Luang Prabang ·

Alms-giving & morning-market walk & kuang Si waterfalls

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“5 nights in Luang Prabang — Settle into the Garden villa and get your bearings on the peninsula as the evening market lights up.”

5 days1 flight1 stay€791Culture

Luang Prabang

Why this trip

5 nights in Luang Prabang, mapped out day by day through Old Town — a place to sleep and something worth doing on every one of the 5 days.

Good to know

Best season: 12-17 November
Pace: Busy, back-to-back plans
Where you sleep: Garden villa, Old Town
Getting around: Trains, transit, and walking
Length: 5 days
Budget: €791

The trip, day by day

1
Arrival & Old Town orientation
Check in to the Old Town Garden villa
Stroll the Sisavangvong Road handicraft night market
Sunset climb up Mount Phousi for panoramic views
Dinner of Lao khao soi at a peninsula eatery
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2
Alms-giving & morning-market walk
Rise at 5:30am for the Tak Bat alms-giving procession
Walk the fresh morning market off Sisavangvong Road
Coffee and Lao breakfast in the Old Town
Afternoon Lao cooking class: market tour, sticky rice, laap & mok pa
Enjoy your cooked dinner riverside
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3
Kuang Si waterfalls tour
Morning transfer to Kuang Si Falls
Swim in the turquoise cascade pools
Hike to the upper falls viewpoint
Visit the Tat Kuang Si Bear Rescue Centre
Stop at a Hmong village en route back
Evening rest and street-food dinner
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4
Pak Ou caves & Mekong sunset cruise
Morning Mekong boat to the Pak Ou caves
Explore Tham Ting and Tham Phum Buddha caves
Stop at Ban Xang Hai whisky village
Return downriver in the afternoon
Golden-hour Mekong sunset cruise with drinks
Dinner on the riverside
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5
Bike & temple tour, then departure
Morning bike tour of the Old Town temples
Visit Wat Xieng Thong and Wat Mai
Explore the Royal Palace Museum grounds
Last-minute souvenir shopping
Transfer to the airport for departure
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The trip, chapter by chapter

Day 1 · Old Town

Arrival & Old Town orientation

Settle into the Garden villa and get your bearings on the peninsula as the evening market lights up. Check in to the Old Town Garden villa and Stroll the Sisavangvong Road handicraft night market.

Trip budget

€791

Flights: €296
Stay: €495
Per night: €158

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Day 2 · Old Town

Alms-giving & morning-market walk

A pre-dawn spiritual start followed by a deep dive into local produce and a hands-on cooking class. Rise at 5:30am for the Tak Bat alms-giving procession and Walk the fresh morning market off Sisavangvong Road.

Day 3 · Old Town

Kuang Si waterfalls tour

A full day at the turquoise tiered pools with swimming, jungle trails and the bear rescue centre. Morning transfer to Kuang Si Falls and Swim in the turquoise cascade pools.

Day 4 · Old Town

Pak Ou caves & Mekong sunset cruise

Upriver by boat to the sacred Buddha caves, capped with a golden-hour Mekong sunset cruise. Morning Mekong boat to the Pak Ou caves and Explore Tham Ting and Tham Phum Buddha caves.

Day 5 · Old Town

Bike & temple tour, then departure

Cycle the peninsula's finest temples before your onward flight. Morning bike tour of the Old Town temples and Visit Wat Xieng Thong and Wat Mai.

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