This "12 day Vietnam and Laos explorer" will surely satisfy your desire of discovering. Vietnam and Laos are two neighbor countries in Indochina peninsula, not only sharing the same borders but also having some common things such as the piece and quite, long-lasting history and friendly people. With rivers, temples, markets and ancient streets, this trip is guaranteed to leave you unforgettable memories about these two beautiful countries.
Date |
Destinations |
Activities |
Meals |
Day 1 |
Hanoi Arrival |
Set foot in Hanoi, discover some of the city’s awesome places,... |
D |
Day 2 |
Hanoi - Halong Bay |
Come to Halong city, take a boat trip visiting some surrounding... |
B, L, D |
Day 3 |
Halong - Hanoi - Hoi An |
Explore the Halong Bay, especially the Luon Cave by bamboo boat... |
B, L |
Day 4 |
Hoi An Walking Tour - Hue City |
Explore the tourist attractions in Hoi An, take a car to Hue and... |
B, L |
Day 5 |
Hue City Tour - Ho Chi Minh City |
Discover the romantic beauty of Hue via its fabulous landscapes, fly... |
B, L |
Day 6 |
Ho Chi Minh City - Mighty Mekong |
Visit My Tho and some villages, get to know the local people and... |
B, L |
Day 7 |
Ho Chi Minh City - Vientiane - City Tour |
Take a flight to Vientiane, discover the outstanding places in the... |
B |
Day 8 |
Vientiane - Vang Vieng |
Arrive Vang Vieng, visit the Hmong Market, Vang Xang, and some ethnic... |
B, l |
Day 9 |
Vang Vieng - Luang Prabang |
Take a overland trip to Luang Prabang, enjoy the spectacular... |
B, l |
Day 10 |
Luang Prabang City Tour |
Explore Luang Prabang by bike, visit some temples, museum and local... |
B |
Day 11 |
Luang Prabang - Kuang Si Falls - Pak Ou... |
Visit the morning Phousi market on arrival to KuangSi Waterfall, take... |
B, l |
Day 12 |
Departure |
Leave Luang Prabang for your next destination. |
B |
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Activities:
Set foot in Hanoi, discover some of the city’s awesome places, enjoy the delicious food in Hanoi.
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Meal:
Dinner
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Included:
Transportation, guide, accommodation, entrance fee, dinner
Right after landing on Noi Bai Airport, you are picked up and transferred to hotel. In the afternoon, you discover this millennium-old capital through the main attractions: the Opera House, Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple. In the evening, the first taste of authentic local cookery is given to you at one of Hanoi's finest restaurants. Overnight at the hotel.
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Activities:
Come to Halong city, take a boat trip visiting some surrounding islands and caves, taste the characteristic seafood for lunch, enjoy the colorful sunset scenery and swimming in the crescent- shaped Titop beach.
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Meal:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Included:
Transportation, guide on boat, accommodation on boat, entrance fee, breakfast, lunch and dinner
In the morning leave Hanoi for Halong Bay, arriving around noon. Board a traditional wooden junk and begin your exploration of magical Halong Bay, one of Southeast Asia’s premier tourist destinations. An excellent, fresh seafood lunch and dinner will be served on the boat. Overnight onboard the comfortable and charming junk.
3
Halong - Hanoi - Hoi An
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Activities:
Explore the Halong Bay, especially the Luon Cave by bamboo boat before having lunch, drive back to Hanoi airport, fly to Danang, spend the evening in Hoi An.
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Meal:
Breakfast, Lunch
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Included:
Transportation, guide, accommodation, entrance fee, breakfast and lunch, flight ticket Hanoi - Danang
After breakfast on board and some relaxing, we keep cruising on the bay. Back to the pier and disembark at around noon. Transfer directly to Hanoi Airport where you will take a brief flight to Danang city. Welcome by local guide on arrival and transfer to your hotel in Hoi An for check in (30 km - 45 minute drive). Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel.
4
Hoi An Walking Tour - Hue City
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Activities:
Explore the tourist attractions in Hoi An, take a car to Hue and discover it on your own.
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Meal:
Breakfast, Lunch
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Included:
Transportation, guide, accommodation, entrance fee, breakfast and lunch
On the 2nd day in this historic town - Hoi An, you walk along the sites to visit the Phuc Kien hall, Japanese covered bridge, Tan Ky ancient house and the workshop of Hoi An’s traditional occupation.
