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LAO PDR - Vientiane Half Day
Historical & Cultural Tour
Lao
Association of Travel Agents
Tour Highlights: * Visit the oldest temple in Vientiane - Vat Sisaket * Explore the Hor Pakeo Museum with its fine Buddhist art and sculptures * Photo shoot at the most sacred site in Laos, the That Luang Stupa * Stop at Patu Xay Victory Monument for an amazing view of Vientiane Capital * Refreshments
Departures: 14th July 2009 at 13.30 hrs. Pick up from Don Chan Palace Hotel Lobby. Present your Tour Voucher.
18th July 2009 at 08.30 hrs. Pick up from Don Chan Palace Hotel Lobby. Present your Tour Voucher.
Itinerary
Pick up at 08:30am/13:30pm at Don Chan Palace Hotel Lobby Area. This half day will be used to discover the hidden charm of Vientiane which means the city of “sandal wood”. Vientiane is one one the quietest capital in the world, far away from the usual bustle and hustle asian capitales, far from the real-estate frenzy of the regional megalopolis. It will start with a short temple visit.
Wat Sisaket: the only temple left intact after the siamese invasion in 1828. One of the most beautiful temple of the capital with its thousands of miniature Buddha statues. Continue with Wat Phra Keo, used as a religious museum where are displayed lao and khmer works of art. Just besides, have a look to the Presidential Palace (former French governor Palace. No visit). Then, pursue to the That Luang constructed by King Setthethirat, the holiest place in Laos where you may enjoy the sunlight on the golden structure. Stop on the way back to the heart of the town at Patuxay to enjoy the panoramic view over the town.
End your tour at the Lao National Tourism Administration Building where there is an excellent display of tourism information and a reception awaits you. Refreshments is served including the famous speciality; Lao coffee. Laos has one of the most famous coffees of the world that grown in the Boloven Plateau in Southern Laos. It has been as well called the “Champagne of Coffee”.
LAO PDR - Vientiane 1 Day Excursion
Orchids Trek (Ecolao/ET1)
Tour Highlights: * Experiencing the beauty and serenity of Phou Khao Kway Protected Area * Witnessing wild orchids and nature close to Vientiane * Enjoying a lunch with local guides * Taking time at wonderful waterfalls
Pick-up: 14th July 2009 (max. 10 pax) and 18th July 2009 (max. 10 pax). Registered and confirmed participants (with Vouchers) to assemble at your hotel lobby at 7.15am.
Inclusions: Transfers from/to Vientiane (4WD Car or minivan A/C accordingly to the size of the group) Traditional Lao picnic with seasonal fruits and water Service of 2 local guides and 1 orchids specialist (French or English) All entrance fees Camera and video cameras fees if applicable All permissions and local taxes
Introduction
The Orchids Trek is a genuine and authentic ecotourism trek runs next to Vientiane. This tour is lead by the villagers of Ban Hatkhai village and aims to improve their well-being, as well as to increase their incomes. By the same way, the Orchids Trek offers a tool for environmental and cultural awareness as well as orchids preservation and conservation by involving several stakeholders: - The villagers who are guiding the tour (local guides) and providing services such as activities, guiding, food.. You as guests of the tour by integrating you. You are not only a spectator but as well an actor. For each tour, a part of the money gets to the villagers and the village development fund. Moreover, a part of the money gets to the trails and forest maintenance. You will be guided by local guides and an orchid’s expert will join you.
One of the closest national park to Vientiane, Phou Khao Kway or “Buffalo Horn Mountain” is a real breathtaking area with several waterfalls and is well known for its flora with more than 50% of the wild orchids species of Laos and plenty of different plants. This is equally the home of many mammals such as wild elephants.The park covers 2000 square kilometers with some peak of up to 1600m and features a huge variety of sceneries between rugged mountains, gorges, waterfalls such Pha Xay and sandstone cliffs.
The tour “orchids trek” will lead you through a part of this park to learn more about wild orchids. This trek is a project between villagers, Vientiane Orchidées and the Lao National University of Botanic. It is the result of a strong willingness to struggle illegal poaching, illegal trade activities in the protected area and provide some better incomes to the villagers. As a fair trek, the villagers have been involved into the project since the beginning to train them and make them aware of the richness they have around them in order to protect it: they provide food, they are guide, they take care of the maintenance, etc... A part of the money goes to a village development fund, a part to the villagers and a 5% gets to orchids preservation.
Itinerary
You will leave Vientiane at 7:30am and go directly to the park where you will arrive around one and half hour later. The trek starts at Pha Xay where you will enjoy a beautiful view on the waterfalls. Then the trek gets into a rainforest and along several parts of the trek you may enjoy the beauty of the flowers and the nature. The trek slides into a varied jungle between evergreen forest, bamboo forests and of course along your way you may observe some orchids spots and may be, if you are lucky you’ll see some wildlife. Besides some great sceneries and many wild orchids, the protected area offers a trail through dry evergreen and mixed deciduous forests.
