Itinerary
- Day 1
Luang Prabang
You'll arrive at Luang Prabang airport and get transferred to your hotel. If early check-in works out, you can settle in and then spend the rest of the day exploring this UNESCO World Heritage Site at your own pace. It's a good chance to get oriented and take things slow after travel.
- Start point
- Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ), Phetsarat Rd., Luangprabang, Luang Prabang, Laos (Luang Prabang Airport)
Optional Activities
- Stroll around Luang Prabang to get first impressions of the ancient city
Landmarks/POIs Luang Prabang 
- Day 2
Luang Prabang
This morning you'll head to a community rice farm outside the city to get hands-on with traditional Laotian agriculture. After that, you'll check out local craft workshops where they do bamboo weaving, blacksmithing, and sugar cane processing. In the afternoon, the Traditional Art and Ethnology Center is on the agenda, followed by Wat Xiengthong and the Royal Palace Museum. Later, you'll climb Phousi Hill for sunset views and then browse the Night Market before heading back.
Included Activities
- Visit to community-based rice farm with farm activities participation
- Visit to local bamboo weaving, blacksmithing, and sugar cane processing workshops
- Organic garden tour to learn about traditional herbs used in traditional medicine
- Visit to Traditional Art and Ethnology Center
- Visit to Wat Xiengthong
- Visit to Royal Palace Museum
- Ascend Phousi Hill (329 steps) for sunset view
- Visit to Night Market
Landmarks/POIs Wat Xiengthong Royal Palace Museum Phousi Hill Traditional Art and Ethnology Center Night Market 
- Day 3
Luang Prabang
You'll wake early to participate in the sacred daily alms giving with Buddhist monks, a practice dating back to the 14th century. After that, you'll visit the temporary morning market and grab breakfast at the hotel. The Traditional Arts and Ethnology Center is next, where you'll attend a 60-minute seminar on ethnic diversity and cultural practices. Lunch includes a Khmu ethnic meal at TAEC Café. The afternoon takes you to Kuang Si waterfall and Ban Thapene village with its hidden waterfalls. You can optionally visit the Bear Rescue Center, then wind down at Ock Pop Tock Living Craft Center for sunset views before returning to the hotel.
- Meals
- Lunch (Sample Khmu ethnic meal at TAEC Café)
Included Activities
- Join daily morning alms giving with Buddhist monks
- Visit temporary morning market
- Visit Traditional Arts & Ethnology Center
- Attend 60-minute seminar on 'Ethnic Diversity and Cultural Change in Laos'
- Sample Khmu ethnic lunch at TAEC Café
- Visit Kuang Si waterfall
- Walk to Ban Thapene village to explore hidden waterfalls
- Visit Ock Pop Tock Living Craft Center
Optional Activities
- Visit Bear Rescue Center
- Swimming in Kuang Si pools
Landmarks/POIs Kuang Si Waterfall Ban Thapene Bear Rescue Center Ock Pop Tock Living Craft Center Traditional Arts & Ethnology Center - Day 4
Luang Prabang
You'll cycle to a famous Lao coffee shop by the Mekong River for coffee and local Khanom Khrok pastry. Next, the morning market gives you a chance to learn about local cooking ingredients and sample delicacies. Cycling continues to Wat That Luang for Khao Poon coconut noodle soup, then Ban Vieng Xay village for street food. After crossing the old bridge to Nam Khan River, you'll visit local weaving and Saa paper handicrafts in Ban Xieng Lek, stopping at a bamboo restaurant for lunch. The afternoon involves cycling through lesser-known parts of town to see UNESCO-categorized architecture, including traditional Lao houses, French colonial buildings, and Chinese shop houses before returning your bike.
- Meals
- Lunch (Local Lao food at bamboo restaurant on Nam Khan River)
Included Activities
- Cycling tour with bike fitting and guide
- Visit to famous Lao coffee shop by Mekong River
- Morning market visit and local food sampling
- Cycling to Wat That Luang area for Khao Poon
- Local street food experience in Ban Vieng Xay village
- Scenic stop at meeting point of Mekong and Nam Khan rivers
- Visit to Ban Xieng Lek for local weaving and Saa paper handicrafts
- Bamboo restaurant meal on Nam Khan River
- In-depth cycling tour of city's lesser-known areas
- UNESCO architecture tour - four building types
Landmarks/POIs Wat That Luang Ban Vieng Xay Mekong and Nam Khan Rivers Meeting Point Ban Xieng Lek - Day 5
Luang Prabang to Ban Xienglom
You'll leave Luang Prabang around 8:30am heading to nearby Xieng Lom village. There you'll get an in-depth introduction to elephant behavior and take a boat across Nam Khan River to meet them. You'll feed the elephants treats and can watch mahouts washing and bathing them in the river if you'd like. Then comes a 2-hour walk through traditional Lao gardens to reach Huay Nok stream jungle, where you'll walk alongside elephants through cool water. After returning to MandaLao restaurant for a fresh organic Lao meal, you'll have time to chat with guides and stroll the camp before heading to Chateau Orientale for the night.