After having lunch in one of the finest restaurant of Hoi An, you are driven to Hue, the old capital city of 19th century Vietnam. Let’s grasp this fortune to delight spectacular views of sky and sea when passing through many lovely red-tiled villages with fruit orchards. Check in hotel in Hue, you are free to explore the city. Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel.
5
Hue City Tour - Ho Chi Minh City
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Activities:
Discover the romantic beauty of Hue via its fabulous landscapes, fly to Ho Chi Minh city, check-in the hotel.
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Meal:
Breakfast, Lunch
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Included:
Transportation, guide, accommodation, entrance fee, breakfast and lunch, flight ticket Hue - Ho Chi Minh City
Hue city is well-known for historic and poetic beauty. These flavours are present in the Imperial Citadel, Minh Mang Tomb and along the picturesque Perfume River and Thien Mu Pagoda.
In the afternoon, transfer to Phu Bai Airport to set out on another journey in Ho Chi Minh City. We pick you up at airport and transfer to hotel for check in as schedule. Dinner on your own. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
6
Ho Chi Minh City - Mighty Mekong
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Activities:
Visit My Tho and some villages, get to know the local people and explore their daily routines, enjoy the fresh fruits and delicious food, try traveling in the horse cart, return to My Tho before coming back Ho Chi Minh city.
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Meal:
Breakfast, Lunch
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Included:
Transportation, guide, accommodation, entrance fee, breakfast and lunch, boat trip
Today we depart from Ho Chi Minh City to explore Mekong Delta. Arrival in Phong Nam Pier, we will cruise along An Hoa River, visit charcoal workshop, coconut-processing workshop. Stop at brickwork to see how to make bricks in handy traditional style by printing and baking and visit rice paper cake workshop. Turn on natural scissors creeks where they look smaller and smaller to go to village. Stop at candy workshop, have a look and try some. Take a walk to family workshop making sleep mats. Take a tuk tuk on shady paths, pass by green rice fields and vegetable plains. Lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, take rowing boat along water palm creek and boat back to Hung Vuong Pier. Transfer back Ho Chi Minh City. Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel.
7
Ho Chi Minh City - Vientiane - City Tour
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Activities:
Take a flight to Vientiane, discover the outstanding places in the sleepy capital.
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Meal:
Breakfast
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Included:
Transportation, guide, accommodation, entrance fee, breakfast, flight ticket Ho Chi Minh City - Vientiane
Today you board a short flight bound for Vientian-the capital city of Laos.Upon arrival at the airport, you will be greeted and transferred to the hotel. Compared to other bustling capitals in Southeast Asia, Vientian has the feel of a small, relaxing town with faded colonial mansions, tree-lined boulevards devoid of traffic, old temples and monasteries.
A sightseeing tour presents an orientation of this charming capital city of Laos: Ho Pha Keo, the former royal temple, now a museum with beautiful examples of Buddhist sculpture; Wat Si Saket; oldest surviving temple in town ; Pha That Luang, a gilded Buddhist stupa also the national symbol; Patuxai, Vientiane’s own Arc de Triomphe. Transfer back your hotel. Meals on your own. Overnight at the hotel.
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Activities:
Arrive Vang Vieng, visit the Hmong Market, Vang Xang, and some ethnic minority villages, explore the Than Jang Cave.
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Meal:
Breakfast, lunch
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Included:
Transportation, guide, accommodation, entrance fee, breakfast and lunch
After breakfast, we drive north to Vang Vieng through beautiful landscapes and mountain ranges. We make some stops along the way at the Hmong Market to see how the locals going about their daily lives; Vang Xang, an archaeological site from the Mon-Khmer period (8-11 century) and some ethnic minority villages of the Lao Lum.
Lunch at the Organic Farm where you can eat traditional Lao food and sample some roasted goat cheese and mulberry wine.Upon arriving in Vang Vieng, we will visit the famous Than Jang Cave, once used by local people as a hideout from Chinese invaders. The rest of the afternoon is free to explore Vang Vieng by foot or bicycle, take a boat ride up river or just relax by the pool at your hotel. Dinner on your own. Overnight in Vang Vieng.
9
Vang Vieng - Luang Prabang
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Activities:
Take a overland trip to Luang Prabang, enjoy the spectacular sceneries along the road.
