TOUR SUMMARY:

Duration:                     7.5 hours

Suggested Time:       08:30-16:00

Location:                     Vientiane

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Vientiane is the capital city of Laos.  Explore the many temples including That Luang Stupa, Wat Sisaket and view the city from the top of the Patuxay Monument.  A short drive outside of the city Buddha Park is an enchanting place to visit and explore....

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DETAILED ITINERARY:

• Your guide will meet you at your hotel for this one-day tour around Vientiane. 

• The first stop is the local fresh morning market.  This is a traditional market selling fresh meat and produce and where you can witness locals going about their daily shopping.

• From the Morning Market visit COPE Centre, a small museum and charity for the victims of the bombings in Laos.

• Next visit That Luang Stupa, which was built in circa 236 BC to keep the relic of Buddha. This is the main worship site for Buddhist people and now it is a National Lao symbol.  From here we then take a short drive to Patuxay (the Victory Gate Monument) which was given by the French to Lao Government when we had the first independence in 1946 AD. Resembling the famous Arc De Triomphe in Paris this is now the landmark of Vientiane.

• Continue on to Wat Sisaket, with its thousands of miniature Buddha statues, as well as Vat Hor Pha Keo - the Emerald Buddha temple was built in 16th century now it is a Buddhist artifacts Museum.

• After lunch (not included) transfer by private mini-van and drive about 1 hour south outside Vientiane which is the main area for industry.  Along route you will see the Beer Lao factory where our local beer is brewed before passing the first Lao - Thai Friendship Bridge which is funded by the Australians.  Make a stop at Ban Nong Bouthong, a local weaving village before reaching the Buddha Park which is the opportunity to learn about the two religions between Hinduism and Buddhism. After spending time exploring around here we then drive back to your hotel in Vientiane.