- Meals
- Lunch (Fresh Lao meal made from organically grown produce at MandaLao restaurant)
Included Activities
- In-depth introduction to elephant behavior
- Boat ride across Nam Khan River
- Meet elephants and feed them treats
- Observe elephant washing and bathing in the river
- 2-hour walk through traditional Lao gardens with elephants
- Walk alongside elephants at Huay Nok stream
- Fresh Lao meal at MandaLao restaurant made from organically grown produce
- Farewell treats and goodbye hugs with elephants
Landmarks/POIs Xieng Lom Nam Khan River Huay Nok Stream Chateau Orientale - Day 6
Ban Xienglom to Ban Xiengmouak
At 8:00am you'll transfer to Nahm Dong park, about 10km from the city center. The park manager will welcome you before you join a cooking class where you learn Lao cuisine, pick ingredients from the gardens, and prepare at least 5 seasonal dishes with a recipe booklet provided. Lunch features the dishes you created. Afterward, you'll experience zipline flying over jungle and waterfalls for roughly an hour, then trek back through jungle crossing flying bridges, streams, and natural pools where swimming is possible. You'll have time to relax at camp or explore the park before heading to nearby Hillside Ecolodge for the night.
- Meals
- Lunch (Meal with dishes created during the cooking class)
Included Activities
- Cooking class with Lao cuisine and ingredient picking from gardens
- Lunch with dishes created during cooking class
- Zipline experience over jungle and waterfalls
- Jungle trail trek with flying bridges and natural pools
- Optional swimming in natural pools
Optional Activities
- Stroll around the park
- Relax at camp huts
Landmarks/POIs Nahm Dong Park Hillside Ecolodge - Day 7
Ban Xiengmouak to Muang Soune
You depart Luang Prabang at 9:00am and spend 9:30am to 10:30am at the local market picking fresh ingredients for cooking during your stay. After a 30-minute river crossing by local ferry around 12:00pm to 12:30pm, you'll meet the family and have lunch together from 12:30pm to 1:30pm. You'll rest until 2:00pm, then explore local village activities until 5:00pm, which include school visits, weavers who can make traditional dress, and other village artisans. From 5:00pm to 6:00pm you can bathe in the river or shower in the house. You'll participate in the Baci ceremony from 6:00pm to 7:00pm, prepare and enjoy dinner with the family from 7:30pm to 9:00pm, and afterward you're welcome to join card games or other activities.
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch with family), Dinner (Dinner with family)
Included Activities
- Food tour in local market to pick fresh ingredients
- River crossing with local ferry or pirogue
- Lunch with family
- Visit to local school
- Visit to village weavers
- Visit to other village artisans
- River bathing or house shower
- Baci ceremony participation
- Dinner preparation with family
- Dinner with family
Optional Activities
- Playing cards with family after dinner
Landmarks/POIs Local Market - Day 8
Muang Soune to Luang Prabang
You'll wake at 5:00am to prepare sticky rice for the monk's offering, then join alms giving at the temple from 6:00am to 7:00am. Breakfast with the family follows from 7:00am to 8:00am. From 8:00am to 10:00am you'll go fishing on the Ou River with Kham and her uncle to learn new techniques. Hiking to rice fields and exploring rural farmer life plus organic gardens takes you through 10:00am to 1:00pm. Lunch with the family runs from 1:00pm to 2:00pm, then you'll have free time to purchase souvenirs until 3:00pm. You'll cross the river by local boat from 3:00pm to 3:30pm and depart back to Luang Prabang, arriving at the airport by 5:00pm for your departure flight.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast with family), Lunch (Lunch with family)
Included Activities
- Prepare sticky rice for monk's offering
- Alms giving at temple
- Breakfast with family
- Fishing on Ou River with guide
- Hike to rice fields
- Explore rural life of farmers
- Visit family organic gardens
- Lunch with family
- Souvenir shopping in village
Landmarks/POIs Ou River
