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8D7n8d7n Laoslaos Discoverydiscovery 8d7n8d7n LaosLaos DiscoveryDiscovery (LAOS8) LUANG PRABANG / VANG VIENG / 20 PLANNED MEALS VIENTIANE 07 BREAKFASTS 06 LUNCHES MEAL PLAN 07 DINNERS N Khuangsi Waterfall LUANG PRABANG 4 . DAY 1 • After lunch, you can go for a stroll around this quaint town or SINGAPORE LUANG PRABANG even join some locals for a game of petanque; there is always someone ready to show you how to play! It is great fun and a VANG VIENG 2 Welcome to a unique experience! • Assemble at Singapore Changi Airport for our flight to Luang good way to get to know the Laos people. Prabang. Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner VIENTIANE 1 • Phousi Hill – to enjoy the view overlooking the city and watch the amazing sunset*. DAY 3 *subject to weather conditions and if time permits. LUANG PRABANG LAOS Dinner • Wat Sen – The city's oldest temple. START/END • Wat Xieng Thong – One of the most important of Lao DAY 2 NIGHT STAY monasteries and remains a significant monument to the spirit of LUANG PRABANG religion, royalty and traditional art. by Dynasty Travel BY FLIGHT • In the morning, head out to a local farm outside Luang Prabang • Mekong River boat ride. to experience the local methods of rice cultivation. After an • Visit the mysterious Pak Ou Caves – Two linked caves crammed overview presented by a small rice museum, you will learn how BY COACH rice is farmed using water buffalo for plowing, together with the with thousands of gold lacquered Buddha statues of various traditional manual processes of ranking, transplanting, sowing, shapes and sizes left by pilgrims. INDOCHINA grinding and pounding. 42 43 www.dynastytravel.com.sg | Book Online. Anytime, Anywhere! DAY 7 Note: In the event of local or religious festivals, unforeseen circumstances and bad weather conditions, the sequence of the itinerary is subject to change without prior VANG VIENG VIENTIANE notice. The activities will be replaced or cancelled without prior notice for safety reasons. • Ban Keun Salt Works – The small village of Ban Keun in Laos has a Alternative sightseeing or activities will be subject to on-site situation. massive salt production plant. • Wat Si Saket – The oldest temple in Vientiane. Features remarkable frescoes and Buddha images. • Haw Phra Kaew – The former royal temple of Laos monarchy, which previously housed the famous Emerald Buddha Statue. • That Luang Stupa – A gold-covered large Buddhist stupa in the centre of Vientiane, Laos. • Patuxay Monument – it is a a war monument in the centre of Vientiane, Laos, which was built between 1957 and 1968. Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner DAY 8 VIENTIANE SINGAPORE • Bid farewell to Laos as we transfer to Vientiane airport for our flight back to Singapore. We hope that you have had an enjoyable vacation with Dynasty Travel and look forward to bring you to your next holiday destination. Alms Offering Breakfast • We will also visit local villages of Lao ethnic minority groups at Ban Na Ouane and Ban Thapene. • Excursion to Khuangsi Waterfall – The biggest waterfall in the Luang Prabang. Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner DAY 5 LUANG PRABANG VANG VIENG • Bid goodbye to Luang Prabang and journey through the wonderful natural scenery to Vang Vieng. • Enjoy sunset on Nam Song River (If time permits). Patuxai Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner • Next stop, visit the village of Ban Xanghai – Where the local rice DAY 6 That Luang Stupa wine are distilled. VANG VIENG • Ban Xang Khong – A village well known for silk hand weaving and for • Visit Tham Jang Cave – The cave was used as a bunker in the early traditional Saa paper making. 