11 days 10 nights
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An extraordinary 11-day journey through the captivating landscapes of Northern Thailand and Southern Laos. This immersive tour takes you on a cultural exploration, allowing you to delve into the rich heritage and natural beauty of the region. From the vibrant city of Chiang Rai to the serene Mekong River, and from the ancient temples of Luang Prabang to the picturesque islands of the 4,000 Islands, each day of the tour promises new discoveries and unforgettable experiences. Whether you’re cruising along the Mekong, exploring traditional villages, or indulging in the local cuisine, this tour offers a truly remarkable adventure into the heart of Southeast Asia.
Upon arrival at the airport in Bangkok, take another flight to Chiang Rai, which locates in northern Thailand.
From there, our guide & driver will pick you up and transfer directly to Chiang Khong, the border district with Laos.
The transfer will take about 1.5 hour. Upon arrival, check in your hotel.
Free for the rest of the day for your own exploration.
Overnight in Chiang Rai
+ Guide & Driver
+ Meal: NONE
+ Accommodation: Hotel in Chiang Rai
Transfer to the border and meet with the representative of Gypsy Cruise, who will help you with taking the bus crossing the border to Laos side.
Upon finishing the border formality, transfer to the boat pier and aboard the charming boutique Gypsy Cruise.
Enjoy a welcome drink whilst the cruise team give you some safety brief before the boat leisurely floating downstream the Mekong river.Â
You have ample time to relax and admiring the rural life along the Mekong riverbanks.
The board will dock at ban Pak Tha at around 17:30PM. You can take as troll around the village before joining the cocktail party whilst the sun is setting.
Dinner on board with the authentic Lao dishes.
The bar remains open late if you want to chat with your guide and the cruise team.
Overnight onboard Gypsy Cruise.Â
+ Guide & Driver
+ Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
+ Accommodation: on board Gypsy Cruise
+ Pick-up: 07:30AM
Optional: wake up early to admire the sunrise, walk to the village and see the local people preparing for their day.
The boat starts at 07:30AM on the way to Ban Huay Palam, the Khmu village.
Arrive there at around 11:30AM, walk to visit the village before returning to the boat for the lunch.
At 16:00PM, we arrive at Ban Kok Eak, where the boat will dock for the night.
The cocktail party again starts at 17:30 during the sunset.
Dinner on board with the authentic Lao dishes.
The bar remains open late if you want to chat with your guide and the cruise team.
Overnight onboard Gypsy Cruise.
+ Driver & Guide
+ Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
+ Accommodation: on board Gypsy Cruise
+ Pick-up: NONE
Optional: wake up early to admire the sunrise, walk to the village and see the local people preparing for their day.
The boat starts at 07:30AM on the way to Ban Baw, which is famous for its traditional hand weaving and rice whiskey distilling.
Arrive there at around 11:30AM, walk to visit the village before returning to the boat for the lunch.
The boat then continues downstream the Mekong river to Luang Prabang. Along the way, we will stop to visit Pak Ou cave, two linked caves crammed with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes left by pilgrims.
The next stop is at the remote island temple shrine of Wat Done Khoun Nelemith, 16 km to Luang Prabang. We arrive in Luang Prabang at around 17:30PM, where our guide and driver will pick you up and transfer directly to your hotel in town.
Overnight in Luang Prabang
+ Driver & Guide
+ Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
+ Accommodation: Hotel in Luang Prabang
+ Pick-up: NONE
You have a free day in Luang Prabang to stroll around for your own exploration. Some of the recommended excursion as below detail:
During the evening, we recommend joining the Royal Ballet Theatre at the National Museum to watch the traditional show of Phralak Phralam and learn about the history and culture of Laos.
There is nothing better for the dinner with special bowl of Khaupoon, this is exactly the taste of Laos that you never want to miss.
Overnight in Luang Prabang
+ NO Driver & NO Guide
+ Meal: Breakfast
+ Accommodation: Hotel in Luang Prabang
+ Pick-up: NONE
You are free to stroll around the town before taking the flight to Pakse, the biggest town of Southern Laos. QV513 LPQ PKZ 10:40 12:20
Upon arrival, pick-up and transfer to your hotel in town.
Founded by the French in 1905 as an administrative post, the capital of Champasak Province is a relatively new town at the confluence of the Mekong and Se Don rivers.
In the afternoon, we will first visit Ban Khoh, which specializes in stone carving, and walk to the nearby Wat Chomphet, which hosts the biggest sitting Buddha in Laos.
Late afternoon, we will ascend to the top of Wat Phou Salao to admire the panoramic view over the town of Pakse, and the nearby area, whilst the dark is falling over the city.
Overnight in Pakse
+ Driver & Guide
+ Meal: Breakfast
+ Accommodation: Hotel in Pakse
+ Pick-up: 08:30AM
After meeting at the Sinouk Coffee House in central Pakse at 9:30am, we transfer you to a longtail riverboat for your 2.5 hour journey to Champassak.
Upon arrival at the Vat Phou boat, we help you to your cabins to unpack then serve lunch on deck.
The highlight of the afternoon is the Vat Phou ruins - the majestic pre-Angkorian 10th century temple complex and boat's namesake.
You have time to visit the museum at the ruins site, walk up to the highest temple and take as many photos as you would like.
As dusk falls, we transfer you back to the Vat Phou boat for a chance to enjoy the tropical sunset on the deck.
Dinner is served on board, while the boat docks for the night alongside a remote Laotian village.
