11-06-2008, 06:01 PM
Day 1: Welcome in Vientiane, half day sight seeing (L/D)
On arrival in Vientiane, meet our guide at the airport, transfer to hotel for check-in and relax. At 11.30, our driver will pick you up at hotel for a buffet lunch.
After lunch, we take a sightseeing tour of Vientiane, to visit religious museums of Wat Sisaket, the oldest temple to have been survived from the Siamese war of 1828 and its cloister contains more than 8000 Buddha statues; 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; That Luang Stupa, the single most important monument in Laos, which was 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. It's also our national symbol and recognizable throughout the world, gathering place for national Buddhism ceremony. It's also the biggest stupa in Laos; 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.
Overnight at your hotel
Day 2: Vientiane – Departure (B)
After breakfast at your hotel, free at leisure until transfer to the airport for your flight. Trip ends
On arrival in Vientiane, meet our guide at the airport, transfer to hotel for check-in and relax. At 11.30, our driver will pick you up at hotel for a buffet lunch.
After lunch, we take a sightseeing tour of Vientiane, to visit religious museums of Wat Sisaket, the oldest temple to have been survived from the Siamese war of 1828 and its cloister contains more than 8000 Buddha statues; 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; That Luang Stupa, the single most important monument in Laos, which was 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. It's also our national symbol and recognizable throughout the world, gathering place for national Buddhism ceremony. It's also the biggest stupa in Laos; 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.
Overnight at your hotel
Day 2: Vientiane – Departure (B)
After breakfast at your hotel, free at leisure until transfer to the airport for your flight. Trip ends