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Private Tour: Half-day City Guided Tour of Vientiane
Package Details
Destination:
Vientiane, Laos, Laos
Duration: 4 hours
Price:
$67.00
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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.
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.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Wat Si Saket, Lane Xang Avenue, Vientiane, Vientiane 0100 Laos
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.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Patuxai, Vientiane Laos
Patuxay monument, which is known as Vientiane's Arc de Triomphe and stands as a symbol of Laos' independence.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Great Sacred Stupa (Pha That Luang), That Luang Road, Vientiane 0100 Laos
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.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Wat Ho Phra Keo, Rue Setthathirath, Vientiane 0100 Laos
The temple of the royal family, housed the Emerald Buddha for 200 years, and is now functional as a museum.
Duration: 40 minutes