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Meal:
Breakfast, lunch
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Included:
Transportation, guide, accommodation, entrance fee, breakfast and lunch
This morning we drive further into the mountains passing spectacular scenery and numerous hill tribe villages. We will lunch at an altitude of approximately 1,300 meters above sea level surrounded by the endless mountain peaks of this remote region.
After lunch we continue on along Route 13 stopping for photo opportunities and arriving in Luang Prabang early evening. Overnight in Luang Prabang.
10
Luang Prabang City Tour
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Activities:
Explore Luang Prabang by bike, visit some temples, museum and local villages, discove the night market and town at night.
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Meal:
Breakfast
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Included:
Transportation, guide, accommodation, entrance fee, breakfast
Luang Prabang, once a capital city of Laos kingdom, now a UNESCO World Heritage site is a remarkably well-preserved town, where Laos traditional architecture and Frech-infused style blend perfectly. Set on a city bike tour to cover some of the biggest highlights the city has to offer: the Royal Palace, a one-time home of the royal family and now a national museum; Wat Mai, the largest and most photographed temple in town; Wat Xiang Thong- noted for its impressive sweeping roof; and if time permits, the stupa of WatVisoun and the shrine of WatAham.
Your evening to free to explore the town and night market or relax at the hotel. Overnight in Luang Prabang
11
Luang Prabang - Kuang Si Falls - Pak Ou Caves
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Activities:
Visit the morning Phousi market on arrival to KuangSi Waterfall, take a refreshing swim in the pool under the falls, take a walk along the forest trails and discover the Bear Sanctuary, take a private boat trip back to Luang Prabang en route exploring the Pak Ou cave,
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Meal:
Breakfast, lunch
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Included:
Transportation, guide, accommodation, entrance fee, boat trip, breakfast and lunch
This morning we drive to KuangSii Waterfall stopping along the way to visit the morning Phousi Market, this where all locals of Luang Prabang come to do their daily shopping. You will see a variety of local foodstuffs and products including dried buffalo skin, local tea and saltpeter among the chickens, fish, vegetables and fruit, everything needed for daily life in Laos.
On arrival at the KuangSii Falls you will have the opportunity to cool off with a refreshing swim in the topaz pools below the falls, walk along the forest trails and visit the Bear Sanctuary. You will also enjoy a Picnic lunch below the falls.
Upon return to Luang Prabang we board our private boat for a pleasant and scenic cruise up on the Mekong River to the mysterious Pak Ou Caves. These caves are an ancient pilgrimage site and contain thousands of gold lacquered Buddha images left there over hundreds of years.
Returning to Luang Prabang we disembark our boat and have the option of taking a short drive to Ban Phanom, a village famous for its hand weaving or returning to the hotel for free time to relax. Overnight in Luang Prabang
The day is at leisure until you are transferred to the airport for your onward flight. The room is at your disposal till 12:00 noon only. Meals on your own. End of services.
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Activities:
Set foot in Hanoi, discover some of the city’s awesome places, enjoy the delicious food in Hanoi.
-
Meals:
Dinner
-
Included:
Transportation, guide, accommodation, entrance fee, dinner
Right after landing on Noi Bai Airport, you are picked up and transferred to hotel. In the afternoon, you discover this millennium-old capital through the main attractions: the Opera House, Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple. In the evening, the first taste of authentic local cookery is given to you at one of Hanoi's finest restaurants. Overnight at the hotel.
-
Activities:
Come to Halong city, take a boat trip visiting some surrounding islands and caves, taste the characteristic seafood for lunch, enjoy the colorful sunset scenery and swimming in the crescent- shaped Titop beach.
-
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
-
Included:
Transportation, guide on boat, accommodation on boat, entrance fee, breakfast, lunch and dinner
In the morning leave Hanoi for Halong Bay, arriving around noon. Board a traditional wooden junk and begin your exploration of magical Halong Bay, one of Southeast Asia’s premier tourist destinations. An excellent, fresh seafood lunch and dinner will be served on the boat. Overnight onboard the comfortable and charming junk.
3
Halong - Hanoi - Hoi An
-
Activities:
Explore the Halong Bay, especially the Luon Cave by bamboo boat before having lunch, drive back to Hanoi airport, fly to Danang, spend the evening in Hoi An.
