Luang Prabang attractions - what to see

Luang Prabang-the city of golden temples, they are its main attractions. There are a huge number and variety of them here: old and new, wooden and gold, temples-museums and acting, well, etc. most of them are located in the center of the city and you can see them all on foot. On the other side of the river in the village of Ban Xieng Maen there are also several temples, and they may seem even more interesting than those in the city. Entrance to the most popular temples for foreigners is paid – 20,000 Kip. There are no prohibitions on visiting, but you need to be appropriately dressed: shoulders and knees are closed, take off your shoes when entering. Temples work from early morning until dark, i.e. on average from 8 to 17 hours. See guide and ready route to the temples of Luang Prabang here...

The other most significant attraction is the hill and Temple of Phusi. From the top there is a wonderful view of the city, and all tourists rush here to meet the dawn or sunset. There are a couple of museums, and this, in fact, the variety of attractions of the city ends. But among the attractions or entertainment can still be attributed to the morning ceremony of giving food to the monks (or as they say "feeding the monks"), a night market, seeing off the sun on the river bank at sunset, a boat cruise along the river.

There are also some very beautiful and interesting sights around Luang Prabang. The most famous are the Pak Ou Buddha caves and Quang Si waterfall. If you have enough time, you can go on a one-or multi-day trekking tour with a guide in the surrounding area. During this tour you will wander through the jungle and mountains, see waterfalls and wonderful landscapes, visit the villages of local tribes. In general, this event is very worthwhile. You can buy such tours in hotels, travel agencies.

Below is a list of the most important attractions of Luang Prabang with an indication of opening hours, costs and ways to get to them:

Luang Prabang attractions

• Donating food to monks

  Donation of food to monks in Luang Prabang

  Donation of food to monks (Alms Giving Ceremony) is a centuries-old tradition in Buddhism, when residents serve food to monks as a donation. This is something that you must see in Luang Prabang, and if you really want, you can even participate.

  The ceremony begins early in the morning, around 6 o'clock, and is accompanied by the ringing of bells. Monks walk along Sakkaline Road in front of Wat Sensoukarahm temple. You can photograph the ceremony, but it can only be done from afar. Do not get too close with the cameras, as this will be perceived as a very disrespectful action on your part. If you want to participate in the ceremony, you should know that you should do it on your knees or sitting; you should not touch the monks. It is best to serve fresh fruits or vegetables, rice, and not ready meals. The monks will accept cooked food, but with some reluctance, because the food may be stale (you did not prepare it yourself). In general, in order not to get into an awkward situation, it is best to agree to participate in the ceremony with someone from the locals. For example, in a hotel at the reception you can be offered to organize everything for a symbolic amount (prepare the right alms, instruct how to do it).

  🕐 Working hours: at 06:00.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free.

  🚶 How to get there: the main ceremony takes place on Sakkaline Road in front of Wat Sensoukarahm temple (Wat Sensoukarahm temple on map).

• Luang Prabang night market

  Luang Prabang night market

  It is one of the main evening tourist attractions, and the real tourist heart of Luang Prabang. Almost the entire evening "tourist party", with rare exceptions, takes place here. It occupies almost the entire Sisavangvong Street. During the day it is an ordinary city street, but after dark (usually it is 18 hours) it is transformed: traders come out with their carts, and umbrellas and stalls grow like mushrooms. The street becomes completely pedestrian. The main range of goods here is still handicrafts made by the hands of local residents, but there are a lot of Chinese consumer goods issued for manual work, so be careful. After you finish shopping, you can inexpensively eat traditional and exotic Asian dishes. There are stalls with street fast food and desserts, restaurants and cafes in houses along the street, and street cafes with plastic tables and stools. Learn more about Luang Prabang night market here...

  🕐 Working hours: from 18:00 to midnight.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free.

  🚶 How to get there: the market is centrally located on Sisavangvong Street (Luang Prabang Night Market on the map).

• Phu Si Hill and Temple

  Phu Si Hill and Temple in Luang Prabang

  The Hill and Temple of Phu Si is located in the center of the city and is the most iconic and visited landmark. The Hill is 100 meters high, and at the top is a beautiful gilded pagoda with a height of another 24 meters. There is an observation deck at the top that offers the best views of Luang Prabang and the river. It is especially beautiful here during sunset or dawn. True, tourists gather at the top during sunset quite a lot, so come a little earlier to take a convenient place, because the observation deck is very narrow. Learn more about Phusi Hill here...

