Vientiane Ban Pako Package

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Introduction

For a short getaway to Laos, we’ll take you to an eco-resort near Vientiane to recharge your body and relax along the Nam Ngum River.  For those that are interested in just a short overview of life in Laos, a tour of the highlights of Vientiane combined with true Lao Style relaxation is sure to please.

Brief Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive Vientiane – Ban Pako
Day 2: Ban Pako – Vientiane Tour - Departure

Day to Day Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive Vientiane – Ban Pako

You will be met at the Friendship Bridge or Watay airport. Lunch in town is followed by a visit to Carol Cassidy House, a Gallery weaving Lao textiles and natural dye making process from A-Z.  For those that are here in Laos for a Thai Visa renewal, a trip to the consulate precedes any activity.

We continue to Ban Pako and overnight at Ban Pako Eco-Resort. Located on a lushly forested bend of the Nam Ngum River, it is a beautiful part of the world and a relaxing getaway. We check in to the hotel and take a walk around the site. This site itself is an interesting archeological site dated back 2000 years. The day is completed with the herbal sauna in the forest. Dinner tonight is riverside at the resort.

Accommodation: Ban Pako Eco-Resort
Transit:  1 – 1.5 hours
Trekking time: 1 hour
Trekking difficulty: easy
Meal plan: L, D

Day 2: Ban Pako – Vientiane Tour - Departure

Following breakfast, we return to Vientiane and we’ll visit Wat Sisaket, the oldest temple to have survived the Siamese war of 1828 and its cloister contains more than 8000 Buddha statues. We then make a short trip to Ho Prakeo, the former home-temple of the Emerald Buddha statue or Pra Keo from the early time of Lane Xang Kingdom until 18th century, but today it contains a collection of Buddha statues, antiques and all artifacts found in around Vientiane.  We then go to the most recognised symbol of Vientaine, That Luang Stupa.  Built to cover the original small stupa containing a piece of the chest bone of Buddha, That Luang serves as the main and symbolic stupa in Laos as well as being the largest stupa in Laos We then visit Patouxay (Arch de Triumph), built quite recently in commemoration of those who died during the wars in the past and it is today as the land-mark of Vientiane.

Lunch is at a riverside restaurant, After lunch, you will be transferred to the airport or the Friendship Bridge.  Those coming for the Visa run will be driven to the Thai Consulate and the day touring cut a little short.

Transit: 1 hour Ban Pako – Vientiane/short periods between locations/15 minutes to airport or Friendship Bridge
Trekking time: limited

Our trip includes

• English speaking guide
• Accommodation as indicated
• Meals as indicated
• Transfer and pickup airport
• Transportation by car or minivan
• Tour as indicated
• Entrance fee

Our trip excludes

• Domestic and international flights
• Visa & visa arrangement
• Meals not indicated
• Drinking water, soft drink and alcohol
• Tips & personal expenses

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