Private Tour: Half-day City Guided Tour of Vientiane
Description
Delve into the culture and heritage of Laos' capital on this half-day private tour of Vientiane. Accompanied by a local guide, visit the city's most prominent sights, learning about Vientiane's history and spiritual traditions. Your first stop after getting picked up from your hotel is Vientiane's Wat Sisaket temple. Known for its cloister wall of over 6,800 Buddha statues, Wat Sisaket is the city's oldest surviving temple and is still in use as a religious site today. Head next to Wat Prakeo, which once served as the temple of the royal family, housed the Emerald Buddha for 200 years, and is now functional as a museum. Head to That Luang Stupa, the single most important monument in Laos, which was built to cover the original small stupa containing a piece of the chest bone of Buddha before diving further into the country's heritage by visiting the Patuxay monument, which is known as Vientiane's Arc de Triomphe and stands as a symbol of Laos' independence.
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Known for its cloister wall of over 6,800 Buddha statues, Wat Sisaket is the city's oldest surviving temple and is still in use as a religious site today.
Patuxay monument, which is known as Vientiane's Arc de Triomphe and stands as a symbol of Laos' independence.
That Luang Stupa, the single most important monument in Laos, which was built to cover the original small stupa containing a piece of the chest bone of Buddha, That Luang serves as the main and symbolic stupa in Laos. It's also our national symbol and recognizable throughout the world, gathering place for national Buddhism ceremony. It's also the biggest stupa in Laos; Patouxay (Arch de Triumph), built quite recently in commemoration of those who died during the wars in the past and it is today as the land-mark of Vientiane.
The temple of the royal family, housed the Emerald Buddha for 200 years, and is now functional as a museum.
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Pickup Locations & Times
You will be picked up at hotel in Vientiane. Please provide pickup location
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(2)
Excellent tour of Vientiane which includes the most worth seeing places. Our guide was very knowledgeable and could tell you everything worth knowing about the places and Laos history. Can highly recommend this excursion even if the rain is pouring down as in our case.
great guide, friendly, knowledgeable, speaking very well english, good humor, to be highly recommended !
Thank you for choosing our Half-day City Guided Tour of Vientiane, Daniel! Khong was a fantastic guide and we're so glad he was able to show you around his hometown. He's very knowledgeable about the history and culture of Laos and his English is excellent. Thank you for your kind words and we hope you'll choose us again for your future travels.
