Private Tour: Luang Prabang Sightseeing Day Tour Including Royal Palace
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Private Tour: Luang Prabang Sightseeing Day Tour Including Royal Palace

1 day
Private
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In the morning at 8:30am our private tour guide will pick you at your place and transfer to Wat Aham, The Two huge banyan trees mark the holy site of Wat Aham, it was the residence of the Supreme Patriarch of Lao Buddhism. The temple was built in 1818 on the site of a much older temple dating from 1527.

The Wat Aham’s main Buddha image is a large sitting Buddha seated on an elaborate pedestal, surrounded by a number of smaller images.

 Then you will visit to Wat Visoun, The Wisunarat temple is home to a small selection of richly gilded Buddhas and some ancient stones dating back to the 15th century. One of the temple’s most unique features is its unusually shaped stupa designed by the wife of King Wisunarat to be a lotus flower but referred to by locals as ‘the watermelon stupa.

Then you will proceed to Wat Mei, Its Built in the 18th century, Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham, or Wat Mai meaning New Temple, is the largest Buddhist temple complex in Luang Prabang.

The most important structure of this temple complex is the Sim. The Sim’s multi-layered roofs are decorated with intricate black and red lacquer and Naga finials.

After Wat Mei you will discover Royal Palace museum, The Royal Palace, officially known as Haw Kham, was built in the year 1904 and was the royal residence of the kings and queens of Laos. The architecture is a blend of traditional Lao motifs and French Beaux Arts styles. Some of the buildings in the royal campus, apart from the palace.

After having lunch you will transfer to Wat Choumkhong, Wat Choumkhong is one of the temples with the most flowers in Luang Prabang. You can admire the Prince's old house, just beside the temple, the Villa Xieng Mouane. It was renovated at the end of the 1990's by Heritage House and, since 2006, hosts a tourist information centre and certain exhibitions.

Then you will visit to Wat Sene, Wat Sen, also known as Wat Sensoukaram, literally translates into “Temple of 100,000 treasures” as it was built using 100,000 stones from the Mekong River. This temple was built by King Kitsarath in the 18th century and is one of the most visited temples of Luang Prabang.

Wat Xieng Thong, Wat Xieng Thong is a 16th century Buddhist temple complex (Wat) located in the town of Luang Prabang in Laos. There are various structures including shrines, temples and stupas situated inside this complex. Wat Xieng Thong was built by the king Setthathirath and was under the patronage of the royal family of Laos.

In the last you will visit Mount Phousi, where you will see the beautiful city view and Mekong River view at the top. Mount Phou Si is a hill located in the middle of the town of Luang Prabang. This hill is 100 metres high and has river Mekong flowing on side and river Nam Kahn flowing on the other side. There are various Buddhist shrines located here like Wat Tham Phou Si and Wat Chom Si.

 The tour ends here, you will be transfer at your place.
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Included
  • Private tour
  • Transport by air-conditioned private vehicle
  • English tour guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Not included
  • Gratuities
  • Escorted guide
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Lunch &Dinner
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 7 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Pickup and dropoff spots can be different but only limit to one station for both pickup and dropoff.
  • This is your private tour so Itinerary can be made small changes according to your physical condition during the tour.
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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