Itinerary
- Day 1
Luang Prabang
After you arrive in Luang Prabang and get settled at your hotel, you'll head to the National Museum inside the former Royal Palace to look at Lao cultural artifacts. Then it's on to Wat Mai temple before climbing Mount Phousi for views of the gilded stupa and the sunset over the city and Mekong River. Later in the evening, you can browse handmade textiles at the Night Market.
- Start point
- Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ), Phetsarat Rd., Luangprabang (Airport pick up includes)
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit National Museum at former Royal Palace
- Visit Wat Mai
- Climb Mount Phousi and view sacred gilded stupa
- Sunset viewing from Mount Phousi overlooking city and Mekong River
- Visit Night Market
Landmarks National Museum (former Royal Palace) Wat Mai Mount Phousi Night Market, Luang Prabang 
- Day 2
Luang Prabang
Your guided tour starts at Wat Sene and moves to Wat Xieng Thong, where you'll see the intricate tree of life mosaic made from colored glass. After that, you'll cruise upstream on the Mekong River through countryside scenery and stop at Pak Ou Caves to walk through two large caverns filled with thousands of Buddha images. Ban Muangkeo village comes next, where you can see how locals make rice wine. In the afternoon, you travel about 30km to Kuang Si Falls, passing through ethnic minority villages along the way. You'll have time to swim in the turquoise pools or hike the forest trails.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Wat Sene
- Visit Wat Xieng Thong
- Upstream cruise on Mekong River
- Visit Pak Ou Caves
- Visit Ban Muangkeo village and observe rice wine production
- Visit ethnic minority villages en route to Kuang Si Falls
- Visit Kuang Si Falls with swimming and forest walking
Landmarks Wat Sene Wat Xieng Thong Pak Ou Caves Ban Muangkeo Kuang Si Falls - Day 3
Luang Prabang to Oudomxay
After breakfast, you'll board the express train heading to Oudomxay, a region with 23 different ethnic minority groups living there. Once you arrive, a transfer takes you to the jungle resort Namkat Yolapa. After checking in, you do a short trek through the jungle out to Namkat waterfall, where you can spend time at your own pace before heading back to the resort for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Short trek through jungle to Namkat waterfall
Landmarks Namkat waterfall - Day 4
Oudomxay
You leave Namkat Yolapa heading toward Pak Khai, traveling past the Nam Pak River, terraced rice fields, and small riverside villages. The trek follows a mountain trail alongside a mountain stream through thick vegetation, and you'll meet local farmers who can tell you about their farming, hunting, and fishing. After roughly 1.5 hours, you reach Ban Phavie, a Khamu village on a hilltop. Lunch happens in the village, then you visit nearby waterfalls for swimming and relaxing if the weather works out. You return to Namkat Yolapa by late afternoon.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch in Ban Phavie village)
Included Activities
- Trek along mountain trail following mountain stream
- Meet local farmers and learn farming practices
- Visit Ban Phavie Khamu village
- Lunch in the village
- Visit nearby waterfalls with swimming
Landmarks Nam Pak River Ban Phavie - Day 5
Oudomxay to Dien Bien Phu
After breakfast, you head into remote, mountainous Northern Laos toward the Sophoun border region. The route stops at Pak Nam Noi village, which holds a market every 10 days following an ancestral calendar where villagers buy goods from surrounding areas. You can walk around the Khamu village and its temple before crossing the border into Vietnam at Sop Houn (Laos side) or Tay Trang (Vietnam side). The tour ends right at the border.
- End point
- Điện Biên Phủ, Điện Biên, Vietnam (Trip concludes at the Border, 12:00 - 12:30)
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Pak Nam Noi village and market
- Stroll around Khamu village and temple
Landmarks Pak Nam Noi Sop Houn Border Tay Trang Border, Dien Bien Phu
