Visite de la ville de Luang Prabang et cascades de Kuang Si
Description
Cette visite privée d'une journée complète combine une visite de la ville de Luang Prabang avec une excursion l'après-midi à la cascade de Kuang Si. À Luang Prabang, vous visiterez divers temples et palais royaux et découvrirez l’histoire, la culture et la vie locale du Laos. En marchant avec un guide local, vous entendrez des histoires sur l'histoire des temples et de la ville, des histoires et légendes bouddhistes peintes sur les murs des temples, et bien plus encore, vous donnant un avant-goût de la culture de Luang Prabang. Dans l'après-midi, nous nous dirigerons vers la cascade de Kuang Si. Vous aurez le temps de vous baigner dans les cascades vert émeraude et de visiter un centre de sauvetage des ours. Sur le chemin du retour, nous visiterons un village Hmong et aurons l'occasion de rencontrer les minorités ethniques et d'avoir un aperçu de leur culture.
Options de l'excursion
Itinéraire
[option à 5h30 uniquement] Dans le bouddhisme, l'aumône ou l'aumône est le respect accordé par un bouddhiste laïc à un moine bouddhiste, une nonne, une personne spirituellement développée ou un autre être sensible. Il ne s’agit pas de charité comme le prétendent les interprètes occidentaux. Il est important de savoir que la cérémonie est aussi une pratique spirituelle permettant d’accumuler un bon karma pour ceux qui font l’aumône. Il s’agit plus d’un lien symbolique avec le domaine spirituel et de faire preuve d’humilité et de respect en présence de la société laïque. L'acte de faire l'aumône relie l'humain au moine et à ce qu'il représente. L'aumône du matin est une tradition bouddhiste vivante pour les habitants de Luang Prabang qui, en raison de sa beauté, est devenue une attraction touristique majeure. Cependant, lorsque les touristes ne connaissent pas ses coutumes, leurs comportements inappropriés peuvent être perturbateurs.
[Visite optionnelle à 17h30 uniquement] I Après l'aumône, nous visitons un marché local le matin. Le marché matinal de Luang Prabang borde quelques rues calmes près du Palais Royal, commence tôt et se termine en milieu de matinée. Il s’installe dans quelques rues secondaires à côté de l’un des nombreux Wats de la ville. Un boucher et certains des stands les plus touristiques disposent de véritables tables pour leurs produits. Mais la plupart des vendeurs, vendant de tout, du riz aux légumes frais, en passant par le poisson cuit à la vapeur, les grenouilles et tout ce qui pourrait être la prise du jour, s'installent simplement par terre. Nous retournons à votre hébergement et disposons de temps libre pour le petit-déjeuner jusqu'à 8h30.
La deuxième partie de cette visite commence au parc Riverview, à la pointe de la péninsule. Vous aurez une brève introduction à Luang Prabang, à l'endroit où la rivière Nam Khan rencontre le fleuve Mékong. De là, marchez jusqu'au célèbre temple Wat Xieng Thong.
Wat Xiengthong était considérée comme la porte cérémonielle de la ville et était pendant des siècles le point d'arrivée et de départ des dignitaires étrangers. Nous monterons les escaliers jusqu'à la porte principale et entrerons dans le temple comme d'anciens dignitaires. Wat Xieng Thong, autrefois connu sous le nom de « Temple de la Ville d'Or », revêt une grande importance culturelle, historique et architecturale. Il est situé dans un endroit serein près de la pointe de la péninsule, au confluent des rivières Mékong et Nam Khan, avec un grand escalier menant au Mékong. (Frais d'entrée 30 000 kips)
Ensuite, nous irons visiter les temples du quartier. Au Wat Sene, où se trouve une école pour les moines novices, vous pourrez revoir les moines novices que vous avez rencontrés lors de l'aumône du matin. Le temple a été construit en 1718 par le roi Kitsarath avec 100 000 pierres du Mékong. Cela signifie littéralement "Temple aux 100 000 trésors"
[Le musée est fermé le dernier jeudi de chaque mois et ne peut pas être visité] Nous visiterons le Palais Royal. Le Palais Royal, qui est aujourd'hui le musée national et construit par les colonialistes français entre 1904 et 1909, présente une belle collection d'objets reflétant la richesse de la culture laotienne. (Frais d'entrée 60 000 kips)
La visite matinale se termine par une ascension de la colline Phousi. S'élevant à 150 m au centre de la ville, vous bénéficiez d'une vue spectaculaire à 360 degrés sur la ville et ses nombreux temples, ainsi que sur le paysage environnant jusqu'aux montagnes au loin. (Frais d'entrée 30 000 kips) Temps libre jusqu'à l'après-midi pour vous diriger vers la cascade
Cascades de Kuang Si
[Options de visites conjointes seulement] Le voyage continue alors que nous suivons le chemin de l'eau jusqu'à la ferme de riz du patrimoine de Kuang Si. Découvrez comment l'eau des chutes irrigue les rizières en terrasse et goûtez au jus de canne à sucre frais et traditionnellement pressé. Vous verrez de visu le lien vital entre la forêt, l'eau et le mode de vie local. Terminez votre journée inoubliable par une magnifique croisière au coucher du soleil, en rentrant à Luang Prabang vers 18h30. Ce doux voyage de retour sur le Mékong capture parfaitement l'esprit tranquille de votre aventure.
