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Day 1 : Arrival – Kunming
(D)
After
the formalities at the airport, transfer to the Hotel – Walking to visit Kunming downtown -
Dinner at local restaurant.
Overnight in Kunming
Day 2 : Kunming
– Stone Forest (B, L, D)
Breakfast
at the hotel - Drive to the Stone
Forest. On the way,
you will visit the Golden
Temple, a unique
Taoist temple, a jade factory and an ostrich farm. Lunch at the Stone Forest
In
the afternoon, discover one of China’s most remarkable phenomena.The Stone
Forest consists of innumerable bizarre-shaped ancient limestone cliffs and
peaks created by wind and water erosion some 200 million years ago
Dinner at local restaurant - Overnight at the Stone Forest
Day 3 : Stone Forest
– Jianshui (B, L, D)
Breakfast
at the hotel
Drive to Jianshui through very beautiful scenery. On arrival lunch at a
local restaurant.
In the afternoon, you will have time to visit Jianshui which was in ancient
time a very important political center and is still today a very
interesting city because of its special architecture; the Temple of
Confucius set in a magnificent way with its glistening glazed tiled roof;
the garden of the Family Zhu, a typical residential structure of southern
Yunnan; the Twin Dragon Bridge which was built during the Qing Dynasty.
Dinner and overnight at Jianshui
Day 4 : Jianshui – Mojiang (B, L, D)
Breakfast
at the hotel
Drive to Simao through subtropical landscape and fabulous view to deep
ravines, endless terraced rice padies, sugar cane and tea plantations. Stop
at villages to discover the countryside life of the Chinese peasants. Lunch
en route – Arrive Mojiang – Check in - Dinner and overnight at Mojiang
Day 5 : Mojiang – Jinghong (Xishuangbanna) (B, L, D)
Breakfast
at the hotel
Continue the route through a lush and overflowing jungle filled with
impenetrable greenery. Lunch en route - You will finally come out high
above a river valley and then rapidly descend towards the huge yellow bends
of the Mekong
River – Arrive
Jinghong – Check in - Dinner and
overnight at Jinghong
Day 6: Jinghong (B, L, D)
Breakfast
at the hotel
A day drive through a marvellously rich and fecund area, holding one
quarter of China’s
animals and one sixth of its plants species. On the way, stop at a typical Dai Village
and market, the Dai being one of Yunnan’s
major minority groups. In Xiaomenglun, you wil visit the Tropical Garden,
one of the richest botanical concentrations in the world. Lunch en route
Dinner with dances and songs of the Xishuangbanna minorities
Overnight
at Jinghong
Day 7 : Jinghong – Menglun – Mengla
(B, L, D)
Breakfast
at the hotel
A drive of 176 km, travelling through a marvellously rich and fecund area,
holding one quarter of China’s faunal species and one sixth of its plants.
On the way, stop at a Hani village and at a typical Dai market, the Dai
being one of Yunnan’s
major minority groups. In Xiaomenglun, you will also visit the Tropical Botanical Center,
one of the richest botanical concentrations in the world. - Lunch en route
Dinner and overnight at Mengla
Day 8 : Mengla – Mohang/Boten – Luang
Namtha (B, L, D)
Breakfast
at the hotel
Excursion by car to Oudomxai about 112 Kms. On the way, stop over to visit China
border at Boten and continue driving to Oudomxai.
Lunch at a local restaurant at Ban Nateuy.
After lunch, continue excursion to Oudomxai and many stops can be visited
at minority villages of Hmong, Khmou, Ikor Noy.
Arrive Oudomxai before sunset and check in hotel in town. Dinner at a local
restaurant
Overnight at Luang Namtha
Day 9 : Luang Namtha – Oudomxay (B, L,
D)
Breakfast
at the hotel
Drive to Mohang for custom & immigration clearance
After crossing the Chinese-Laos border, lunch at Boten
Drive to Luang Namtha. On the way, discover
the minority villages of Thai Dam and Thai Neua
Dinner and overnight at Oudomxay
Day 10: Oudomxai – Nongkhio - Luang
Prabang (B, L, D)
Breakfast
at local restaurant
Visit local market of Oudomxai to wach minority hill tribes to barter and
exchange goods. Then excursion by car to Nongkhio.
