Long Stay Deep Immersion in Laos
13-day deep cultural immersion Luang Prabang to Champassak
Baci ceremony, cooking class, Pak Ou caves, Kuang Si, elephant camp, train Vientiane, electric tuk-tuk, COPE museum, 4000 Islands, Wat Phou, Boloven coffee.
Key Highlights
- Baci ceremony
- Cooking class
- Pak Ou caves
- Kuang Si
- Elephant camp
- Train Vientiane
- Electric tuk-tuk
- COPE museum
- 4000 Islands
- Wat Phou
- Boloven coffee
Ideal For
Culture lovers
Long-stay travelers
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Detailed Itinerary
Journée sans guide
Arrival at Luang Prabang airport. Transfer to hotel. Free time on the peninsula. Evening: traditional Baci ceremony in honor of the group — a beautiful sharing moment celebrating arrivals, encounters and good wishes.
Journée avec guide francophone
Monks procession at dawn, morning market. City tour: Royal Palace, Vat Mai, Vat Xieng Thong. Afternoon: boat to Pak Ou caves (Tham Ting and Tham Phoum) housing thousands of Buddha statues. Mount Phousi sunset. Night market.
Journée avec guide francophone
Lao cooking class with anglophone chef: fresh market tour, prepare jeow dips, mok pa fish in banana leaf, chicken with lemongrass, laap salad, sticky rice. Learn proper sticky rice etiquette.
Journée avec guide francophone
Relax at Kuang Si turquoise falls and Asian Bears sanctuary. Return via Ock Pop Tok traditional weaving center — option lunch at Silk Road restaurant while chatting with weavers.
Journée avec guide francophone
Drive to Xieng Lom village. Elephant behavior introduction. Cross Nam Khan river. Feed and interact with elephants. Forest walk beside elephants. Bath time. Trek back through rice fields and teak plantations. Organic Lao lunch. Return Luang Prabang.
Journée sans guide
Free morning in Luang Prabang. Afternoon train to Vientiane. Arrival: local francophone friend takes you to popular night market for traditional Lao dinner.
Journée avec guide francophone
City tour by electric tuk-tuk: Thong Khan Kham fresh market, Wat Sisaket, Ho Phra Keo, That Luang (45m), Patuxai. Afternoon: COPE museum dedicated to bomb victims and the Secret War.
Journée avec guide francophone
Flight to Pakse. Visit Ban Nong Beung Taoy wood carving village en route. Boat to Done Khone and Done Det islands. Install in room on Done Khone island.
Journée sans guide
Free day on 4000 Islands. Explore Done Khone, Done Det and Done Khong. Ban Khone fishing village famous for coconuts, kapok and bamboo. Authentic Lao culture.
Journée avec guide francophone
Pirogue to Ban Nakasang. Visit Khone Phapeng falls (largest SE Asia, 14m). Drive to Champassak. Visit Wat Phou UNESCO, pre-Angkorian Khmer sanctuary, magical atmosphere. Museum visit then sacred ruins ascent.
Journée sans guide
Free days to explore Done Daeng island opposite Champassak with 3 marked trails through wooden house villages, rice granaries and temples.
Journée avec guide francophone
Drive to Paksong. Coffee and tea plantation visit with tasting. Tad Fan waterfalls (120m), Tad Yeaung waterfall. Paksong coffee market. Tad Lo waterfall. Drive to Pakse for departure flight. End of services.