Luang Prabang: Cruise to Pak Ou Caves & Kuang Si Waterfalls
Overview
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9 hours
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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.
Additional Info
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
What To Expect
Whisky Village
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.
Pak Ou Caves
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!
What‘s Included
Buffet-style lunch (Chicken and fish. 4-5 vegetarian options available)
All Fees and Taxes
Pickup 8:15 AM - 8:50 AM, End 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Coffee and/or Tea
Alcoholic Beverages
Soda/Pop
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Options
Joint tour (Sunset Cruise)
Group tour Duration: 9 hours: Pickup at 8:30-9:00. End at 17:30 - 18:00. Buffet Lunch, Drinking Water Route: Morning: Kuang Si Waterfalls, Afternoon: Pak Ou Caves, 2.5 hour Mekong Sunset Cruise Minivan, Longtail Slow Boat Pickup included
Joint tour (Morning Cruise)
Group tour: This is a joint tour, so please assume that pick-up or end times may be delayed by 30 minutes due to unforeseen circumstances Duration: 9 hours: Pickup at 8:15-45. End at 17:30 - 18:00. More specific pick-up time will be provided after booking Buffet Lunch, Drinking Water Route: Morning: 3 hour Mekong Cruise / Pak Ou Caves, Afternoon: Kuang Si Waterfalls Minivan, Longtail Slow Boat Pickup included
Private tour (morning cruise)
Route: [Morning] Whisky village -> Pak Ou Caves -> Elephant Camp Restaurant (lunch) [Afternoon] Kuang Si Falls -> Hmong Village Pickup included
Private tour (sunset cruise)
Buffet Lunch, Drinking Water Route: [Morning] Kuang Si Falls -> Hmong Village [Afternoon] Elephant Camp Restaurant (lunch) -> Pak Ou Caves -> Whisky village Private Minivan and Boat Pickup included
Reviews
1,862 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
a very good set of...
Yury A,Jun 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00a very good set of activities, properly organized. it looked beautiful! Waterfall 10/10 Boat 10/10 Cave 9/10 Lunch 7/10 Transport 9/10
This was an awesome tour!...
Jasmine B,May 31, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This was an awesome tour! The day was filled with activities and the boat ride was very peaceful. The lunch was excellent and I also was able to see and feed the elephants. Ended the day with the waterfalls, rice farm and sunset cruise. Highly recommend! The tour guide Von was great and knowledgeable.
It was a really good...
Sunita K,May 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00It was a really good tour. The cruise back to Luang Prabang was out of this world with the beautiful surroundings. Enjoyed myself thoroughly, thank you.
Amazing day on the Mekong river
youngwanderer07,May 25, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Dang was the best tour guide we could have asked for. He was friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable and did an excellent job making us feel welcome throughout the day. We had an awesome lunch, fed elephants, tried rice whiskey and got caught in a rainstorm at a rice field.
Well organised,...
Tanya W,May 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Well organised, appreciated the lunch. Luang Prabang sunset was gorgeous. Loved seeing the elephants as well!
Would recommend!
Journey11127192263,May 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Itinerary was well thought out, had a bit of everything and went smoothly without waiting around to long. Arguably one of the best excursions I have done for a very reasonable price. Staff were nice and had space for a decent sized crowd. Good for all types,
Excellent
MariePierre P,May 13, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide Pany is very professional, the timing was respected, and additionally, we had a meeting with a mother elephant and her calf.
Good experience. Friendly...
Michael A,May 10, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Good experience. Friendly guides. We went to all the spots listed. The air conditioned vehicle was nice.
Great tour!
Ian D,May 8, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a fantastic tour with Vone. Being a former Buddhist monk he was very knowledgeable about Buddhism which made our visit to the Pak Ou Caves more informative. Great tour if you want to see the caves and waterfalls in one day!
Great day day trip
JamesChin,May 3, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Highly recommend, especially if you are only in Luang Prabang for a short time. Highlights - the cruise on the Mekong, so peaceful and a great to see the river life. - meeting and feeding the elephants at lunch. No riding and it was great seeing them just wandering around. - kuang si waterfall, just stunning. Only wished we could have spent more time at the waterfall. Not much at The whisky village and wished we had skipped that. Easy tour with everything included.
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