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similar to a tuk-tuk) and we’ll visit a night ]ZMP^ _SP XZYV^ []ZaTOP L ^PY^P ZQ NLWX
XL]VP_ ?SPY bPɪWW SLaP OTYYP] L_ L WZNLW and solemnity to the inhabitants of the city
restaurant. PLNS XZ]YTYR BPɪWW bLWV _Z L YPL]Md _PX[WP
-]PLVQL^_ 7`YNS /TYYP] bT_S _SP XZYV^ LYO SLaP L QPb XTY`_P^ _Z
L^V _SPX LMZ`_ _SPT] bLd ZQ WTQP MPQZ]P _SPd
^T_ OZbY _Z _SPT] M]PLVQL^_ 9Pc_ bPɪWW aT^T_
Day 7 Cruise the Mekong River • Explore L YPL]Md XL]VP_ bSP]P bPɪWW SLaP _d[TNLW
7LZ_TLY M]PLVQL^_ QZZO^ QZ] Z`] ZbY XZ]YTYR
Pak Ou Cave
XPLW BPɪWW LW^Z [`]NSL^P TYR]POTPY_^ _Z M]TYR
BP ^_L]_ Z`] OLd ZY LY PcN`]^TZY LWZYR
_Z Z`] NZXX`YT_d SZ^_PO W`YNS
one of the longest rivers in the world. The
8PVZYR =TaP] Z] ɭXZ_SP] ZQ LWW ]TaP]^ ɮ ?SPY bP ^P_ Z`_ _Z Pc[P]TPYNP LY : , ?
supports some 90 million people who produce PcNW`^TaP% , /Ld TY _SP 7TQP of a local village,
54,000 square miles of rice every year. Also where we’ll get to meet young students
SZXP _Z XZ]P ^[PNTP^ ZQ RTLY_ ʭ^S _SLY LYd at a local elementary school (when in
other river, this majestic waterway is said to session), supported in part by Grand Circle
produce balls of light along its surface, which 1Z`YOL_TZYɨ[L]_ ZQ _SP BZ]WO .WL^^]ZZX
the locals attribute to the Phaya Naga, or initiative. Our small group allows us to
8PVZYR /]LRZY^ :`] 8PVZYR N]`T^P _LVP^ RP_ L ʭ]^_SLYO WZZV L_ _SP OLTWd ]Z`_TYP
`^ _Z ;LV :` .LaP ʭWWPO bT_S _SZ`^LYO^ ZQ of the school’s students and we’ll have
-`OOSL TNZY^ :Y Z`] bLd MLNV _Z 7`LYR _SP Z[[Z]_`YT_d _Z L^V _SP ^_`OPY_^ LYO
Prabang, our small group will enjoy lunch QLN`W_d LYd \`P^_TZY^ bP XLd SLaP BPɪWW
aboard the boat. _SPY bLWV _Z L YPL]Md aTWWLRP ZQ _SP 3XZYR
hill tribe, an indigenous people of Laos’
A jumbo, the local mode of transportation
northern highlands. Here, we’ll be welcomed
_SL_ T^ ^TXTWL] _Z L _`V _`V _LVP^ `^
inside the home of a local shaman. After a
through Luang Prabang, where we’ll visit
discussion with village leaders, we’ll enjoy a
_SP ]ZdLW _PX[WP BL_ CTPYR ?SZYR _SP NT_dɪ^
NZXX`YT_d SZ^_PO W`YNS bSTNS bP SPW[ _Z
oldest. Dinner will be at a local restaurant
prepare. Our , /Ld TY _SP 7TQP Pc[P]TPYNP PYO^
this evening.
with a visit to the local weaving hall, where
-]PLVQL^_ 7`YNS /TYYP] villagers will demonstrate their craft.
BP ]P_`]Y _Z 7`LYR ;]LMLYR bSP]P dZ` XLd
Day 8 Alms-giving ceremony • A Day in spend the rest of the day at leisure. Dinner is
the Life of a local village on your own this evening.
Today we rise very early to participate in an -]PLVQL^_ 7`YNS
LYNTPY_ -`OOST^_ _]LOT_TZY% LWX^ RTaTYR _Z
WZNLW XZYV^ 4Y _SP \`TP_ ZQ PL]Wd XZ]YTYR
(around 6 a.m.), we watch as hundreds Day 9 Fly to Vientiane •
ZQ XZYV^ [L]LOP ^ZWPXYWd LYO ^TYRWP ʭWP Home-Hosted Dinner
through the streets of Luang Prabang, BP ^[PYO Z`] ʭYLW XZ]YTYR TY 7`LYR ;]LMLYR
NZWWPN_TYR QZZO ZʬP]TYR^ Q]ZX _SP NT_TePY^ Pc[WZ]TYR _SP =ZdLW ;LWLNP 8`^P`X bSTNS
who, in turn, receive prayers for their families bL^ M`TW_ Q]ZX $ $ $ O`]TYR _SP ]PTRY
and friends. Dressed in traditional Lao orange ZQ 6TYR >T^LaLYR AZYR LYO ^P]aPO L^ ST^
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