Luang Prabang (trip)

Luang Prabang

  • Luang Prabang Airport, Laos
  • Active & Adventure
Lao, People's Democratic Republic

from $895* per person5 DaysYear-round
Boutique accommodations Exertion level: 3
Operator: Pedalers Pub & Grille 12 people max
Luang Prabang is perhaps the best-preserved colonial city in Southeast Asia. The tranquility and charm of this town with its splendid natural scenery and cultural sights make it one of the most delightful places to visit in Laos.

Our Luang Prabang cycling getaway is a great stop over package for folks traveling through Southeast Asia. This unique bike tour explores some of Laos best kept secrets, rolling down colonial avenues and through thick forests. Observe daily life in the rice paddies of the countryside and visit small remote villages off the beaten tourist path. Guests have the chance to give back a bit while traveling, by purchasing and distributing English textbooks to rural schools that can't otherwise afford to provide them for their students.

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Lao, People's Democratic Republic

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3 testimonials about the provider, Pedalers Pub & Grille:

  • Reviewer: Mary B located in Trumansburg, NY USA
    What a great time I had on this tour -- it's one week I will always remember. We stayed in very nice hotels (swimming pools in all of them), ate wonderful meals, saw both the requisite Thai cultural sites and some off-the-beaten path things -- like a Buddha cave at a temple out in the middle of nowhere! Our guide, Yai, was just wonderful -- she provided lots of background on Thai culture. In fact, that may have been the best part of the tour, apart from the riding. I feel like I came back with a solid understanding of the country and its people, something I definitely would have missed if I hadn't had Yai as a guide. Would I take this tour again? In a heartbeat!
  • Reviewer: Richard G located in Oak Ridge, TN USA
    This was a really fun trip comprised of all Bike Friday riders. Tom, the leader did an excellent job of showing us and educating us about Thailand. Also, based upon numerous adventure travel trips I have been on I can see that he is the best for having a well organized, and safe trip. The safety issues that he did really make a differnce. We all got loaner cell phones that were pre-prgrammed with the leaders and everyone elses numbers. In the event of getting lost or having a problem, all we had to do was use the phone. I cant tell you how often I wish I had this on a couple of ther trips I've been on. Plus Tom's emhasis on good lodging and good food made for very pleasant evenings.
  • Reviewer: Gerda E located in Milwaukee, Oregon USA
    Bike Friday send us a suggestion, we grabbed it without knowing anything about Pedalers Pub and Grille, and only knew Thailand from guide books. This trip was very special, the outfitter really knows his stuff. The backroads, the jungle, the Karst mountains, the little villages, the accommodations, the meals - everything was top notch. Tom knows his business and makes sure his clients are well taken care of. His "sag" driver was always there when needed, atop of every incline he had fresh fruit and ice water, before every lunch spot he had ice cold towelettes to wipe the sweat off the brow. This area is tropical, hot and humid, and incredibly beautiful. The combination of bicycling and kayaking is what intrigued us. The Andaman Sea with its rock formation islands is exactly what we had seen in travel magazines. To be there and experience kayaking into the lagoons inside these rocks was fabulous. The end of the bike trip was another kayaking adventure through the mangrove forest in a marine park. Local fishermen clamming, crabbing and fishing was special because a lot of our delicious Thai food came from the sea.

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Special information

  • This is a custom departure, meaning this trip is offered on dates that you arrange privately with the provider. Additionally, you need to form your own private group for this trip. The itinerary and price here is just a sample. Contact the provider for detailed pricing, minimum group size, and scheduling information. For most providers, the larger the group you are traveling with, the lower the per-person cost will be.

Itinerary

Day 1 - Your guides will meet you upon arrival at Luang Prabang's airport. Its a short drive to town, where you will have the balance of the day free to explore and relax. Tonight, you will head out for a welcome dinner with your guide at Roots & Leaves, an outdoor restaurant offering traditional dance demostrations and delicious Laotian cuisine.

Day 2 - Explore the backroads of Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage site. You will see parts of Luang Prabang only few tourist visit. Our half day bike trip will take you to the secrets of the town's wetlands, centuries old temples, a household industry, a Vietnamese-Chinese cemetery, and an orphanage school. At the orphanage school, you will visit the small gallery and the vegetable gardens, which are managed by the children. Before going back to the town, you will visit a weaving centre, where you get a short explanation of the silk weaving process. Look at silkworm, natural dyes and meet the weavers. 30 kms

Day 3 - From your hotel, we heading to the boat landing to put our bicycles on the boat for a 1.5 hour scenic boat ride on the Mekong River. Before starting to cycling, we explore the local village on the bank of the Mekong River, experiencing the quiet everyday life in rural Laos, don't be surprised how many "high 5" the kids bestoe upon you in the village and along the roads. After a short dirt road track, we cycle on a scenic paved road to the beautiful Kuang Si Waterfall where we enjoy a swim in the crystal clear pools created by calcite walls and a local lunch. On the way back to Luang Prabang, we will stop to visit some ethnic hill tribe villages such as Khmu and Hmong. 45 kms

Day 4 - Departing town, we first a temple with great views overlooking Luang Prabang, then continue onwards to visit a traditional brick kiln factory and the tomb of the French explorer Henri Mouhot, who stumbled across Angkor Wat in 1860, but succumbed to a malaria attack in Luang Prabang on 10th November in following year. Upon reaching Ban Xieng Lom, you will visit Elephant Village, where "retired" forestry elephants provide safari rides through the local forests and along the river. The camp also has a hospice program for disabled elephants and their own resident veternarian. Tonight we bed down away from the city in a beautiful resort on the banks of the Nam Khan River. 25 kms

Day 5 - After breakfast we head back to Luang Prabang and fond farewells at the airport.

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