  🕐 Working hours: from 08:00 to 18:00.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: 20,000 Kip (0.93 USD).

  🚶 How to get there: located in the city center (Phusi Hill and Temple on the map).

• National Museum and Palace (the National Museum, Royal Palace)

  Luang Prabang royal palace

  The royal palace was built in 1904, and later the main museum of the country, the National Museum, was opened in it. In it you can see various items from the life of the Kings of Laos, religious and cultural exhibits. Among the exhibits there is even a stone from the moon, presented to the King. Still here (on the territory of the palace) is the royal temple of Wat Ho Pha Bang, The Royal Ballet Theatre (Royal Ballet Theatre), an exhibition of Royal Cars. You can walk around the territory, sit on benches in the shade of trees, but without visiting the museum or presenting the ballet, this is a waste of time. Learn more about the museum and the royal palace here...

  🕐 Working hours: museum from 08:00-11:30 to 13:30 -16: 00, seven days a week. Performances at the Theatre Royal are at 18:00 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, but schedules are subject to change.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: 30,000 Kip to the museum (1.39 USD, see Lao currency and exchange rate), from 100 – 150 thousand depending on the location.

  🚶 How to get there: the palace is located in the center of the city (Palace and Museum on the map). The entrance to the grounds is from Sisavangvong road and also from the street east of the palace.

• Museum of traditional culture and Ethnology (TAEC)

  

  The TAEC Museum (Traditional Arts & Ethnology Centre) is quite small. The exhibition tells about the culture and life of the peoples inhabiting the vicinity of Luang Prabang. The exposition includes musical instruments, clothing, jewelry, household items, a photo exhibition. In general, a good place to expand your knowledge if you are going trekking or on excursions to ethnic villages.

  🌐 Website: https://www.taeclaos.org/

  🕐 Working hours: from 09:00 to 18:00, Monday is a day off.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: 25 000 Kip (1.16 USD), children under 12 years free of charge.

  🚶 How to get there: located on the west side of Phusi Hill (Palace and Museum on the map). On Kingkitsalat Rd there is a sign towards the museum.

• Wat Xieng Thong royal temple

  Wat Xieng Thong royal temple in Luang Prabang

  This is the royal temple, and it is the most popular, visited, and most beautiful in Luang Prabang. Its name translates to the name "city of golden temples", because it really just sparkles with gold. This is a whole complex of several temple buildings, each of which is interesting in its own way. One contains ancient Buddhist artifacts, another is filled with Buddha statues and ceremonial carts, the third is covered with gold, etc. In general, if you take your time and inspect everything carefully, then you can spend an hour here unnoticed. Learn more about Wat Xieng Thong Temple and photos...

  🕐 Working hours: from 08:00 to 17:00.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: 20,000 Kip.

  🚶 How to get there: Wat Xieng Thong royal temple on map.

• Wat Aham and Wat Wisunarat temples

  Wat Aham and Wat Wisunarat temples

  These two temples are located nearby, they have a common territory, so they visit them together. These are the oldest temples of Luang Prabang, as you can immediately guess from the huge ancient pagoda That Makmo. It was built in 1503.

  These temples are interesting because they have a monastery, and this is one of the places where in the morning there is a ceremony of giving food to monks (Morning alms giving), which attracts tourists. But even without ceremony, the temples are worth visiting. Learn more about wat Aham and Wat Wisunarat temples here...

  🕐 Working hours: from 08:00 to 17:00.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: entrance to the territory is free, in each of the temples 20 000 Kip (0.93 USD).

  🚶 How to get there: Wat Aham and Wat Wisunarat on the map

• Wat Phon Phao and Santi Chedi temple

  Santi Chedi Pagoda

  Wat Phon Phao is a large temple complex, monastery and meditation center, but for tourists it is interesting primarily for the beautiful Golden Pagoda Santi Chedi, which is very clearly visible from the center of the city, especially from Phusi Hill. The pagoda stands on a hill overlooking the surrounding area. Inside the walls of the temple are decorated with very cruel paintings, telling, apparently, about the struggle of good with evil from the point of view of Buddhism.

  🕐 Working hours: from 08:00 to 17:00.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free.

