Cruise Down River with Vat Phou Cruise 3 Days

• From 01 Nov 2011 to 30 Apr 2012: Departures every Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday on a cruise down or cruise up
• From 01 May 2012 to 31 Oct 2012: Departures every Saturday for cruise down and Tuesday for cruise up

After meeting at the Sinouk Coffee House in central Pakse at 9:30am, we transfer you to a longtail riverboat for your 2.5 hour journey to Champassak.  Upon arrival at the Vat Phou boat, we help you to your cabins to unpack then serve lunch on deck.  The highlight of the afternoon is the Vat Phou ruins - the majestic pre-Angkorian 10th century temple complex and 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.

 

Breakfast is on board as we set sail for the village of Huei Thamo. 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 leisurely sailing closer to the wild paradise of the "4,000 Islands" 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. Our day's cruise finishes at the most northern tip of Don Khong, the largest inhabited island in the river archipelego.  After dinner, the evening is yours to relax and enjoy.

 

While you breakfast on the deck, the Vat Phou boat cruises 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 and walk across the bridge that links Khone and Det Islands.  We continue on the boat back to the mainland for lunch at a local restaurant in a small fishing village, Xieng Di, on the banks of the Mekong.  A bus transfers you to the historically significant Pha Pheng waterfall, "the Niagara of the East", close to the Cambodian border. We then bring you back to Pakse for the end of the cruise experience, arriving around 4.00pm.

Prices quoted in US$ nett per person
Cabin	2 - 8 Pax	9 - 40 Pax			Single Supp.
1 Nov 11 - 30 Apr 12	639	606			223
1 May 12 - 30 Jun 12	515	485			178
1 Jul 12 - 31 Aug 12	543	515			189
1 Sep 12 - 30 Sep 12	515	485			178
1 Oct 12 -31 Oct 12	639	606			223

Inclusions of the trip

• 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 qualified crews during the cruise.
• Group insurance

• 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