Points forts
Ce qui est inclus
Lieux et horaires de prise en charge
Nous viendrons vous chercher dans n'importe quel hébergement de la ville de Luang Prabang. Choisissez le départ de la visite à 5h30 si vous souhaitez participer à l'aumône tôt le matin
Avis des voyageurs
Informations importantes
- Les enfants en bas âge doivent être assis sur les genoux d'un adulte
- Convient à toutes les conditions physiques
Avis(92)
This was essentially a walking tour of Luang Prabang, with an added visit to a beautiful series of waterfalls about 30 km away. My guide was a former Buddhist monk from a highlands tribe who provided great insight into how Laos is culturally "put together" among the various population groups. He was also easily able to relate the stories behind the temple displays, and explain the meaning of the rituals performed there.
The falls were great. 2 hours were allotted to spend there. Opportunities to swim, visit the bear refuge, zip line or climb to the tree top cafe. The stop along the way at the Hmong village seemed rather rushed and an afterthought though since we were rushing to have more time at the falls. We had a good guide who gave commentary on the drive to and back from the falls.
Tiring morning driving, too many unnecessary details, for the rest it is really worth it, well organized and beautiful places, probably the organization for the Tak Bar, can be improved.
After the takuhatsu, they came back to the hotel to pick us up again, and we went sightseeing in the city, and then back to the hotel again, and finally it was a waterfall process. There was no guide who spoke Japanese when he came to pick me up, but when I got to the Takuhatsu place, there was a guide and he taught me about Laos very carefully. I can rest assured that nothing in particular has happened! You can go in and play at Quancy Falls, so you should take a swimsuit or wear one. Also, if you want to climb, you should go with sneakers (it's very slippery depending on the route, you might need a towel if you want to go into the pool) because you can climb (and sometimes the gaijin go to the English guide, although I picked up three times but I ride the bus with a lot of people. I might be able to walk around the city if I tried, but I was right to join the tour because I was traveling around Laos by car or motorbike. The takuhatsu was also early in the morning, but I recommend it. Quancy Falls was also great. I found it wonderful that they were guides who spoke both Japanese and English. Thank you very much.
Started the day with alms giving followed by walking the morning fresh market. After breakfast, visited the Royal Palace (now a museum), the Haw Phra Bang temple and Phousi Hill. After lunch, visited a small village and Kuang Si waterfall. Quite a lot done in a day - all of which were wonderful. Both guides (morning and afternoon) were excellent.
Activities during the day were great! Just a very packed day and therefore sometimes too little time at some places. Overall great experience!
😊 Got the mix of fun activities but maybe a bit too jam-packed 😅. Would you say it was worth it or would you tweak the schedule next time?
The entire tour, that is, early in the morning give the monks rice, then morning market, after breakfast the lookout point, royal palace and temple, and after lunch the drive to the falls and Hmong village is already a great program. Organization, leadership, drivers are all excellent. Unfortunately, Luang Prabang is now a totally overrun tourist place, many groups with the group-typical ruthlessness, it is necessary to avoid them. The Hmong village was really precarious in my eyes, here the country and the tourist organization does itself no favors to show this.
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We took the option of entering offerings to the Monks in the morning and the truth our guide was not friendly. Then, when we were joined by more people, while his attitude improved, he was not a good guide. Afterwards, he took us to lunch at a restaurant that we could not choose (not included in the value of the tour) and when 15 minutes passed since the dishes were brought, he started to rush us because more people joined the tour and we had to finish lunch, so I could not eat my whole plate. We didn’t know that more people (twice as many) were going to join the tour and they changed the guide without warning, which was ill-mannered and the Van didn’t have the necessary safety measures for the seats ahead. Besides, when I asked him a question about the option of taking a boat, he was rude to me.
Thank you for sharing your feedback regarding your recent Luang Prabang City Tour and Kuang Si Waterfalls excursion. We sincerely apologize for the series of frustrations you experienced; this is far from the high standard of hospitality we aim to provide. First and foremost, please accept our deepest apologies for the incident at the restaurant. It is completely unacceptable that you were directed to a place without choice and, even worse, rushed to finish your meal only 15 minutes after being served. We understand how stressful and disappointing this must have been, especially as you were looking forward to a relaxed lunch. We also take your comments regarding our guide’s lack of communication and professionalism very seriously. We clearly failed to inform you about the change in group size and the transition between guides. A guide's role is to be helpful and respectful, and it is distressing to hear that you were treated rudely when asking a simple question about the boat option. Furthermore, we have noted your concerns regarding the safety measures in our vehicle. Please be assured that we are currently reviewing our guide assignments and vehicle safety protocols to ensure this does not happen again. We value your honesty, as it highlights the areas where we must improve. We would like to make things right—please feel free to contact us directly so we can discuss this further. Sincerely, Yuki
Enjoyed our tour very much! Our guide Boune took told us interesting info about Luang Prabang, and helped take our photos. He is very funny also! We started really early, and the program went on as planned without feeling like we were rushing.
Manifa Travel I joined a sightseeing tour of the city with a Japanese guide, Quanshi Falls. In the morning we went with a group of five Japanese people and seven of us. They will participate in Elephant Camp Elephant Empowerment Tour in the afternoon, The afternoon tour is just for us. The tour was kept to itself by the Japanese guide. Mr. Kang's explanation was easy to understand and he was courteous. It was a lot of fun. It was also a kind and wonderful tour. Thank you very much. The driver was also a very nice person and gave me a plastic bottle. I thanked him for our poor Laotian "kop chai" and he returned it with a smile. He was a lovely man with a smile. Thank you very much, Mr. Kang, the Japanese guide, and the driver.