  🚶 How to get there: The Temple is located about 3 kilometers from the city center, and it is better to get to it by Transport. Wat Phol Phao temple on map

• Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham Temple

  Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham Temple

  This temple is commonly referred to simply as Wat Mai. It is relatively new, built only in 1821 to replace the old, dated 1797. It is the largest and most beautiful temple-monastery in Luang Prabang. Inside the main building of the temple, built of wood in the traditional style of Luang Prabang, there is a statue of the Emerald Buddha, and the walls are covered with gold foil engravings telling about the life of ordinary people and scenes from the epic Ramayana.

  🕐 Working hours: from 08:00 to 17:00.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: 10,000 Kip.

  🚶 How to get there: Wat Aham temple on the map

• Wat Sensoukharam Temple

  Wat Sensoukharam Temple

  Another beautiful temple. It is primarily famous for its glittering ornate facade, and it also houses the footprint of the Buddha. If you walk through the territory a little deeper, you can see several ceremonial boats and carts. Morning donation ceremonies for monks take place near Wat Sensoukharam.

  🕐 Working hours: from 08:00 to 17:00.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free.

  🚶 How to get there: Wat Sensoukarahm temple on map

• Wat That Luang Temple

  

  This temple until 1975 was used for funerals and cremation of the highest-ranking persons of the country. In the very center of the temple in a large stupa and today the ashes of the last king of Luang Prabang and the first king of Laos (buried here in 1959) are kept here Sisawang Wonga.

  🕐 Working hours: from 08:00 to 17:30.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free.

  🚶 How to get there: Wat That Luang temple on the map.

• Wat Sop Sickaram Temple

  Wat Sensoukharam Temple

  One of the many temples of the city, not even marked in foreign guidebooks, with which tourists love to wander around Luang Prabang. Therefore, there are almost never any people here, unlike other famous temples located nearby. But if you'll be strolling in this part of town, be sure to stop by. The temple is beautiful, decorated with Golden carvings, and the local monks are very friendly and ready to communicate.

  🕐 Working hours: from 08:00 to 17:30.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free.

  🚶 How to get there: At Sop Sickaram temple on map.

• Wat Souvannakhiri temple and meditation exhibition

  Wat Souvannakhiri temple and meditation exhibition in Luang Prabang

  Wat Souvannakhiri temple, aka Simply Wat Khili is a beautiful white temple complex on the main street with Sakkaline road temples. But it is both externally and in content very different from the rest on this street. First of all, its architecture looks more like a colonial style than the traditional temple style of Luang Prabang. And secondly, inside one of the buildings there is a free photo exhibition of the history of meditation. Read more about the temple and the exhibition here...

  🕐 Working hours: from 09:00 to 12:30 and from 13:30 to 16:30.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free.

  🚶 How to get there: located on Sakkaline road (Wat Souvannakhiri temple and meditation exhibition on the map).

Attractions outside Luang Prabang

To most interesting places outside the city you need to get by rented transport, with a tour, or by hiring a tuk-tuk. But there are several places that are easy to visit on your own without long trips by Transport. This is the village of Ban Xieng Maen and its temples.

• Ban Xieng Maen Village

  Ban Xieng Maen Village

  The village of Ban Xieng Maen in Chomphet district is not an independent attraction, but it has several little-visited ancient temples, a cave, and a hiking trail called Xieng Men Cultural Village. This is a village route along the Mekong River of about 2 kilometers, which leads past Village houses, cafes and shops in succession to the temples: Wat Xieng Maen, Wat Long Khun and Sakkalin cave, Wat Chomphet, ends at Wat Had Siaw. More information about these temples is written below. Learn more about Ban Xieng Maen village here...

  🕐 Working hours: in the daytime, the temples are open from 08 to 17 hours.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: the passage along the route is free, for visiting temples and caves you need to pay 10,000 Kip.

  🚶 How to get there: the village of Ban Xieng Maen is located on the opposite side of the Mekong River (Ban Xieng Maen village on map). To get here, you need to take a car ferry or passenger motor boat, which depart from the marinas opposite the Royal Palace for 5000 Kip approximately every 10-15 minutes by occupancy. The route starts almost from the pier on the other side, there are signs.

