Luang Prabang must-see attractions

Luang Prabang, the ancient capital of Laos is the place remaining many cultural imprint of Laos with the streets, and ancient temples such as Wat Xieng Thong dinine, Wat Mai … and many other natural places on the outskirts of city. Through the ups and downs of history, Luang Prabang still intact peaceful beauty and ancient with many famous works with each stage of the history of this land. From homes to villas or hotels are combinations harmonious between the two views of architecture. In addition, I would be surprised to look the clean and tidiness of one of the most fascinating attractions in Southeast Asia.

Here are some of our experiences we have:

  • Transport

Tuk-tuk will save your money most in case of traveling in a group. You can also rent a bike around the city, rents about $ 1 / day, mountain bike price 2-3 USD / day.

In Luang Prabang, they offers a variety of motels, hotels and resorts with prices from $10 / night or more. Therefore, it’s not too difficult to choose a suitable hotel or motel.

  • 7 attractions you should go
  1. Beautiful old town of Luang Prabang

After consideration, I found the best way to visit interesting heritage buildings with traditional Lao architecture is on foot or bicycle because most hotels, restaurants, cafes are concentrated around the city. The streets are not hustle and there are absolutely no modern buildings or any single house on 2 stories high.

Old town in Luang Prabang
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  1. Pak Ou Caves

Pak Ou Caves area – Buddhist caves. To reach the cave, you have to take a long journey of about 25 km along the Mekong River. Thousands of Buddha statues are placed inside the caves is a really amazing landscape.

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  1. Shopping at Luang Prabang markets

2-3 bazaar around Luang Prabang but the most famous one is the night market located on the center line. Luang Prabang Night Market is crowded with silver souvenirs, traditional toys … This is also the ideal place for you to buy gifts for relatives and friends, I bought 2 rings with 2 elephants decorations for my two nieces there quite cheap

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  1. Village Whisky

The village is located on the way to the Pak Ou Caves. Famous specialty of the village is the local whiskey or other types of wine implicitedwith snakes, insects then mixed with whiskey sold in the unique-shape bottle. The Laos silk is also famous here.

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  1. Mount Phousi

For a panoramic view of the city, we have climbed to the top of Mount Phousi, also known as hill Chomsy, (about 300 steps). On top of the mountain, there is a very beautiful temple. There are two ways to climb, one is away from the main streets in the city, the other is a trail behind Folk Museum. The most wonderful time to climb the mountain is late afternoon before sunset.

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  1. The temples and shrines

There are more than 30 temples and shrines located around the city of Luang Prabang. Mai’s the most famous temple located on the main road of the city. In Luang Prabang also has a lot of religious school for children

temple-in- luang prabang --laos-sara-perez-de-arenaza
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  1. Kuang Si Waterfall

Kuang Si Waterfall (also called Tat Kuang Kuang Xi or Si) is a complex of 3 towers, far 30km from the center of Luang Prabang . The waterfall is very beautiful and spectacular. The highest one is about 60 meters high, falling down forming small lakes, like the natural green pool. You can enjoy swimming with admission fee about 30,000 kip ($ 3). Here you can visit bear sanctuary with rare bears as well.

Kuang Si waterfall in Luang Prabang
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– GoAsiaDayTrip blogger team –

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