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Trip Name: The Vat Phou Mekong Cruise 3 Days 2 Nights (Down Stream)
Tour Code: S55-VPUS-3D2N_VatPhouMekongCruise
Type of trip: Joined Cruise
Trip Duration: 3 Days
Destinations: Pakse-Champasak-Vat Phou-Thamo Village-Oum Muong Temple-Khong Island-Phapheng Waterfall-Pakse
Downstream Period:
From: 01 Oct – 30 Mar: Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday
01 Apr- 30 Sep: Tuesday/Saturday
June: No cruises operation

Package Tours valid until 30 Sep 2016 but require for surcharge for bellow dates
1. Christmas Eve
2. New Year Eve

BRIEF ITINERARY Downstream Program
Day 1 Pakse-Champasak-Vat Phou (-/L/D)
Day 2 Thamo Village-Oum Muong Temple-Khong Island (B/L/D)
Day 3 Khong Island-Phapheng Waterfall-Pakse (B/L/-)

ITINERARY
Day 1 Pakse- Champasak-Vat Phou (-/L/D)

After meeting at the Sinouk Coffee House in central Pakse at 9:30am, we transfer you to our cruise boat via long tail riverboat, for your 2.5 hour journey to Champassak. Upon boarding at the Vat Phou boat, we help you to your cabins to unpack, before serving lunch on deck. All meals are included on the Vat Phou Mekong cruise and our galley produces the finest of Laotian, Vietnamese and Thai dishes, lovingly prepared and beautifully presented.
The highlight of the afternoon is the Vat Phou ruins – the majestic pre-Angkorian 10th century temple complex and our boat’s namesake. You have time to visit the museum at the ruins site, walk up to the highest temple and take as many photos as you would like.

As dusk falls, we transfer you back to the Vat Phou boat for a chance to enjoy the tropical sunset on the deck. Dinner is served on board, while the boat docks for the night alongside a remote Laotian village.

Day 2 Thamo Village- Oum Muong Temple-Khong Island (B/L/D)
Breakfast is on board as we set sail for the village of Tomo. This is a small village a few minutes walk away from the mysterious hidden forest temple of Oum Muong. Afterwards we rejoin the boat to continue our cruise southwards.
Lunch is on the deck, while we leisurely sail closer to the wild paradise known as the 4,000 Islands All meals are included on the Vat Phou Mekong cruise and the galley produces the finest of Laotian, Vietnamese and Thai dishes, lovingly prepared and beautifully presented.
Late afternoon we disembark from the boat to walk through Ban Deua Tia, a small Laotian Village where the traditional way of life has not changed in centuries, you will also visit the local school and share some time with the students. Our day’s cruise finishes at the most northern tip of Don Khong, the largest inhabited island in the river archipelago. After dinner, the evening is yours to relax and enjoy.

Day 3 Don Khong-Pha Pheng Waterfall-Pakse (B/L/-)
While you have breakfast on the deck, at 7h00, the Vat Phou boat cruises down the Mekong to the small village of Ban Veuthong, where you board a small boat to meander among the 4,000 Islands to Khone Island. You will visit the old French railway, the French colonial house and walk across the bridge that links Khone and Det Islands.
Enjoy a lunch at a local restaurant on Don Khone Island along the banks of the river.
This afternoon you will visit the Khone PhaPheng waterfalls, the “Niagara of the East”. After your visit to Phapheng waterfall you will be transferred back to Pakse by bus where the tour will end.

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PRICE & INCLUDE

OUR TOUR PRICES ARE INCLUSIVE OF
• 3 days cruise with stops and visits as mentioned in the program with English speaking guide.
• 2 nights accommodation on board.
• Meal plan as mentioned in the tour program.
• Coffee, tea & drinking water on board and during meals.
• Admission fee at visiting points as mentioned in the program.
• Services of a qualified crew during the cruise.
• Group / individual insurance.

NOT INCLUDED ARE
• Visa approval and fees for Laos.
• Transfer from hotel / airport to pier in Pakxe or v.v.
• Other drinks and meals not mentioned in package.
• Other personal expenses.

REMARKS
• Operated with minimum 4 persons on boards.
• Prices listed are for double occupancy. there is a surcharge for a single travelers.
• For safety reasons and according to weather conditions, the program may be amended without prior notice.
• Optional visit is only a tour guidance for you to visit depending on our program timing and at your own arrangement.
• Child age 2-12 years old discounted 50% when sharing room with parents. Infants (under 2 years old) are free of charge.”The cruise itineraries can be changed or reversed without prior notice.”

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