Luang Prabang - Pakbeng PAK OU BOATS

On board one of the Pak Ou boats with stop at the Pak Ou Caves from Luang Prabang to Pakbeng
PAK OU BOATS: the Pak Ou boats are the perfect slow boat for leisurely river travel. With 18 and 34 metre steel hulls they have a capacity of 36 comfortable seats each, with an open air view, a fully stocked bar and cooler and toilet facilities. The boat leaves in the morning for the first leg of the cruise to Pak Beng. A stop at Pak Ou village at the mouth of the Nam Ou River to visit the Tham Ting Caves of a Thousand Buddha’s. Stop off at a village for a lesson in how rice wine is made. Lunch on board then visit a fishing village before arriving in Pakbeng in the late afternoon. PAK OU CAVES: two caves (Tham Thing – lower cave and Tham Phum) full of Buddha images of varying styles, ages and sizes located in the steep rock cliff at the confluence of the Mekong River and Ou River. BAN XANG HAI: located near the Pak Ou Caves, this village was once a 'Jar-Maker Village' and nowadays the community fill the jars (which come from elsewhere) with l?o-l?o, the local rice whisky. Departure is every Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday (High Season) and Wednesday and Saturday (Low Season) - no operation in June Overnight in Pakbeng.


Overnight :   Pakbeng Hotel
Meal :   B

Pakbeng * No local guide *
On board one of the Pak Ou boats from Pakbeng to Huay Xai
First thing in the morning the Pak Ou boat leaves the pier for a leisurely cruise up the Mekong towards Huay Xai (Lao-Thai border). Several stops along the way offer the opportunity to sample rural life first-hand and marvel at just how little has changed over the centuries. Arrival in Huay Xai is in the late after


Meal :   B