• Wat Chomphet Temple

  Temple Of Chompet (Wat Chomphet)

  Wat Chomphet temple (Wat Chomphet, or Wat Chom Phet) is located on a hilltop on the other side of the Mekong River. It offers breathtaking views of the city and the river. The temple was built in 1888 by the Thai army. To climb to the platform, where the view opens, you will have to overcome 123 steps. Learn more about wat Chomphet temple here...

  🕐 Working hours: from 08:00 to 17:00.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: 10,000 Kip (0.46 USD).

  🚶 How to get there: the temple is located in the village of Ban Xieng Maen on the opposite side of the Mekong River (Wat Chomphet temple on the map). To get here, you need to take a car ferry or passenger motor boat, which depart from the marinas opposite the Royal Palace for 5000 Kip approximately every 10-15 minutes by occupancy. Further from the pier on the other side you need to walk one kilometer to the temple according to the signs.

• Wat Long Khun temple and Sakkarin cave

  Wat Long Khun Temple

  Wat Long Khun temple-a little remarkable-looking ancient temple and monastery. However, this place is special. The fact is that Wat Long Khun is associated with the royal family: the Kings of Luang Prabang spent their monasticism here before ascending the throne. Also associated with the temple is another attraction – the cave of the temple Wat Tham Sakkalin, or simply Sakkalin Cave. Wat Tham Sakkalin is a short walk from Wat Long Khun, but the keys to the lattice covering the cave entrance are kept here. You can get them from the ticket seller and go to the cave yourself, although sometimes the keys are not given in your hands, but sent as accompanying children who will take you to the entrance to the cave and turn on the lighting there. Learn more about wat Long Khun temple and Sakkarin cave here...

  🕐 Working hours: from 08:00 to 17:00.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: 10,000 Kip.

  🚶 How to get there: the temple is located in the village of Ban Xieng Maen on the opposite side of the Mekong River (Wat Long Khun temple on the map). Sakkalin cave is a short walk from it (cave on the map). To get here, you need to take a car ferry or passenger motor boat, which depart from the marinas opposite the Royal Palace for 5000 Kip approximately every 10-15 minutes by occupancy. Further from the pier on the other side you need to walk to the temple a little more than one kilometer on the signs. Your path will pass by Wat Chomphet temple.

• Wat Had Siaw Temple

  Wat Had Siaw Temple

  If you go further along the trail after Wat Long Khun temple and Sakkalin cave for another 800 meters, the trail will end at Wat Had Siaw temple (aka Wat Hadsiao). It is a small temple and monastery that is very rarely visited by tourists. It does not shine with architecture, beauty and cleanliness, but there are several old buildings and ubosot (storage room for the main shrine), decorated with ancient-looking frescoes. The monastery is constantly inhabited by several monks, always ready to communicate, but do not expect them to know foreign languages, you will have to communicate with gestures. Learn more about wat Hadsiaw temple here...

  🕐 Working hours: during daytime.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free.

  🚶 How to get there: located in the village of Ban Xieng Maen on the opposite side of the Mekong River (Wat Had Siaw temple on map). To get here, you need to take a car ferry or passenger motor boat, which depart from the marinas opposite the Royal Palace for 5000 Kip approximately every 10-15 minutes by occupancy. Further from the pier on the other side, you need to walk along the signs to Wat Long Khun, and after it, straight along the trail 800 meters. Along the way there will be a fork on which you need to choose the path to the right.

• Wat Xieng Maen Temple

  Wat Xieng Maen Temple

  Wat Xieng Maen temple is one of the oldest in Luang Prabang. The original monastery here was founded in 1592, and the existing church building was built in the 19th century. The temple is famous for the fact that in 1867 a great relic was kept here for seven nights – the statue of Pha Bang, returned after 40 years of stay in Thailand.

  🕐 Working hours: during daytime.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: 10,000 Kip.

  🚶 How to get there: located in the village of Ban Xieng Maen on the opposite side of the Mekong River (temple on the map).

• Buddha Caves Pak Ou (Pak Ou Cave)

  Buddha Caves Pak Ou Cave

  Buddha caves Pak Ou Cave is one of the most visited and famous attractions in the vicinity of Luang Prabang. For local Buddhist residents, the Pak Ou caves are a sacred place. It is said that even before the advent of Buddhism in Laos, the locals worshiped spirits in these caves. Now they keep an incalculable number of all kinds of images and statues of the Buddha, which are brought here by local residents.

