Tour Code : WSTL04
Tour Time : 2 Days trip
Price : 8,500 Baht
Downstream Cruise 2 Days of Boat Service to Luang Prabang, Laos
Overview:
If you love relaxing and peaceful boat trips, you’ll enjoy traveling with Shompoo Cruise. I love traveling by boat and taking in the scenery along the way. It’s a great experience that makes time pass quickly and is never boring. Shompoo Cruise offers stops along the way to visit villages and caves. The boat trip includes lunch, with tea or coffee available during the journey, and the staff are very nice, friendly, and helpful. The guide is knowledgeable and ready to assist you or answer your questions. The boat is clean and spacious, and the toilets are well-maintained. Traveling with Shompoo Cruise is a very impressive experience, and you can also charge your phone if you need to work during the journey.

Shompoo Cruise specializes in Mekong River cruises in Laos, offering three charming, luxurious traditional slow-boats. Embark on a Shompoo Cruise for an unforgettable 2-day journey between Houay Xay, Pakbeng, and Luang Prabang.
The 2 Days, 1 Night cruise includes an overnight stay in Pakbeng (accommodation not included). You can choose to cruise from Houay Xay to Luang Prabang. Please contact us if you would like to book the room yourself, or you can book a package that includes a room in Pakbeng through Shompoo Cruise for more convenience and ease.

DOWNSTREAM CRUISE – 2 DAYS OF BOAT SERVICES
- From October to April: Departure every Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday.
- From May to September: Departure every Monday and Friday.
DAY 1: HOUAY XAY – PAKBENG
- At 08:00am, the guests will meet our English Speaking team with a welcome sign at the Chiang Khong immigration office. He will help the guests to exit Thailand and get the shuttle bus to Lao border (included).
- Our guide will assist customers to apply for the visa. After getting the VISA, guests will take a sharing transfer (minivan) to the slow boat pier to embark on the boat. During the morning, Quick lecture about Do’s and Don’ts in Laos and fun facts will be presented by our guide.
- Lao traditional Lunch set is served on board. Before reaching Pakbeng, we will stop to visit a traditional Kamu village (Ban Keng Lae), a tiny cozy place which host about 70 families.
- Travelers will learn about rural lifestyle in a very remote area. The boat will arrive at Pakbeng before the night. Overnight in your hotel in Pakbeng.

Note: We recommend to the travelers to be at Chiang Khong Thai Immigration border at before 07:45am to make sure to meet our team on time (border opens from 08.00 am). If the travelers are already in Houay Xay, we will arrange pick up at their hotel between 09.00 am and 09:30am. The boat will leave Houay Xay at latest at 10.00 am.
DAY 2: PAKBENG – LUANG PRABANG
- The boat will leave Pakbeng at 08.00 am. Enjoy the beautiful nature and jungle during your journey. In the morning, our guide and cooker will make a short demonstration on how to make some lao desserts and local drinks that travelers will eat later in the afternoon.
- First stop will be at Ban Baw village, a complex but harmonic mixed of three ethnicity: Lao Loun, Shan and Tai Lue. Today the village is famous for its lao lao whiskey making.
- Right after the visit, a Lao traditional Lunch set is served on board. In the afternoon, the boat will stop for the second visit at the Pak Ou Caves (Tham Ting) and its over two thousands Buddha statues. It is one of the most important Pilgrimage place for lao people.
- After the visit, enjoy the homemade desserts and drinks made by our team and the travelers.
- The boat will arrive in Luang Prabang before 4:30pm.

OUR RATES
- Price for a sharing double/twin room effective from 1st October 2023 to 30th September 2024.
- There is a supplement for single room occupancy (see conditions below).
- Prices are shown in USD.
Price per person 2 days: HOE-PKB-LPB
WITHOUT HOTEL: 230
BASIC HOTEL: Mekong Riverside 265
COMFORT HOTEL: Sanctuary Pakbeng Lodge 300
PREMIUM HOTEL: Le grand Pakbeng 320





























