoring upriver you can see locals fishing and listen to the joyful laugher of children splashing in the water. The caves are revered throughout Laos and a very popular place for tourists and pilgrimsalike. There are some 4000 statyes abd statyettes in the caves, mostly of the Buddha, many stukk covered with paper thin gilding. The first cave is reached by a steep staircase from the river’s edge, while the second cave is a little deeper inside the mountain: bring a torchilight!
Kuang Si Falls

4 hours Admission included

The Kuang Si Falls, sometimes spelled Kuang Xi or known as Tat Kuang Si Waterfalls, is a three levelled waterfall about 29 kilometres (18 mi) south of Luang Prabang. Upon reaching falls, relax and enjoy the magnificent natural surroundings. The water tumbles down and cascades gently into several cool, clear pools where you can enjoy a refreshing swim. The adventurous may walk to the top of the falls via a steep track where stunning views are awaiting them. Kuang Si Waterfalls also is a place where a rescue center for protecting sunbears, the endangered species, is located.
Hmong Heritage Culture Center

2 hours Admission included

On the way back from the waterfall, we visit a Hmong village. We walk through the village and stop at a small museum built by the villagers. We learn from the villagers dressed in traditional costumes about their original highland life.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Villa Phathana Royal View Hotel
Burasari Heritage Luang Prabang
Villa Lao Wooden House
Anisa Mekong Riverside Villa
Le Bel Air Resort Luang Prabang
The Belle Rive Boutique Hotel
VillaSomPhong Namkhan View
The Apsara Rive Droite
Villa Merry Lao Ban Aphay
Hotel Villa Deux Rivieres 2
Ramayana Boutique Hotel
Wisdom Mystery Hotel

and 55 more pickup points

Your tour experience begins with a transportation service pick up from your accommodation at about 8:15-8:40 AM
Please fill in the name of your accommodation in "Special Requirements" field on booking. If your accommodation is not yet decided, please fill "not yet decided" in the field and notice us by the day before tour.
As this is a join in tour, please be patient in cases of unforeseen delays along the pick up route

Cancellation

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

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