  There are only two caves: lower and upper, or Ting and Tham Phun. The lower cave is illuminated and is the most visited by tourists, and is said to house thousands of damaged Buddha statues. Tourists get to the upper cave much less often. To get into it, you have to climb up the mountainside along the path. It also contains statues of the Buddha, but in smaller numbers, and in appearance they are much older. The upper cave is not illuminated, a lantern is needed to visit. If you do not have your own lantern, you can rent it at the entrance for 10,000 Kip. Learn more about Pak Ou Caves here...

  🕐 Working hours: from 8:00 to 17:00.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: 20,000 Kip (0.93 USD).

  🚶 How to get there: the caves are located 25 kilometers from Luang Prabang to the North (Buddha caves on the map). You can get there on land by rented transport or by tuk-tuk, or by river by boat. On the waterfront, you can hire a boat for 350,000 Kip for two, 450,000 for four, etc., or buy a tour for 65,000 Kip. By land, you can take a tuk-tuk for 200,000 kip or rented transport to the village of Ban Pk Ou, and then by boat to move to the other side of the river directly to the caves for 20,000 Kip/person in both directions.

• Nam Dong Eco-Park (Nahm Dong Park)

  Nam Dong Eco-Park (Nahm Dong)

  Eco-Park Nam Dong (Nahm Dong Park) is a relatively new and so far little – visited tourist attraction of Luang Prabang. Here in one place collected all kinds of natural and cultural attractions and entertainment that can be seen in the vicinity of Luang Prabang. There is a waterfall, a river, suspension bridges, hiking trails, caves (or rather small grottoes), observation decks, an Orchard, Farms, a flower garden, samples of village ethnic houses, a zipline (rope descent), a mini zoo. Entertainment also offers classes in weaving from bamboo (Bamboo Weaving), cooking classes (Cooking Classes), mulberry paper making (Mulbery Paper or Saa Paper). Learn more about Nam Dong Eco-Park here...

  🕐 Working hours: from 08:00 to 17:00.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: entrance to the park for walking along one of the routes is 20,000 Kip (0.93 USD), children up to 100 cm. free of charge. Entertainment and accommodation for an additional fee.

  🚶 How to get there: Nahm Dong Park is located 10 kilometers from the center of Luang Prabang (Nam Dong Eco-Park (Nahm Dong) on the map). Near the park there is a paid parking: 2000 Kip per motorbike.

• Kuang Si Falls

  Kuang Si Falls

  Kuang Si Falls is a very beautiful multi-level waterfall, the most beautiful in Laos and one of the most beautiful in all of Southeast Asia. Several Cascades at different levels formed pools in which you can swim. Nearby there is an infrastructure for staying here at least all day: souvenir market, cafes and restaurants, parking. Also on the territory there is a mini-zoo of Himalayan bears, or rather, their rescue center. In general, this is a must-visit place from Luang Prabang. Learn more about Quang Si Waterfall here...

  🕐 Working hours: from 8:00 to 17:30.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: 30,000 Kip (1.39 USD)

  🚶 How to get there: located 30 kilometers south of Luang Prabang (Quang Si on the map). You can get there by tuk-tuk (about $ 6 per person round trip), or by rented transport. Also, the waterfall can be reached by minivan at 09:00, 11:30 and 13:30 , tickets for which in the form of an excursion can be bought at the hotel or travel agencies on the street from 35 000 Kip. Theoretically, you can also get there by boat, but from the river you have to walk 3 kilometers or hitch a ride.

• Tad Sae Falls

  Thad Sae Waterfall

  This waterfall is much smaller than its older brother Quang Si, but also very beautiful and worth a visit. Visit this waterfall-a great alternative if you do not have time or do not want to go to Quang Si. Well, best of all, visit both waterfalls at once. You can not only admire the waterfall, but also swim in one of its pools. Near the waterfall organized elephant riding for 150,000 Kip (the so-called Elephant Trail), zipline, boating on the river.

  It is recommended to visit this waterfall from August to November, because the rest of the time the waterfall can dry out very much.

  🕐 Working hours: from 8:00 to 17:30.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: 20,000 Kip.

  🚶 How to get there: the waterfall is located 15 kilometers southeast of Luang Prabang (Waterfall Thad Sae on the map). Directly on the ground to the waterfall can not be reached. You must first get to the river, and from there swim to the waterfall by boat (for 10 thousand Kip). The cost of a tuk-tuk round trip is about 200 thousand Kip.

