Luang Prabang: Cruise to Pak Ou Caves & Kuang Si Waterfalls
Description
A full day tour to the Pak Ou Caves and Kuang Si Waterfalls. We depart Luang Prabang boat pier in the morning. Floating along the Mekong River, you will be in love with the beautiful landscape in Luang Prabang. Stop by a village "Ban Xang Hai" for tasting unique local rice whisky and rice wine. Afterward, exploring the mystery cave with local tour guide. Having buffet lunch at the restaurant overlooking the Mekong river. In the afternoon, we take a car to waterfalls and enjoy swimming in the cool water. At 5pm, we leave for the city. Stop by a Hmong village en route. We'll meet Hmong people wearing traditional cloths and see their small Hmong museum. Arrival at the city center or your hotel at 6:00. There is an option visiting waterfalls in the morning and Caves and Sunset Boat Cruise in the afternoon. This is the same experience except the morning and afternoon itineraries are swapped.
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Itinerary
A unique little village on the banks of the Mekong River. Ban Xang Hai, is also known as whisky village, is famous for their handicraft products like distilling and selling whisky, hand woven fabric and jewelry.
These two caves are located some 25km from Luang Prabang where the Nam Ou River flows into the Meking. The journey on a slow moving longboat to caves is decidedly picturesque. Motoring upriver you can see locals fishing and listen to the joyful laugher of children splashing in the water. The caves are revered throughout Laos and a very popular place for tourists and pilgrimsalike. There are some 4000 statyes abd statyettes in the caves, mostly of the Buddha, many stukk covered with paper thin gilding. The first cave is reached by a steep staircase from the river’s edge, while the second cave is a little deeper inside the mountain: bring a torchilight!
The Kuang Si Falls, sometimes spelled Kuang Xi or known as Tat Kuang Si Waterfalls, is a three levelled waterfall about 29 kilometres (18 mi) south of Luang Prabang. Upon reaching falls, relax and enjoy the magnificent natural surroundings. The water tumbles down and cascades gently into several cool, clear pools where you can enjoy a refreshing swim. The adventurous may walk to the top of the falls via a steep track where stunning views are awaiting them. Kuang Si Waterfalls also is a place where a rescue center for protecting sunbears, the endangered species, is located.
On the way back from the waterfall, we visit a Hmong village. We walk through the village and stop at a small museum built by the villagers. We learn from the villagers dressed in traditional costumes about their original highland life.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
• Please note that "The Nam Khan Resort" is not included in the pickup area for our joint tours, so please meet at Manifa Travel office in Luang Prabang to join the tour, or upgrade to a private tour. • Your tour experience begins with a transportation service pick up from your accommodation at about 8:15-8:50 AM • As this is a join in tour, please be patient in cases of unforeseen delays along the pick up route
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- This tour is not hard at all. But it's about 10 hours full day excursion including a long distance drive (60km). If old people and infants are in your group, please consider to choose 2 days split option or private option
Reviews(1,873)
mr Ping Pong was excellent! He was amazing and at the same time serious! He explained everything and did his best to make the day very joyful! Everything was perfect ! We thank him very much!! We are ready to do another visit with him!
Good tour, very professional. Mr Ping Pong our guide was great. Food was very good. Beers were included in the price. Highly recommend
This was definetely the best experience in Laos. The guide was a nice person and friendly. It was helpful that there was a man who can speak Japanese.
I had a really great time with the best tour guide Mr Pingpong. He knows everything about the lao culture. absolutely worth it!
Incredible day in nature and learning Lao history! Being able to have free time to explore and take in the sights were extra special. Our guide, Dang, was especially nice and knowledgable. The buffet lunch was great and it was fun to learn about the wildlife (bears and elephants), whisky, and see hand crafts being made in a traditional village at the end. We would fully recommend this tour.
The itinerary is rich and lunch is good. But I was very much looking forward to the tour guide to explain more, the result is that after each attraction, let the team play for themselves, the tour guide with us after fixing the time, in the fixing point waiting for us, which gave me a little disappointment, after all, like a place full of history in Palau, but also need to guide in to explain, rather wonderful.
An INCREDIBLE tour! It was extremely comprehensive and Da was a FANTASTIC tour guide! Everything was so well-run, and honestly I feel like the tour kept getting better and better! Every stop was magical! I cannot recommend this enough! If you only do one tour in Luang Prabang, please make it this one!
That makes our whole team SO happy to hear! 🥰Thank you so much for this INCREDIBLE review! We will pass your kind words straight to Da — he’s going to be grinning all day. He truly puts his heart into every tour and loves sharing the magic of Luang Prabang with families like yours.We’re so glad every stop felt magical and that the tour just kept getting better for you. That’s exactly what we aim for!Hope you and your family had an amazing time in Laos. If you ever come back, we’d love to welcome you again — maybe for Kuang Si at sunrise or a village homestay next time 😉Safe travels, and thank you again for recommending us!With gratitude, The Manifa Travel Team Luang Prabang
The waterfalls were beautiful and there was plenty of free time to enjoy them. Boating up the river was also enjoyable. The guide and drivers were great.
Thank you so much for the lovely review! 💙We’re so glad you loved the Kuang Si waterfalls and had plenty of time to swim and relax there. And yes — cruising up the Nam Ou River to Pak Ou Caves is one of our favorite parts too. So peaceful!Big thank you for the shout-out to our guide and drivers as well. We’ll pass your kind words to the team — they work hard to make sure everything runs smoothly and you can just enjoy the day.We hope the rest of your time in Luang Prabang was just as beautiful. Come back anytime — maybe next time for a sunrise at the waterfalls 😉With gratitude,The Manifa Travel Team
Fantastic whole day experience seeing Kuang Si Falls, meeting a baby elephant at Manifa sanctuary where we had a delicious lunch, visited Pak Ou caves and a whiskey village where we tasted 2 different whiskeys! Out guide Ben, was so friendly and knowledgeable, highly recommended.
Thank you for your kind word . It means a lot to me to receive such thoughtful recognition from a valued client like you. Your words of appreciation have brightened my day and motivated me to continue doing my best. I truly believe that positivity can fuel success, and your gratitude has fueled my determination to achieve even greater heights in our work together. I am fortunate to have the opportunity to collaborate with someone as talented and dedicated as tour guide . Once again, thank you for your kind words. Your support and encouragement are invaluable to me.
Beautiful day on the waterfalls and the Mekong river …. The tour guide amazing name Bon!!! He was very enthusiastic and helpful in all aspects, very caring and kind . We love him The waterfalls are breathtaking, what a beauty in Laos . Also the long tail boat on the mekong river so beautiful and peaceful .. good opportunity for a relaxing on the journey all the way to the temples on the rock formation. I really recommend this tour and the company.