-
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch
-
Included:
Transportation, guide, accommodation, entrance fee, breakfast and lunch, flight ticket Hanoi - Danang
After breakfast on board and some relaxing, we keep cruising on the bay. Back to the pier and disembark at around noon. Transfer directly to Hanoi Airport where you will take a brief flight to Danang city. Welcome by local guide on arrival and transfer to your hotel in Hoi An for check in (30 km - 45 minute drive). Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel.
4
Hoi An Walking Tour - Hue City
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Activities:
Explore the tourist attractions in Hoi An, take a car to Hue and discover it on your own.
-
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch
-
Included:
Transportation, guide, accommodation, entrance fee, breakfast and lunch
On the 2nd day in this historic town - Hoi An, you walk along the sites to visit the Phuc Kien hall, Japanese covered bridge, Tan Ky ancient house and the workshop of Hoi An’s traditional occupation.
After having lunch in one of the finest restaurant of Hoi An, you are driven to Hue, the old capital city of 19th century Vietnam. Let’s grasp this fortune to delight spectacular views of sky and sea when passing through many lovely red-tiled villages with fruit orchards. Check in hotel in Hue, you are free to explore the city. Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel.
5
Hue City Tour - Ho Chi Minh City
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Activities:
Discover the romantic beauty of Hue via its fabulous landscapes, fly to Ho Chi Minh city, check-in the hotel.
-
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch
-
Included:
Transportation, guide, accommodation, entrance fee, breakfast and lunch, flight ticket Hue - Ho Chi Minh City
Hue city is well-known for historic and poetic beauty. These flavours are present in the Imperial Citadel, Minh Mang Tomb and along the picturesque Perfume River and Thien Mu Pagoda.
In the afternoon, transfer to Phu Bai Airport to set out on another journey in Ho Chi Minh City. We pick you up at airport and transfer to hotel for check in as schedule. Dinner on your own. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
6
Ho Chi Minh City - Mighty Mekong
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Activities:
Visit My Tho and some villages, get to know the local people and explore their daily routines, enjoy the fresh fruits and delicious food, try traveling in the horse cart, return to My Tho before coming back Ho Chi Minh city.
-
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch
-
Included:
Transportation, guide, accommodation, entrance fee, breakfast and lunch, boat trip
Today we depart from Ho Chi Minh City to explore Mekong Delta. Arrival in Phong Nam Pier, we will cruise along An Hoa River, visit charcoal workshop, coconut-processing workshop. Stop at brickwork to see how to make bricks in handy traditional style by printing and baking and visit rice paper cake workshop. Turn on natural scissors creeks where they look smaller and smaller to go to village. Stop at candy workshop, have a look and try some. Take a walk to family workshop making sleep mats. Take a tuk tuk on shady paths, pass by green rice fields and vegetable plains. Lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, take rowing boat along water palm creek and boat back to Hung Vuong Pier. Transfer back Ho Chi Minh City. Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel.
7
Ho Chi Minh City - Vientiane - City Tour
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Activities:
Take a flight to Vientiane, discover the outstanding places in the sleepy capital.
-
Meals:
Breakfast
-
Included:
Transportation, guide, accommodation, entrance fee, breakfast, flight ticket Ho Chi Minh City - Vientiane
Today you board a short flight bound for Vientian-the capital city of Laos.Upon arrival at the airport, you will be greeted and transferred to the hotel. Compared to other bustling capitals in Southeast Asia, Vientian has the feel of a small, relaxing town with faded colonial mansions, tree-lined boulevards devoid of traffic, old temples and monasteries.
A sightseeing tour presents an orientation of this charming capital city of Laos: Ho Pha Keo, the former royal temple, now a museum with beautiful examples of Buddhist sculpture; Wat Si Saket; oldest surviving temple in town ; Pha That Luang, a gilded Buddhist stupa also the national symbol; Patuxai, Vientiane’s own Arc de Triomphe. Transfer back your hotel. Meals on your own. Overnight at the hotel.
-
Activities:
Arrive Vang Vieng, visit the Hmong Market, Vang Xang, and some ethnic minority villages, explore the Than Jang Cave.
-
Meals:
Breakfast, lunch
-
Included:
Transportation, guide, accommodation, entrance fee, breakfast and lunch
After breakfast, we drive north to Vang Vieng through beautiful landscapes and mountain ranges. We make some stops along the way at the Hmong Market to see how the locals going about their daily lives; Vang Xang, an archaeological site from the Mon-Khmer period (8-11 century) and some ethnic minority villages of the Lao Lum.
