• 8 Breakfast (B)
• 1 Dinner (D)

• Luang Prabang: Cycle around the former capital of Laos, visiting Ock Pop Tock, Wat Xieng Thong, and Big Brother Mouse.
• Luang Prabang: Meditate at this ornate temple, or just marvel at its gilded beauty and take lots of pics. 
• Luang Prabang: Step inside the Living Crafts Centre in Luang Prabang and watch over 50 Lao artisans at work, creating beautiful clothes and homeware using traditional weaving techniques. Learn how Ock Pop Tok, founded by Joanna Smith and Veomanee Douangdala in 2000, empowers women by turning their skills into a viable career, while promoting Laotian textiles and crafts across the globe.
• 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.
• Luang Prabang: Hop onto the train from Luang Prabang, travelling at a dashing 160 km/h. You’ll catch some breathtaking views on the way.
• Vientiane: See the incredible work of COPE, a non-profit helping locals with mobility-related disabilities, including victims of unexploded bombs. Witness how they provide prosthetic and orthotic devices, surgery, physiotherapy, and rehabilitation – giving people back mobility, dignity, and independence. 
• Vientiane: This isn’t your typical hectic capital city. Today, you’ll walk around the peacefully lovely city of Vientiane and admire Laos’ version of the Arc de Triomphe – the Patuxai.
• Vientiane: It’s bizarre. It’s beautiful. And it has a lot of Buddha statues. This fanciful sculpture garden will leave you with wonder (and a little bit of confusion) in your eyes.
• Vientiane: Fasten your seatbelts folks, we’re off to Phnom Penh
• Phnom Penh: Admire the architectural wonder of some of the best buildings from the Khmer Empire of Vietnam – built back in the 1800s!
• Phnom Penh: A sombre but important remembrance for the victims of the Khmer Rouge. Visit the fields and Genocide Museum. 
• Phnom Penh: Spend the evening at one of Phnom Penh’s best-loved after-dark hotspots for refreshing beverages and tantalising food.
• Siem Reap: Visit Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm and Bayon – where Tomb Raider was filmed. But dress appropriately (no hotpants, soz).
• Siem Reap: Not only is the food top-notch, this social enterprise trains and employs street youth (and also gives opportunities to other marginalized or at-risk groups!). Every bite supports these young locals to build skills, confidence and a brighter future. Respect. 

• Bangkok: A modular trip means fellow travellers will join and leave at various locations. There’ll be some goodbyes, sure, but there’ll also be plenty of hellos with new like-minded travellers.

Step into regal Cambodia with a guided visit to the Royal Palace, a 19th-century complex of gilded roofs and manicured courtyards. Continue to the Silver Pagoda (Wat Preah Keo), famed for a floor inlaid with thousands of silver tiles and treasured Buddha images.

Hear how the capital shifted and revived through turbulent eras, and admire Khmer artistry in filigreed pavilions. The silver-tiled floor and an emerald-green Buddha offer a tranquil counterpoint to the city’s lively streets outside.

Hop into a tuk-tuk and zip through lively neighborhoods to sample street-food classics—from tangy green mango salads to steaming noodle soups and charcoal-kissed grills. Your foodie guide reveals market secrets and ordering etiquette.

Savor curbside flavors, sweet treats, and a cold local brew while learning the stories behind each dish. This culinary exploration is at additional cost and bookable on tour, with vegetarian options typically available on request.

Explore Buddha Park (Xieng Khuan), a riverside dreamscape where Hindu and Buddhist myths take concrete form. Wander among surreal concrete sculptures—from a giant pumpkin you can climb inside to a reclining Buddha stretching across the grass.

Created in 1958 by a visionary mystic, the park fuses folk belief and avant-garde imagination. It’s a playful, photo-worthy counterpoint to Vientiane’s serene wats and a reminder of Southeast Asia’s rich syncretism.

Gain essential context on Cambodia’s recent past with a guided visit to the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek and the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S-21). Sensitive narration and memorial spaces encourage thoughtful engagement and respect.

Exhibits, audio testimonies, and preserved sites trace the Khmer Rouge period and its enduring impact on families and culture. Time is given for quiet contemplation and questions, fostering informed remembrance and empathy.

Witness sunrise at Angkor Wat as lotus ponds blush pink and intricate bas-reliefs emerge from shadow. Continue to Angkor Thom and the Bayon, where serene faces gaze across forest canopies and causeways lined with guardian deities.

Conclude among the root-strangled Ta Prohm, where fig and silk-cotton trees entwine galleries made famous by film. Your guide decodes Khmer cosmology, engineering brilliance, and imperial power—an immersive arc through the world’s greatest temple city.

