Excursão pela cidade de Luang Prabang e cachoeiras de Kuang Si
Descrição
Esta excursão privada de dia inteiro combina um passeio pela cidade de Luang Prabang com uma excursão à tarde à Cachoeira Kuang Si. Em Luang Prabang, você visitará vários templos e palácios reais e aprenderá sobre a história, a cultura do Laos e a vida local. Caminhando com um guia local, você ouvirá histórias sobre a história dos templos e da cidade, histórias e lendas budistas pintadas nas paredes dos templos e muito mais, dando-lhe um gostinho da cultura de Luang Prabang. À tarde, iremos à Cachoeira Kuang Si. Haverá tempo para tomar banho nas cachoeiras verde-esmeralda e visitar um centro de resgate de ursos. No regresso, visitaremos uma aldeia Hmong e teremos a oportunidade de conhecer as minorias étnicas e vislumbrar a sua cultura.
Opções de passeio
Itinerário
[5h30 apenas opção] No budismo, esmola ou esmola é o respeito dado por um budista leigo a um monge budista, freira, pessoa espiritualmente desenvolvida ou outro ser senciente. Não é caridade como presumem os intérpretes ocidentais. É importante saber que a cerimônia também é uma prática espiritual para acumular bom carma para quem dá esmola. Está mais próximo de uma ligação simbólica com o reino espiritual e de mostrar humildade e respeito na presença da sociedade secular. O ato de dar esmola conecta o humano ao monge e ao que ele representa. A esmola matinal é uma tradição budista viva para o povo de Luang Prabang que, pela sua beleza, se tornou uma grande atração turística. No entanto, quando os turistas desconhecem os seus costumes, os seus comportamentos inadequados podem ser perturbadores.
[5:30 apenas tour opcional] I Após a doação de esmolas, visitamos um mercado matinal local. O mercado matinal de Luang Prabang, localizado em algumas ruas tranquilas perto do Palácio Real, começa cedo e termina no meio da manhã. Ele fica ao longo de algumas ruas laterais próximas a um dos muitos Wats da cidade. Um açougue e algumas das barracas mais turísticas têm mesas de verdade para seus produtos. Mas a maioria dos vendedores, vendendo de tudo, desde arroz a legumes frescos, peixe cozido no vapor, sapos e qualquer outra coisa que possa ser a pesca do dia, simplesmente se instalam no chão. Retornaremos ao seu alojamento e teremos tempo livre para café da manhã até as 8h30.
A segunda parte deste passeio começa no parque Riverview na ponta da península. Você terá uma breve introdução a Luang Prabang, onde o rio Nam Khan encontra o rio Mekong. De lá, caminhe até o famoso templo Wat Xieng Thong.
Wat Xiengthong foi considerado a porta de entrada cerimonial da cidade e foi o ponto de chegada e partida de dignitários estrangeiros durante séculos. Subiremos as escadas até o portão principal e entraremos no templo como antigos dignitários. Wat Xieng Thong, outrora conhecido como “O Templo da Cidade Dourada”, possui grande importância cultural, histórica e arquitetônica. Está serenamente situado perto da ponta da península, na confluência dos rios Mekong e Nam Khan, com uma grande escadaria que sobe do Mekong. (Taxa de entrada 30.000 kip)
Em seguida, vamos visitar os templos do bairro. Em Wat Sene, onde há uma escola para monges noviços, você pode se encontrar novamente com monges noviços que encontrou nas esmolas da manhã. O templo foi construído em 1718 pelo rei Kitsarath com 100.000 pedras do rio Mekong. Literalmente significa "Templo de 100.000 tesouros"
[O museu fecha na última quinta-feira de cada mês e não pode ser visitado] Visitaremos o Palácio Real. O Palácio Real, que hoje é o museu nacional e construído pelos colonialistas franceses entre 1904-09, exibe uma bela coleção de artefatos que refletem a riqueza da cultura do Laos. (Taxa de entrada 60.000 kip)
O passeio matinal termina com uma subida ao Monte Phousi. Subindo 150 metros no centro da cidade, você desfruta de vistas espetaculares de 360 graus da cidade e de seus muitos templos, e da paisagem circundante até as montanhas ao longe. (Taxa de entrada 30.000 kip) Tempo livre até a tarde para ir até a cachoeira
Cachoeiras Kuang Si
[Apenas opções de excursão conjunta] A viagem continua enquanto seguimos o caminho da água até a fazenda de arroz herdado de Kuang Si. Testemunhe como a água das cachoeiras irriga os paddies de terraço e procure suco de cana-de-açúcar fresco, tradicionalmente prensado. Você verá de primeira mão a conexão vital entre a floresta, a água e o modo de vida local. Conclude seu dia inesquecível com um magnífico cruzeiro ao pôr do sol, retornando a Luang Prabang por volta das 18:30. Esta viagem suave de volta no Mekong captura perfeitamente o espírito tranquilo de sua aventura.
Destaques
O que está incluído
Locais e horários de recolha
Iremos buscá-lo em qualquer acomodação na cidade de Luang Prabang. Escolha o início do passeio às 5h30 se quiser participar da ação de esmola matinal
Avaliações dos viajantes
Informações importantes
- Bebês precisam sentar no colo de um adulto
- Adequado para todos os níveis de condicionamento físico
Avaliações(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.