Lunch at the Organic Farm where you can eat traditional Lao food and sample some roasted goat cheese and mulberry wine.Upon arriving in Vang Vieng, we will visit the famous Than Jang Cave, once used by local people as a hideout from Chinese invaders. The rest of the afternoon is free to explore Vang Vieng by foot or bicycle, take a boat ride up river or just relax by the pool at your hotel. Dinner on your own. Overnight in Vang Vieng.
9
Vang Vieng - Luang Prabang
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Activities:
Take a overland trip to Luang Prabang, enjoy the spectacular sceneries along the road.
-
Meals:
Breakfast, lunch
-
Included:
Transportation, guide, accommodation, entrance fee, breakfast and lunch
This morning we drive further into the mountains passing spectacular scenery and numerous hill tribe villages. We will lunch at an altitude of approximately 1,300 meters above sea level surrounded by the endless mountain peaks of this remote region.
After lunch we continue on along Route 13 stopping for photo opportunities and arriving in Luang Prabang early evening. Overnight in Luang Prabang.
10
Luang Prabang City Tour
-
Activities:
Explore Luang Prabang by bike, visit some temples, museum and local villages, discove the night market and town at night.
-
Meals:
Breakfast
-
Included:
Transportation, guide, accommodation, entrance fee, breakfast
Luang Prabang, once a capital city of Laos kingdom, now a UNESCO World Heritage site is a remarkably well-preserved town, where Laos traditional architecture and Frech-infused style blend perfectly. Set on a city bike tour to cover some of the biggest highlights the city has to offer: the Royal Palace, a one-time home of the royal family and now a national museum; Wat Mai, the largest and most photographed temple in town; Wat Xiang Thong- noted for its impressive sweeping roof; and if time permits, the stupa of WatVisoun and the shrine of WatAham.
Your evening to free to explore the town and night market or relax at the hotel. Overnight in Luang Prabang
11
Luang Prabang - Kuang Si Falls - Pak Ou Caves
-
Activities:
Visit the morning Phousi market on arrival to KuangSi Waterfall, take a refreshing swim in the pool under the falls, take a walk along the forest trails and discover the Bear Sanctuary, take a private boat trip back to Luang Prabang en route exploring the Pak Ou cave,
-
Meals:
Breakfast, lunch
-
Included:
Transportation, guide, accommodation, entrance fee, boat trip, breakfast and lunch
This morning we drive to KuangSii Waterfall stopping along the way to visit the morning Phousi Market, this where all locals of Luang Prabang come to do their daily shopping. You will see a variety of local foodstuffs and products including dried buffalo skin, local tea and saltpeter among the chickens, fish, vegetables and fruit, everything needed for daily life in Laos.
On arrival at the KuangSii Falls you will have the opportunity to cool off with a refreshing swim in the topaz pools below the falls, walk along the forest trails and visit the Bear Sanctuary. You will also enjoy a Picnic lunch below the falls.
Upon return to Luang Prabang we board our private boat for a pleasant and scenic cruise up on the Mekong River to the mysterious Pak Ou Caves. These caves are an ancient pilgrimage site and contain thousands of gold lacquered Buddha images left there over hundreds of years.
Returning to Luang Prabang we disembark our boat and have the option of taking a short drive to Ban Phanom, a village famous for its hand weaving or returning to the hotel for free time to relax. Overnight in Luang Prabang
The day is at leisure until you are transferred to the airport for your onward flight. The room is at your disposal till 12:00 noon only. Meals on your own. End of services.
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Inclusions
- Accommodation on a twin shared basis
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Private, Air-conditioned Transport
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Boat trips as stated in the itinerary
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English speaking guide
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Admission fees to sites stated in the itinerary
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Meals: As indicated in above itinerary = B, L, D
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Government taxs and service charges
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Luggage handling
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Drinking water
Exclusions
- Visas and Immigration fees on arrival
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Domestic air ticket
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International air tickets to/from Laos
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Travel and/or Medical Insurance
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Lunch or dinner unless stated in the itinerary
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Single suppl. room accommodation (quoted separately)
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Child or adult in triple share accommodation
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Foreign language guides other than English
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Peak Season or Special Events Surcharges
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Tip, drinks and other personal expenses