Dine at a social enterprise restaurant where every order supports skills training for local youth. Expect bright Khmer flavors—lime, lemongrass, palm sugar—reimagined with contemporary finesse, plus refreshing shakes praised by travelers and locals alike.

Meet staff in training and hear how hospitality careers open new paths for graduates and their families. This is mindful dining that lets you make your meal matter while celebrating Cambodian culinary heritage.

Visit Kuang Si Falls to follow a shady forest trail toward terraces of milky-turquoise pools fed by a 60-metre cascade. Wooden footbridges, butterflies, and birdsong set a serene jungle soundtrack.

Cool off with a refreshing swim where permitted or climb to viewpoints for misty photos. This optional excursion is at additional cost and bookable on tour; bring modest swimwear and water shoes for limestone ledges.

Glide between limestone karsts as you kayak the Nam Song River, drifting past emerald rice fields and villages. With a local guide, slip into cool caverns to see ancient formations and hear folk tales tied to these mountains.

Expect gentle paddling with safety gear, short cave sections, and time to admire the scenery. This optional adventure is at additional cost and bookable on tour, offering a fresh angle on Vang Vieng’s dramatic landscape.

Applaud the energy of Phare, The Cambodian Circus, where graduates of a Battambang arts school blend acrobats and live music with theatre, humor, and dance. Each show animates modern Khmer life and legends with daring athleticism.

Expect vivid staging, emotive storytelling, and a community-rooted mission that supports creative careers. This evening performance is at additional cost and bookable on tour, offering contemporary culture beyond the temples.

Trade city lights for open fields on a guided quad bike ride, cruising dusty red lanes past stilted villages and lotus ponds as the sky turns copper and rose. Rural life unfolds in gentle vignettes of grazing cattle and laughter from courtyards.

Pause for sunset over the paddies and wide-angle photos. Helmets, instruction, and support riders are included. This scenic outing is at additional cost and bookable on tour; closed shoes recommended.

Step inside the Living Crafts Centre on the banks of the Mekong to see Lao textiles come to life. Watch master weavers at their looms, dyers stirring natural indigo, and silkworms transforming mulberry leaves into gossamer thread—an intimate look at heritage skills.

Learn how Ock Pop Tok has been empowering women since 2000 through fair-wage employment and training. Observe traditional silk dyeing and weaving techniques and understand why textiles are a cultural language across Laos’s diverse ethnic groups.

Rise before first light to take part in the alms-giving ceremony, offering sticky rice to lines of saffron-robed monks moving quietly through misty streets. This centuries-old ritual embodies reciprocity between the monastic and lay communities.

Absorb the pre-dawn stillness as bells chime and the town awakens softly. Your local host will share respectful etiquette and the meaning of merit-making in Theravada Buddhism, creating space for reflection and cultural understanding.

Board the Laos–China Railway and watch the countryside stream by at up to 160 km/h, cutting through valleys and tunnels that stitch together the nation’s north–south spine. Settle in for sweeping window-side panoramas of villages, rivers, and distant karsts.

This engineering milestone opens access to remote heartlands and reduces long road journeys. Glimpses of limestone karsts announce the approach to adventure hubs, framing Laos’s dramatic topography in cinematic scale.

Explore the Lao capital’s calm avenues and golden icon, Pha That Luang, the national stupa said to enshrine a relic of the Buddha. Continue to the Patuxai Victory Monument, a triumphal arch adorned with lotus motifs and celestial kinnari figures.

Stroll French-Indochinese boulevards and shady parks while your guide connects royal chronicles, Buddhist symbolism, and modern politics. From gilded spires to skyline views, Vientiane’s measured pace invites unhurried discovery.

Visit the COPE Visitor Centre to understand Laos’s lingering legacy of unexploded ordnance (UXO) and the life-changing work of prosthetics, physio, and community outreach. Exhibits and multimedia share survivor perspectives with dignity and clarity.

Learn how clinicians craft mobility aids and restore independence, and how education reduces future harm. This is a moving encounter with stories of resilience that deepens appreciation for Laos beyond its landscapes.

Discover Luang Prabang’s riverside grace as you join a guided cycling tour through the UNESCO-listed Old Town, where saffron robes and French shutters share the streets. Pause at the glittering Wat Xieng Thong, famed for its sweeping rooflines and jewel-like Tree of Life mosaic.

Pedal along the Mekong and Nam Khan confluence, hearing how this former royal capital became a cultural sanctuary. Drop by the Big Brother Mouse bookshop to browse children’s titles that support local literacy initiatives and community-led education.

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