• Waterfall Tad Thong (Tad Thong Waterfall)

  Waterfall Tad Thong (Tad Thong Waterfall)

  Unpopular, not very large, and almost abandoned waterfall. In the dry season (from November to February), it can completely dry out, turning into a thin trickle. It is worth visiting it last among all the waterfalls in the vicinity.

  But on the other hand, the route to it is interesting. It passes through villages, fields, forests, along the way there are beautiful views. To do this way is best on a bicycle, but you can also ride a motorbike and the last part of the way on foot.

  🕐 Working hours: around the clock, during the day. Learn more about Thad Tong waterfall here...

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: as such, there is no entrance fee, but during the day someone from the locals stands on the trail and collects 20,000 Kip from tourists.

  🚶 How to get there: the waterfall is 10 kilometers from the center (Waterfall Tad Thong (Tad Thong Waterfall) on the map).

• Elephant village

  Elephant village

  This is a whole camp where you can ride for elephants, get acquainted with their daily life and even look after them. In addition, from here you can take walks in the jungle. You can come here not only for a one-day excursion, but also stay here for a few days, because for this there are all conditions in the camp, including accommodation in the form of a hotel.

  Camp site: elephantvillage-laos.com

  🕐 Working hours: from 8:00 to 17:00.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: packages (tours) are offered to visit the village, including for several days. You can request their cost and book on the website.

  🚶 How to get there: slovnovya village is located about 20 kilometers from the city on the banks of the river (elephant village on the map). You can get here by buying an organized tour on the site (it includes a transfer), by rented transport or tuk-tuk.

• Luang Prabang Elephants camp

  Luang Prabang Elephants camp

  In this camp you can feed elephants, look after them, ride, or order everything in the complex. The territory of the camp is clean, the elephants look well-groomed. The staff in broken English talks about the animals and suggests how to care for them. Elephant riding and grooming also include swimming in the Mekong River. At the camp there is a small cafe, a shop, there is Wi-Fi. In general, a worthy place to visit. You can look here on the way to the Quang Si waterfalls.

  Camp site: luangprabangelephantcamp.com/

  🕐 Working hours: from 8:00 to 17:00.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: elephant riding $ 10; banana feeding $ 5; feeding, riding and grooming $ 25.

  🚶 How to get there: The Elephant Camp is located 25 kilometers from Luang Prabang on Highway 1 on the way to Quang Si Falls (elephant camp on the map). You can get here only by rented transport or tuk-tuk.

• "Moonshiners" village Ban Xang Hai

  "Moonshiners" village Ban Xang Hai

  Ban Xang Hai or Whiskey Village is a famous "moonshiners" village where rice moonshine is made. The products of this village are also called whiskey or wine, but, in fact, it is just moonshine based on rice. Here you can get acquainted with the process of making this drink, as well as buy it. Especially for tourists, a special kind of whiskey is made here, infused with snakes and all kinds of insects.

  🕐 Working hours: around the clock, it is better to visit during the day.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free.

  🚶 How to get there: the village is on the banks of the Mekong River north of the city on the way to the Pak Ou caves (Village "moonshiners" on the map). You can get here by boat and call on the ground. Tourists are always brought here on the way to the caves.

• The Grave Of Henri Mouhot

  The Grave Of Henri Mouhot

  Henri Mouhot (Henri Mouhot) – French naturalist and traveler. He became famous for being the first from the European world to open the Angko temple complex in Cambodia. He ended his life here in Luang Prabang in 1861, where he died of malaria. His grave is almost in desolation on the far outskirts of the city on the banks of the river. There are no other graves or cemeteries nearby, she is completely isolated here. Nearby on the river bank is a recreation area for locals in the form of a river beach and canopies for recreation. Read more about Henri Mouhot's grave here...

  🕐 Working hours: around the clock, it is better to visit during the day.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free.

  🚶 How to get there: the grave is located 7 kilometers from the center (grave on the map). These places are a little deaf, you can get there only by rented transport or taxi on the Navigator, there are no signs. You need to go along the main road, and at one of the turns near the river there will be a branch of the road sharply down to the river. You need to go to the end until you get to the beach for locals. There you need to leave the transport and walk another 50 meters along the path along the shore to the grave, it will be hidden behind trees.