+ Driver & Guide
+ Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
+ Accommodation: on board Vat Phou Cruise
+ Pick-up: 09:00AM
Breakfast is on board as we set sail for the village of Huei Thamo. This is a small village a few minutes walk away from the mysterious hidden forest temple of Oum Muong.
Afterwards we rejoin the boat to continue our cruise southwards.
Lunch is on the deck, while leisurely sailing closer to the wild paradise of the "4,000 Islands"
Late afternoon we disembark from the boat to walk through Ban Deua Tia, a small Laotian Village where the traditional way of life has not changed in centuries.
Our day's cruise finishes at the most northern tip of Don Khong, the largest inhabited island in the river archipelego. After dinner, the evening is yours to relax and enjoy.
+ Driver & Guide
+ Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
+ Accommodation: on board Vat Phou Cruise
+ Pick-up: NONE
While you breakfast on the deck, the Vat Phou boat cruises the Mekong to the small village of Ban Veuthong, where you board a small boat to meander among the 4,000 Islands to Khone Island.
You will visit the old French railway and walk across the bridge that links Khone and Det Islands.
We continue on the boat back to the mainland for lunch at a local restaurant in a small fishing village, Xieng Di, on the banks of the Mekong.
A bus transfers you to the historically significant Pha Phaeng waterfall, "the Niagara of the East", close to the Cambodian border.
After your visit to Phapheng waterfall you will be transferred back to Champasak, where we will take the boat to the isolated island of Done Daeng, home to the charming La Folie Lodge, where we will spend the night
+ Driver & Guide
+ Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
+ Accommodation: La Folie Lodge
+ Pick-up: NONE
Full day free for your own exploration.
The lodge have free boat transfer to Champasak, free bicycle, and plenty of activities available to book on spot.
We recommend you join a traditional dance class within 1 hour and/or a cooking class at a villager home.
Overnight at La Folie Lodge
+ Driver & Guide
+ Meal: Breakfast
+ Accommodation: La Folie LodgeÂ
+ Pick-up: NONE
Free before transferring back to Pakse to take the departure flight
+ Driver only
+ Meal: Breakfast
+ Accommodation: None
+ Pick-up: 3.5 hour before departure flight
Deposit of 20% of the total of tour is required upon confirmation of booking tour. The full prepayment will need to be made 45 days before departure for all services by money transfer or credit card payment with all bank transfer charges/ fees to be paid by the client.
The bank account name:Â METTA VOYAGES COMPANY LIMITED
The bank name: Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank
The bank branch: Hanoi Branch
The International Banking Account Number: 8888116868
Bank Swift Code: ASCBVNVX
The bank address: 442 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Ward 5, District 3, Hồ Chà Minh City, Vietnam
Phone number: (84.28) 3929 0999
After receiving your payment, we will issue you the hotel voucher and/or final confirmation itinerary, which can be sent to you by fax or e-mail.
+ Maximum 1 child can share the parent's existing bedding.
+ Children under 2 years old are free of charge for land services, only charge fee from airlines if have.
+ Children from 2-6 years old: 50% of adult price, or quote case by case
+ Children from 7-11 years old: 75% of adult price, or quote case by case
+ Children from 12 years old up: 100% adult price
You can amend your booking when the confirmation is made. Just contact us at [email protected] with your booking number. Our reservations team is glad to amend your booking accordingly. The extra expense may occurred will be informed to you before you decide to amend the services or travel date.
NON REFUNDABLE deposit of US$ 100 per person upon the packages tours services confirmation will be applied.
Cancellations will be charged as follow:
o   45 days prior to the arrival date: Non Refundable deposit charge and the cancellation fees applied by the concerned services suppliers such as flight company, boat company, train, hotels... in accordance with their cancellations policies if any.
o  44 - 31 days prior to arrival date: Cancellations fee of 30% per group/booking and plus the cancellation fees applied by the concerned services suppliers such as flight company, boat company, train, hotels... in accordance with their cancellations policies if any.
o   30 days - 15 days prior to arrival date: Cancellations fee of 50% per group/booking plus the cancellation fees applied by the concerned services suppliers such as flight company, boat company, train, hotels... in accordance with their cancellations policies if any.
o  14 - 7 days before arrival: Cancellations fee 70% charge plus the cancellation fees applied by the concerned services suppliers such as flight company, boat company, train, hotels... in accordance with their cancellations policies if any.
o  Less than 7 days before arrival Or No show: 100% charge per group/booking.
*** Nonrefundable deposit and banking service fee will be forfeited in all cancellation cases.
No refund will be given for any unused service after the trip has commenced or during the tour.
Metta Voyage Co.,ltd is not responsible for any loss, injury or damage sustained by passengers. Additional expenses incurred due to delays, accidents, natural disaster, epidemic or political actions and unrest must be borne by the passengers. Passengers are required to have full travel insurance.
Airline schedules and local conditions may affect accommodation and itineraries. Should this occur, Metta Voyage Co.,ltd will endeavor to substitute a suitable arrangement of similar value. Participation on any tours implies full agreement to the above conditions by all parties involved.
Your passport must be valid for at least six months following your entry date to your travel destination.
It is your responsibility to ensure that you are in possession of a valid passport and visa and all travel documents are valid for travel.
Travel insurance is not included in your tour price. It is the passenger's responsibility to verify whether his/her local health insurance carrier provides coverage while traveling. Please contact your insurance carrier for details. We can suggest you the insurance carrier case by case.
Metta Voyage Co., ltd strongly advises that you purchase a comprehensive travel insurance policy to cover all aspects of your tour: the loss of deposits through cancellation, lost of baggage and personal items, personal injury and death. A waiver must be signed if insurance is declined.
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