On the way, stop over to visiit tai Hoon at Ban Mouang Hoon, and Hmong
village at Ban Chong Cha and arrive Nongkhio before lunch.
Lunch at local restaurant at Nong Khio
After lunch, continue excursion by boat to Luang Prabang approximately 4
hours. Enroute, stop over to visit Tham Ting and Tham Phoum at Pak Ou where
is housing a hundred Buddha inside and Ban Xang Hai where sticky rice wine
distillation can be seen.
Arrive Luang Prabang at late afternoon. Luangprabang
, the former Royal capital City of Laos , the crown jewel of the ancient Lane Xang Empire (pronounced
‘lane sang’) – the Land of a
Million Elephants - Transfer to hotel for check in
Dinner and overnight at Luang Prabang
Day 11 : Luang Prabang – Kwangsi (B, L)
Early
morming 05h00 to go to the monks procession in town. You can give the monks the
food (rice , fruits …). Back to hotel for Breakfast . After breakfast drive with your guide by car up
to the Tad Khuang Sii waterfall. – Visit a Khmu village underway - The falls of Kwangsi over many calcified tiers
and down several hundred feet into a series of cool, turquoise pools. The
water here has a clear blue-green tint due to the high mineral
content. You can climb the stairs
and look down from various high viewpoints on the way to the top! Enjoy a picnic lunch and then return to city , visit the National Museum,
which was once a king's palace.
Displayed inside is a lovely collection of personal artifacts of the royal family, including
photos, musical instruments, and many gifts received from the dignitaries
of foreign countriesthe – Visit Wat Xieng Thong is
considered to emphasize & characterize the uniqueness of Luang
Prabang’s local style: its several roofs sweep low to the ground. See also the impressive "tree of
life" mosaic here. The gilt panel on the exterior of the chapel
depicts semi-erotic episodes from the Ramayana then visit Phou Sii hill
stands right in the center of this small city. Climb its 350 steps to enjoy commanding
views for many miles in each direction. Wat Phu Sii sits atop the mountain, along side the skeletons
of Indochina war anti-aircraft guns – Enjoy the sunset on Luang Prabang ancient
city. The rest time explore at your leisure at city. Luang Prabang is a
wonderful walking town, and you can find dinner on your own at any number
of clean & delicious international restaurants. – O/N in Luang Prabang
Day 12 : Luang Prabang – Xieng Khouang
(B, L, D)
After
breakfast, excursion by road toward Xieng Khouang - via Phoukhoune, on the
way you will have a chance to have an overview the experience the
local life style along the mountianous road through the tropical rain
forest – Arrive Xieng Khouang province , to Visit The Main site of Jars, ( The
Mysterious Plain of Jars scattered on a hill frame slope , about 12
Kilometers ourtside ( Phonsavan )
are over 300 giant jars of unknown origin they weight between one and six
tons each and must be over 1000 years age. - on way back ,
visit Phonsavanh Market - O/N in Xieng khoang.
Day 13 : Xiengkhouang – Vientiane (B,
L, D)
After
breakfast, visit Xieng Khoang market then transfer to airport for morning flight to
Vientiane
Arrive in Vientiane, transfer to Hotel – Full day visit Vientiane : Hoprakeo was built in 1566 by king Setthathirat to house
the Emerald Buddha, Sisaket only
temple in Vientiane that has survived the destruction of the city by the
Siamese (Thai) in 1828, ThatLuang Stupa Museum shrin (great Sacred Stupa)
is the most important national monument in Vientiane, with golden stupa
believed to contain a relic of Lord Buddha , Pratuxay Monument is situated in the center of Vientiane
prefecture, its architecture is inspired the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and
incorporates typical Lao motifs- See the Sunset at Mekong Riverside -
Dinner with Lao folk dance - O/N in Vientiane.
Day 14: Vientiane – departure (B)
Breakfast
at the hotel - Transfer to airport for departure flight
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