Explore Real Asia - Half day tour in Vientiane

Half day tour in Vientiane

Vientiane, the largest city in the country, is the National capital of Laos. It is located on a curve of the Mekong river where shares the borders with Thailand. Vientiane is interesting asnd attractive with its old town along the Mekong river and ancient temples.
Vientiane offers its visitors a great variety of restaurant with cuisine from genuine Laos to China, Vietnam , India, Thai and Europe.

Vientiane

Overview

Trip length	01 day
Destinations	Vientiane

Brief itinerary:

Vientiane: Wat Sisaket, Hor Prakeo, That Luang and Patuxai

Full itinerary

Pick clients up at hotel. Greeting and meet local French or English speaking guide, then sightseeing Vientiane including: Wat Sisaket, Hor Prakeo, That Luang and Patuxai and transfer back to hotel. End of services.

Wat Sisaket is Vientiane's oldest surviving monastery. It was built by Anouvong King in 1818. It contains 6840 Buddha images and store any bibles publishing in 18th century. Its Ho Trai is renowned for its representative as an emblem at the 1970 Expo Osaka in Japan.

Ho prakeo was built in 1565 by Setthairat King to house the Emerald buddha for this personal place of worship. So, different from other temples, there were never any monks livings there.
From the terrace of Ho Prakeo, you can see the President's palace (former Royal Palace) and gardens.

That Luang Shrine ( great Sacred Stupa ) is the most important Laotian religious and national monument in Vientiane. It was built in the 16th century under King Setthathirat. That Luang was constructed to gather Lao people all over the country and became the cultural center since 1566 .
That Luang Festival, a 7-day November festival held at Pha That Luang in Vientiane, is organized yearly on the full moon of November and it is celebrated for 7 days and nights with traditional performances. It involves fireworks, music, theatre, monks receiving alms, a special temple market and cultural showcase, finishing with a candlelit procession.

Patuxai is located in the center of Vientiane. This victory Gate, also known as Anousavali was constructed in 1958, This area attract those who wish to relax with friends. Here, energetic visitors can climb to the top of the monument for a view of the City.

Tour map

Updating

Tour Price

Tour price included:

- All transfer and sightseeing stated in prog. by private A/C transportation.
- Local French or English speaking guide.
- All entrance fees, Gov.taxes.

Tour price excluded:

- International air ticket to/from Vientiane
- Departure airport tax in Vientiane at USD 10.- per person
- Laotian visa fee
- Personal expenses.
- All drinks

[ Back ]

Testimonial

We traveled to Vietnam with our son (15) and daughter (19). Mai had organized an amazing trip for us....

Evelyne Vallet in American

I visited Vietnam in September 2007 and used Explore Real Asia as they were recommended by friends who had used them in the past...

DAMIAN NEWELL in YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND

ERA has a real customer focus. It's First Class service at Economy prices – utterly reliable and trustworthy....

Marian & Charlie in England

Asean Tourism Forum 2009
10-12 January
Visit us at our stand B17
Set up an appointment
This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it