Day 1: HOUEI SAY - PAKBENG (L, D)
LuangSay boat leaves HoueiSay pier at 09:00 hrs
for a cruise down the Mekong to Pakbeng. En route one stop is made
to observe rural life along the Mekong and discover minorities, a
buffet lunch on board. Arrive in Pakbeng before sunset and
check-in at LuangSay Lodge. Dinner on the terrace,
overlooking the Mekong River.
Day 2: PAKBENG - PAK OU - LUANG PRABANG (B, L)
Full breakfast at lodge. (Optional: walk to
Pakbeng market, where people from the surrounding village of
minorities exchange their goods). At 08:30 board the boat for the
second leg of the cruise. A short stop is made to visit a
hilltribe village where you can watch the traditional process of
Lao whiskey production before having a buffet lunch on board.
Continue to Pak Ou village at the mouth of the Nam Ou River, where
you visit Tam Ting “Caves of a Thousand Buddha’s”. Arrive at Luang
Prabang before sunset.
LUANGSAY LODGE
+ Built along the Mekong River, 1 km from Pakbeng Village half
way between HoueiSay and Luang Prabang.
+ The construction is of tropical hardwood in the Lao
traditional style and decoration - 19 rooms + restaurant, bar and
central terrace linked by gangways.
+ Each pavilion has a terrace offering a fabulous view
over the Mekong river and Valley.Each pavilion has private toilet
/ shower room and hot water.( 1 bedroom and 2 bedrooms pavilions
).24h electricity supply, by 2
silent running generators
Please note that now there are many
tourists entry into Laos and new regulation for immigration and
visa procedure have been changed as I always put this
information on bottom mail. They need all tourists fill in
form and stand on queue themselves which it seem that it’s very
long queue .
At Chiang Khong Immigration, some
tourists just arrived at immigration at 07h20 for first queue
(immigration open at 08h00).
Therefore to
avoid any delay, please kindly arrive at Chiang Khong earliest
possible to avoid any delay. Our
Luangsay cruise will wait all
guests latest 09h30 otherwise we
have to start cruise to less complaint from another guests who
arrived earlier and missing some visit village.
Guests who aren’t finish on time, they have to follow cruise by
speedboat at their own expense.
For your
information, due to water a bit decrease on the Mekong River, It
is possible to leave your large suitcases and luggage in the
storage room on the boat overnight in Pakbeng and only take a
small daypack with a change of clothes to the Lodge. This is
advisable as the steps to the lodge are quite steep.
Regarding
immigration and visa on arrival, effective 30 Jan 12 Houeisay’s
immigration had change for immigration and visa procedure, all
the forms have to be collected and filled in there and clients
have to stand on queue themselves. Therefore, please kindly
inform your clients to check in at Houeisay office at 08h15 to
avoid any delay due to too many tourists there..
