Small Group Half Day Luang Prabang city tour

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November 2024

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Walking with a local guide and visit Luang Prabang Unesco World Heritage sites. You will hear many unique local stories about Luang Prabang, from the history of the temples and the city to the Buddhist narratives and legends painted all over the temple walls. The Luang Prabang community shares such stories and collective memories, and the locals are still firmly connected through sharing them. Join in this small group tour, you will gain insight into Luang Prabang’s culture, which is difficult to know just by looking around on your own.

English speaking licensed local tour guide
Foods for alms giving ceremony
Air-conditioned vehicle
Breakfast
Lunch
Temple and Museum Admission (120,000 LAK≒$6)

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Manifa Travel : Travel Destination & Adventure Tour Management Company, VILLA SANTI HOTEL, SAKKALINE RD, VAT SENE VILLAGE OPPOSITE OF, ເມືອງຫຼວງພະບາງ, Laos

We will pick you up from any accommodation in Luang Prabang. Please fill in the name of your accommodation in "Special Requirements" field on booking or notice us by the day before tour.

Alms Giving Ceremony, Luang Prabang, Laos
[5:30 am opition only] In Buddhism, alms or almsgiving is the respect given by a lay Buddhist to a Buddhist monk, nun, spiritually-developed person or other sentient being. It is not charity as presumed by Western interpreters. It is important to know the ceremony is also a spiritual practice to accumulate good karma for those who give the alms. It is closer to a symbolic connection to the spiritual realm and to show humbleness and respect in the presence of the secular society. The act of almsgiving connects the human to the monk and what he represents. The morning alms giving is a living Buddhist tradition for the people of Luang Prabang which, because of its beauty, has become a major tourist attraction. However, when tourists are unaware of its customs their inappropriate behaviors can be disruptive.
30 minutes
The Morning Market, Luang Prabang, Laos
[5:30 am opition only] I Following alms giving, we visit a local morning market. Luang Prabang morning market lining a couple of quiet streets near the Royal Palace, starts early and is over by mid-morning. It sets up along a couple of side-streets next to one of the city’s many Wats. A butcher and some of the more touristy stalls have actual tables for their wares. But most of the vendors, selling anything from rice, to fresh vegetables, to steamed fish, frogs, and anything else that might be the day’s catch, just set up on the ground. We go back to your accommodation and have a free time for breakfast until 8:30 am.
20 minutes
Riverview Park, Luang Prabang, Laos
The second part of this tour begins at riverview park on the peninsula tip. You will have a brief introduction to Luang Prabang, standing where the Nam Khan River meets the Mekong River. From there, walk to the famous Wat Xieng Thong temple.
10 minutes
Wat Xiengthong, Luang Prabang, Laos
Wat Xiengthong was considered the ceremonial gateway to the city and was the arrival and departure point for foreign dignitaries for centuries. We will walk up the stairs to the main gate and enter the temple like ancient dignitaries. Wat Xieng Thong, once known as “The Temple of the Golden City”, holds great cultural, historic and architectural importance. It is serenely situated near the tip of the peninsula at the confluence of the Mekong and Nam Khan Rivers, with a grand staircase leading up from the Mekong. (Entrance fee 30,000 kip)
40 minutes
V4WR+5M2, Luang Prabang, Laos
Next, we will go temple hopping in the neighborhood. At Wat Sene, where there is a school for novice monks, you may meet again with novice monks you met on the morning alms. The temple was built in 1718 by King Kitsarath with 100,000 stones from the Mekong river. It literally means "Temple of 100,000 treasures"
15 minutes
Royal Palace Museum, Luang Prabang, Laos
[The museum is closed on the last Thursday of every month and cannot be visited] Finally, we will visit the Royal Palace. The Royal Palace, which is today the national museum and built by French colonialists between 1904-09, displays a lovely collection of the artefacts reflecting the richness of Lao culture. (Entrance fee 60,000 kip) The tour will end in the city center or you will be transferred to your hotel.
60 minutes
Mount Phousi, Luang Prabang, Laos
The tour ends with a climb up Phousi Hill. Rising 150m in the centre of town, you enjoy spectacular 360 degree views across the city and its many temples, and over the surrounding landscape to the mountains in the distance. (Entrance fee 30,000 kip)
30 minutes

Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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Small Group Half Day Luang Prabang city tour

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