Lunch is a picnic along a river and you will really appreciate the calm of the area. Do not forget to observe all the butterflies that could fly around you. Then, you will continue your walk and reach another amazing waterfall Tad Xay with 7 steps. A great place for swimming or take a rest before to end your trek through another important orchids spot and get back to Vientiane. Remark: Please consider that wild orchids are rare plants, even in national park!! Most of them blooming one time a year and just a few days, some just appear in rainy season, but there is some blooming every month, the pick is January to June. Return to Vientiane around 5:30pm. Transfers to your hotel or to your next destination.
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Normal tour price: US$130 per person
Difficulty: grade 2-3.
Group size: A maximum of 8 guests in order to limit the eventual negative impact.
Note: please note that during the rainy season, the tour starts by a 30 minutes boat trip to approach Pha Xay Waterfalls accordingly to the water level.
“This itinerary may alter due to local conditions, the strength of the group and other unexpected circumstances. We will do our very best to adhere to the set itinerary, however we cannot be held responsible for any last minute changes that might occur. In all such circumstances, your guide will have the final say.”
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MALAYSIA - 2 Days, 1 Night Garama Wetland River Safari, Sabah (Max: 20 pax on twin share)
Safari Highlights: * 2 hours drive via coastal highway KK / Beaufort * Afternoon tea * River Safari cruise * Dinner * Twin share accommodation at Mercure Kota Kinabalu |
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Ms Alicia Gomes KK TOURS & TRAVEL (S) SDN. BHD. J-60-5, Signature Office, KK Times Square, Off Costal Highway, 88100 Kota Kinabalu. Sabah, Malaysia. Tel: 6088-486818/19/20 (3 lines) Fax:6088-486822 Email: aegomes@kktours.com kktours@tm.net.my URL : www.kktours.com |
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Inclusions:
Transfers from/to Airport (4WD Car or minivan A/C accordingly to the size of the group)
Traditional Malaysian Dinner
Service of local guide
Boat cruise
Itinerary
AIRASIA FLIGHTS (air-tickets at own expense)
Depart by AirAsia flight AK613 1005/1340 to Kuala Lumpur LCCT
Connect AirAsia flight AK5110 (1710/1940) or AK5112 (1820/2050) to Kota Kinabalu
Arrive
Kota Kinabalu, met and assisted upon
arrival and transfer by KK Tours
& Travel to hotel & dinner at a
local restaurant (sponsor to be
advised) and overnight.
Accommodation sponsored by Mercure Hotel, Kota Kinabalu.
19 July 2009 : Kota Kinabalu
After breakfast and a visit to Sabah Tourism Office, followed by a brief city tour. Lunch at own expense.
1400hrs: Pick up from Mercure Hotel and overland 2 hours drive via coastal highway Kota Kinabalu/Beaufort towards southwest part of Sabah. You will be taken to Al-Jo Riverside Cafe along the Garama River.
An afternoon tea with snacks makes your rest very welcoming. Once you have quite stretched your limbs, you are now ready for an exciting adventure through the wetlands.
1645hrs: Hop in our boat cruise in comfort, through the tranquility and serenity of mangroves, nipah palms, scrubs and secondary vegetation. Enjoy the serene setting and nature's river trail, while the proboscis monkeys take a good and staring look at you, quite unalarmed by your presence .You may just be able to catch that ultimate in close up photos of such animals found only in Borneo. Other wildlife like Macaque Monkeys, the rare silver Langur, birds and reptiles, flying foxes and water buffalos would greet you occasionally, leaving you with a glimpse of nature in its undisturbed form.
The
cruise will take a pleasant 1 1/2
hours approximately. While returning
(weather permitting), watch the
sunset as the daylight fades into
dusk and thrill yourself to the
spectacular experience of hundreds
of fireflies lighting up the trees.
Upon your return to AL-JO Riverside
Cafe, unwind before you are served
with a sumptuous traditional
Malaysian dinner before returning to
Kota Kinabalu.
2200 hrs: Arrive at hotel (at own expense) and overnight
*** END OF KK TOURS & TRAVEL SDN BHD SERVICES ***
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The
soft half day trekking (about 3-4 hrs.) will lead you
out into a Khmu village where you get an insight in
every day life and culture of this hill tribe. The
village is nestled on the foot of a big mountain range.
Most of the people here are farmers and fishermen and
live from their traditional way of agriculture. They
even speak a different language here and your guide will
help to ask questions. This village Trek is part of the
'Fair Trek' Project which supports seven villages in the
area. It is a cooperation between authorities, the
villages and the operating tour company. Today you
will
be blessed with great views to the more than 1,600 meter
high mountain range which is covered with dense jungle.
Here is an astonishing and relaxing atmosphere. You will
take a small boat on the Nam Khan River to the Elephant
Village . 
