Tours and Excursions
Vat Phou Cruise 3 days 2 nights along fascianating Mekong River
Ref: PHT-Laos 3 D/2N
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Duration: 3 days, 2 nights [Upon requirement ]
Themes/activities: Culture, Scenery-nature
Cruise the " Mother of Waters " to the wild paradise of the " 4,000 islands " on the Vat Phou , your comfortable floating air-conditioned teak hotel with twelve cabins , each with twin beds and private hot and cold running water bathro
Day 1: Pakse/Champassak/Vat Phou
After meeting at the Sinouk Coffee House in central Pakse at 09.30a.m. , 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.
Day 2: Huei Thamo / Oum Muong Temple / Khong Island
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.
Day 3: Don Khone / Pha Pheng Waterfall / Pakse
While you breakfast on the deck, the Vat Phou boat cruises 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 Pheng waterfall , "the Niagara of the East", close to the Cambodian border. We then bring you back to Pakse for the end of the cruise experience, arriving around 4.00pm.
- Flight ticket from Bangkok - Ubon Ratchathani - Bangkok by Thai Airways Intl
- 3 days cruise with stops and visits as mentioned in the program with English-speaking escort.
- 2 night accommodation boarding on Vat Phou Teak Boat
- Meal plan as mentioned in the tour program.
- Coffee, tea & drinking water on board and during meals.
- Admission fee at visiting points as mentioned in the program.
- Services of qualified crews during the cruise.
- Group insurance
- Transfer from/to Ubon Ratchathani Airport to Thailand-Laos Border
- Visa approval and fees for Laos , required 2" of 2 colour pictures
Hotel in Ubon Ratchathani in case of overnight
- Soft and alcohol drinks during the trip
- Personal Insurance
- Personal expenses
- No operation from 01 June - 30 June 2009
- 01 November to end of April : Departures every Saturday , Tuesday and Thursday on a cruise down or cruise up
- 01 May to end of October : Departures every Saturday for cruise down and Tuesday for cruise up
- Package cost can be changed without prior notice subject to any variation
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