19th century during the Chinese-Ho invasion. We also cross the • Continue to Ban Phanom – A village known for its hand weaving. river to Ban Huai Ngai, a very pleasant village where we can explore • After dinner, free time for you to visit the Luang Prabang Night the different lifestyles of the locals. Market or to explore this historical city. • Blue Lagoon - Best little swimming hole, the Blue Lagoon, where Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner a river of soft, delicately pale blue flows slowly out of the jungle, deepening in the middle to create a perfect place to swim in during DAY 4 those hot afternoons. LUANG PRABANG • Tham Phoukham Caves – See the most beautiful and famous • At dawn, you may wish to experience alms offering to a thousand limestone cavern, surrounded by the natural forest. monks along the streets. This tradition is unique in Laos, being the Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner only Buddhist nation still preserving the rituals. by Dynasty Travel • Phousi Local Morning Market. • Visit the impressive stupa of Wat Visoun. • Royal Palace Museum. INDOCHINA 44 Wat Xieng Thong Luang Prabang 45 www.dynastytravel.com.sg | Book Online. Anytime, Anywhere! 88天天77夜夜 老挝探索之旅老挝探索之旅 (LAOS8) 琅勃拉邦 / 万荣 / 万象 20 顿餐 07 顿早餐 06 顿午餐 膳食包括 07 顿晚餐 北 关西瀑布 琅勃拉邦 4 第一天 • 午餐后，您可以在这个古色古香的小镇散步，甚至可以和一些 当地人一起玩非常有趣的滚球游戏, 这也是了解老挝人民的好方 新加坡 琅勃拉邦 法。 万荣 2 欢迎你与华宫畅游！ 早餐 | 午餐 | 晚餐 • 齐聚于新加坡樟宜国际机场，乘搭舒适的客机前往琅勃拉邦， 万象 1 开始您期待已久的假期。 第三天 • 接着到普西山 - 如果时间允许的话，爬上普西山，欣赏俯瞰城 琅勃拉邦 市的景色，观看美丽的日落。 • 参观森寺–城市最古老的寺院。 老挝 晚餐 参观香通寺 – 此为琅勃拉邦最华丽又俱现代表性的寺庙，建于 起点/回程 • 第二天 1560年，原作为皇室家庙之用，外人不得进入，如今她也因为 独特的琅勃拉邦式建筑，被誉为老挝境内最美丽的庙宇。 夜宿 琅勃拉邦 • 乘坐游船游湄公河。 by Dynasty Travel • 早晨后，前往琅勃拉邦郊外当地农场。体验当地的水稻种植方 • 前往游览帕乌岩洞 – 是个石灰岩洞，沿着洞的墙面有3.000多 飞行路线 法。在一个小型米饭博物馆进行了概述之后，您将了解如何利 尊大大小小的佛像。 用水牛进行水稻耕作，以及传统的排序，移栽，播种，打磨和 旅巴路线 冲击的手动过程。 • 游览班桑海村–著名自制寮国米酒。 INDOCHINA 80 81 www.dynastytravel.com.sg | Book Online. Anytime, Anywhere! 香通寺 蓝色泻湖 - 那里有一条柔软细腻的淡蓝色的河流从丛林中缓缓流 • 班桑孔村–一个以手工纺织著名的村庄。 • 出，在中间加深，天然大水池。您可选择在天然大水池里戏水或 晚餐后，可游览当地夜市场，各式各样摊贩小店林立，大部分是 • 深入附近 景区探索。 少数民族的手工艺品和原始手工制品，具特色且价廉物美。 • Tham Phoukham 洞穴 – 沿途将经过稻田，欣赏森林环绕着美 早餐 | 午餐 | 晚餐 丽石灰岩洞美景。 第四天 早餐 | 午餐 | 晚餐 琅勃拉邦 第七天 • 体验清晨布施，就是每天早晨当地时间的六点，当地的一些妇女 万荣 万象 会拿着清早做好的米饭等食物来到大街边，虔诚地跪在街边，等 待着当地的僧人们前来化缘。每天早晨，这样的景象都会出现, 而 • 参观煮盐村。 且盛况空前。这也成为前来琅勃拉邦浏览的游客们，最感兴趣的 • 西萨格寺–万象最古老的寺庙。有着特色的壁画和佛像。 一道风景。 • 玉佛寺–前皇家寺庙，设着著名的翡翠大佛。 普西市场 – 是当地最大的自由市场。 • • 塔銮–金色造型独特风格的塔銮为老挝最宏伟的寺庙，建于1556 • 苏那拉特寺(Wat Visoun)始建于1513年，是琅勃拉邦最古老的 年，是历代皇室及高僧存放骨灰的所在地，传说在其中央所封闭 寺庙。 的尖塔里存放着释迦牟尼佛祖的胸骨，故老挝人民对此极为尊敬。 • 皇宫博物馆 –是座王宫改建而成的博物馆。 • 凯旋门–这座老挝凯旋门建于1960年代初期，於1969年完成， • 游览关西瀑布–瀑布发源于峭壁上的一个浅池，并形成一个50m 是法国为庆祝老挝独立而赠。 梯度的主瀑布。瀑布的水落下后汇集成大量青绿色的水池。水从 早餐 | 午餐 | 晚餐 山上奔泻流下，形成3层的瀑布，最高的一层有将近 100米，石灰 岩地形的田梗形成瀑布一层接一层，最后汇入水池可以给游客游 第八天 泳。 万象 新加坡 早餐 | 午餐 | 晚餐 • 告别难忘的老挝之旅，前往机场乘搭舒适的客机返回美丽的祖 国–新加坡。 第五天 希望您与华宫旅游度过一个与众不同的假期，并盼望能与您再次畅 琅勃拉邦 万荣 游下个假日目的地！ • 早餐后，与琅勃拉邦告别，前往万荣。 早餐 • 南宋河湾及欣赏美丽的夕阳。(如时间允许) 早餐 | 午餐 | 晚餐 by Dynasty Travel 注：行程次序可能临时变动或修改及更换景点以确保旅途之安全与顺畅，此 第六天 情形下，本公司将不作预先通知，敬请原谅！中文行程译自英文版，若需诠 释，将以英文版本为准。如逢大型会议，展览或节日，酒店可能在不作预先 万荣 通知下，预定于郊区或其他城市。 坦江溶洞 - 最负盛名的洞穴，在19世界初期是用来抵御云南穆斯 INDOCHINA • 林攻击的地堡。一路上您可与当地村民交流以了解他们的文化和 82 日常生活作息。.
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