Upon arrival, you’ll be met and transferred to your hotel. Luang Prabang has been recognized by UNESCO as the best-preserved city in Southeast Asia. Overnight in Luang Prabang.

After breakfast, you’ll enjoy a short guided tour, starting with the city’s oldest temple, Wat Sene, and the magnificent Wat Xiengthong, known for its classical Laotian architecture with sweeping roofs that reach low to the ground. Next, you’ll visit the Royal Palace Museum, which houses a range of fascinating artifacts, and then head to the Arts and Ethnology Centre to learn about Laos’ many ethnic cultures.

You’ll then join a scheduled tour of the farm, starting every 30 minutes from 9:30 am. You’ll cuddle up to and feed the beautiful 450-kilo buffalos and see the size of their growing crossbreeds! After eating, the buffalos’ next favorite activity is having a bath, and you’ll get to wash and scrub them—it’s like a “day spa” for buffalos. You’ll learn how to milk a buffalo and discover why buffalo milk is so good for you. While the buffalos are the stars of the show, you’ll also enjoy the playful pigs, galloping goats, and rollicking rabbits, which are plenty of fun for both the young and the young at heart. The tour is available daily from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm.

You may also wish to drive to the beautiful Khouangsi Waterfall, where you’ll have the chance to splash around in the turquoise pools or walk along the forest paths. There’s also an opportunity to visit the nearby bear sanctuary, run by Free The Bears Fund Inc.

Later, you’ll climb to the top of Mount Phousi for an enjoyable exploration of the sacred, gilded stupa, as well as a panoramic view of the city at sunset and the Mekong River. The tour concludes with a visit to the famous Night Market, where you’ll find a lovely selection of handmade textiles crafted by local and hill tribe people from the surrounding areas of Luang Prabang. You’ll spend the night in Luang Prabang.

An optional early start gives you the fantastic opportunity to participate in the daily morning rituals of saffron-clad monks collecting offerings of Alms (often in the form of sticky rice) from the faithful residents.

After breakfast, you’ll board a cruise upstream on the Mekong River, offering you a panoramic view of the tranquil countryside and an intriguing visit to the mysterious Pak Ou Caves. These two linked caves are crammed with thousands of gold-lacquered Buddha statues of various shapes and sizes, left by pilgrims. Once back in Luang Prabang, you’ll take a short drive to Ban Phanom, a village well known for its hand weaving. You’ll also have time to visit Ban Xangkhong and Ban Xienglek, small villages famous for silk weaving and Saa (jute) papermaking.

Laos is renowned for its traditional crafts, so you’ll take a short visit to the Ock Pop Tok Living Craft Center. Here, you’ll enjoy a brief tour, where you’ll learn about silk, weaving, and the women who work at the center. You’ll spend the night in Luang Prabang.

8:00 am – 8:30 am: You’ll be picked up by our English-speaking guide from your hotel lobby in Luang Prabang. Arrival at the Elephant Village Camp, you’ll receive a warm welcome from your guide and participate in a short briefing about the elephants.

Elephant Feeding: You’ll get up close and personal with the elephants as you feed them.

Explore Elephant Village: You’ll visit the elephant hospital, museum, photo gallery, and dung paper-making area.

Learn to Communicate with Elephants: You’ll enjoy the impressive experience of being a mahout, learning how they communicate with the elephants.

Bathe the Elephants: You’ll take the elephants down to the Nam Khan River for an exhilarating bathing experience!

Trek along the Trail of Falls: You’ll enjoy a 2 km trek along the exclusive Trail of Falls.

Lunch: You’ll dine in the forest surroundings with a picnic box lunch prepared just for you at the camp restaurant (vegetarian options available).

Continue on the Trail of Falls: You’ll enjoy another 1 km trek on foot along the Trail of Falls, which follows a beautiful stream leading up to Tad Sae Waterfall.

Tad Sae Waterfall: You’ll arrive at Tad Sae Waterfall, where you can relax, dip your feet, or take a swim in the clear, cool water.

Boat Trip back from Tad Sae Waterfall: You’ll ride in a traditional Lao longboat back to the camp.

You’ll be transferred back to your hotel in Luang Prabang between 15:00 and 16:00. You’ll spend the night in Luang Prabang.

Your time will be your own until your private car and driver arrives to take you to the airport for your departure flight. End of services.