Get transferred to the airport for a short flight to Vientian, the Capital of Laos PDR. Upon arrival, get picked up and transfer to hotel in town center.
Lies on the bank of the Mekong River, the charming and fascinating capital of Laos conjures up exotic images, with the little mix of Lao, French, Thai, Chinese and Vietnamese influences. The city is studded with gilded Buddhist shrines and monuments, faded French colonial buildings, little café and steaming noodle stalls, bustling sidewalk markets and quiet medieval shady streets, is somewhere between a laidback city and a lively township, a place of charms that you might not find anywhere else around Asia.
Afternoon is for the sightseeing tour of Vientiane with your first visit to the oldest temple of Wat Sisaket which houses thousands of tiny Buddha images and row after row of seated Buddhas. Your next destination is Haw Phra Kaew, the royal temple that once enshrined the Emerald Buddha. Today it is a museum where there resides a tremendous collection of religious art.
Continue with a visit to the golden Pha That Luang, the most important national monument in Laos - a symbol of Buddhist religion and Lao sovereignty. The stupa of this temple is 40m high and covered with gold that can be seen from miles away. Along the way we also make stop to visit the Pattuxay monument, the Vientian’s Triump de Arch. Also, you will spend time to wander around and sightsee some prominent colonial architecture in the centre area.
Then, transfer to the amazing Buddha Park (also called Wat Xieng Khouane) which is definitely worth a visit during your tour to the capital of a million elephants. Upon arrival, take your time to explore more than 200 religious statues, including an enormous 40-meter-long reclining Buddha.
Get back to hotel and enjoy time at your leisure.
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