Cambodia & Laos Uncovered
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Highlights
- Luang Prabang: Cycle around the former capital of Laos. Then visit Big Brother Mouse to help locals improve their English.
- Luang Prabang: Meditate at this ornate temple, or just marvel at its gilded beauty and take lots of pics.
- Luang Prabang: Always wanted to live like a Buddhist? Here is your chance to offer an ‘Alms’ to monks, in the spirit of karmic giving.
- Vientiane: No Laos trip is complete without seeing Patuxai and Luang Stupa. So much gold. You might need shades to look at it.
- Phnom Penh: A sombre but important remembrance for the victims of the Khmer Rouge. Visit the fields and Genocide Museum.
- Vang Vieng: Fasten your seatbelts folks, we’re off to Phnom Penh
- Phnom Penh: Time to take to the sky. Siem Reap, here we come!
- Siem Reap: Visit Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm and Bayon – where Tomb Raider was filmed. But dress appropriately (no hotpants, soz).
- Luang Prabang: Your chance to watch Lao textile artisans at work, making clothes and homeware using special techniques.
- Vientiane: See the amazing efforts of this non-profit, which gives prosthetic limbs to disabled locals – some of who are victims of unexploded bombs. MAKE TRAVEL MATTER ® Experience
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After checking in to the hotel & getting comfortable, we'll join up, get acquainted, & begin taking in the sites of this UNESCO listed city.
Luang Prabang Inn (or similar)
A city cycle and a swim under the 60-metre cascades of Kuang Si Falls will provide our daily nature fix, but most of the day is yours to visit palaces & temples & watch local life by the river, or choose to explore any way that suits. Tonight, watch the sunset...
This morning early risers will be rewarded with Buddhist rituals kissed by the sun's morning rays. Take part in the daily ritual of offering alms to the Monks of Luang Prabang's 34 temples. This morning we take an overland journey to a lively tourist hub filled with o...
Today is yours to conquer Vang Vieng. Stuck for ideas? Grab a pushbike and allow yourself to get a little lost, stopping at swimming holes and weaving through limestone caves, watching life unfold in the pretty countryside of Laos.
The Elephant Crossing Hotel (or similar)
Breakfast
Today you should wake up feeling satisfied with your Vang Vieng explorations, and ready to peel back the layers of another Laos hotspot. Welcome to the capital of Vientiane. If you’re expecting a bustling Asian capital, prepare to be surprised; the vibe in this quaint...
This morning we cross the border sky high, flying out of Laos as we make for the capital of Cambodia. Although it's easy to find reminders of Cambodia's dark past in the city of Phnom Penh, it is also a place brightened by shy smiles and pretty tree-lined streets. We'...
Another included flight takes us out of Cambodia's capital this morning, landing us in the heartland of an ancient masterpiece and what is still the largest religious monument in the world. You could relax poolside this afternoon, before seeing what's going on by nigh...
Prepare to be moved to the core this morning as we journey to Angkor Wat through dawn's hours in preparation for sunrise. Nothing can quite describe the feeling of watching the day's first rays touch this ancient spiritual site, it's pretty much magic. After a siesta ...
Our trip will wrap up in Siem Reap shortly after our final team breakfast. We'll go our separate ways after saying somber goodbyes & making sincere plans to organise a reunion tour.
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Contiki Reviews & Ratings
Molly Oconnor
Mar 2024
Cambodia & Laos Uncovered
This trip was phenomenal! The included excursions were great, and the add-ons were amazing! Definitely worth the value. Especially the quad biking in Siem reap! Can’...
Trusted Customer
Mar 2024
Cambodia & Laos Uncovered
The trip was very hectic with two consecutive flight days and poor choice of hotels. In SE Asia, the good hotels are so cheap (usually less than 40$ a night for twin...
Trusted Customer
Jan 2024
Cambodia & Laos Uncovered
Loved our strip Manager!!
Sukjin Youn
Nov 2023
Cambodia & Laos Uncovered
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Andrew Monaghan
Nov 2023
Cambodia & Laos Uncovered
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